USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams suffers soft grounding in West AfricaThe incident occurred shortly after the ship departed Libreville, Gabon.By Diana Stancy6 days ago
US airstrike targeting al-Qaida leader in Syria killed a farmerA U.S. airstrike in Syria in May 2023 that was targeting an al-Qaida leader killed an innocent civilian instead, U.S. Central Command said Thursday.By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press2 weeks ago
Attacks on US troops in Middle East have diminished, Pentagon saysThe four-day break has been the longest since steady attacks began on Oct. 17.By Meghann Myers6 months ago
Flight data recorder recovered from Navy plane that overshot runwayThe P-8A Poseidon overshot a runway and landed in the water near Honolulu.6 months ago
Sunken World War II carrier resting place identified 78 years laterThe USS Ommaney Bay came under attack on January 4, 1945, when it was struck by a Japanese kamikaze pilot.By Claire Barrett and Jon Simkins6 months ago
Iranian-backed group vows to expand conflict if US airstrikes continueU.S. fighter jets struck a Kataib Hezbollah operations center and a command-and-control node south of Baghdad on Tuesday, two defense officials said.By Tara Copp, AP and Kareem Chehayeb, AP6 months ago
US fires back after ballistic missile attack on Iraq baseThe number of attacks on U.S. troops in the Middle East has risen to 66.By Meghann Myers6 months ago
Navy aircraft overshoots runway and goes into a bay in HawaiiA Hawaii official says all nine people aboard a Navy P8-A aircraft that overshot a runway have escaped injury.6 months ago
California Guard Humvee stolen four months ago recovered after chaseAuthorities recovered and returned a stolen California National Guard Humvee.By Jonathan Lehrfeld6 months ago
US troops overseas thwart multiple drone attacks in just days"If and when we choose to respond, we’ll do so at a time of our choosing."By Meghann Myers7 months ago
Coast Guard rescues two people after yacht sinks off South CarolinaThe spouse of a mariner on board the vessel placed a distress call that the yacht needed assistance.7 months ago
US and Kenya sign defense agreement ahead of planned Haiti deploymentKenya is poised to lead a multi-national peacekeeping mission to Haiti to combat gang violence.8 months ago