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Reflections on trust from father of fallen Green Beret on 4th anniversary of deadly Niger ambush
“Trust” takes many forms.
By Henry Black
Honor the memory of the fallen by supporting those they leave behind
The father of one of the four fallen U.S. soldiers killed in a 2017 ambush in Niger admonishes the military to support and protect families and teammates of the fallen with every resource available.
By Henry Black
101st Airborne deployed to Manda Bay after al-Shabab attack
Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division deployed to Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya on Jan. 5.
By Kyle Rempfer
Marine veteran faces prison time for allegedly bringing an illegal machine gun on Coast Guard Training Center
Dustin Aaron Peters had traveled from North Carolina to New Jersey to attend his wife’s Coast Guard recruit training graduation.
By Todd South
Sentences reduced for 3 Blackwater guards from 2007 Iraq massacre
A federal judge on Thursday greatly reduced the sentences of three former Blackwater security contractors, in the latest development from a complex case dating back to the 2007 shootings of unarmed civilians in Baghdad.
Green Beret from 1st Special Forces Group dies during combat ops in Afghanistan, leaves pregnant wife and young daughter
This year has been the deadliest for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since the mission to the country scaled down at the start of 2015.
Fallen soldiers of Niger ambush receiving Silver, Bronze Stars this week
Valor awards go to four U.S. troops with Army Special Forces ODA 3212 who were killed in the ambush.
By Kyle Rempfer
Survivors and fallen soldiers of Niger ambush awarded valor medals, but questions linger
Team Ouallam was ambushed by an assaulting force three times their size and equipped with medium and heavy machine guns, rocket propelled grenades and mortars.
By Kyle Rempfer
Ex-Blackwater contractor found guilty in 2007 Iraq shooting
A former Blackwater security contractor was convicted Wednesday of murder at his third trial in the 2007 shooting of unarmed civilians in Iraq.
Two-star general, Green Berets punished for deadly Niger ambush that killed 4 US soldiers
The military has reportedly punished six troops for their roles in the October 2017 Niger ambush that resulted in the deaths of four Americans and four Nigerien soldiers.
By Kyle Rempfer
Gold Star monument planned for Pensacola families who lost loved ones
A group hopes to bring a monument to Gold Star families to Pensacola, Florida.
By Melissa Nelson Gabriel, Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal via AP