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USS Truman conducted largest airstrike in Navy history, official says
Sixteen aircraft dropped 124,000 pounds of ordnance in less than two minutes during a Feb. 1 airstrike in Somalia, a defense official told Military Times.
By Riley Ceder
A-10s are being spotted in Syria. Here’s how they’re being used.
"The self-defense actions … were in no way related to ongoing operations in and around Aleppo or northwest Syria."
Army to put one-star recruiting hubs in Los Angeles, Atlanta
It's the Army's latest effort to bridge a growing civilian-military divide and stifle the drop in the number of Americans serving in the military.
By Todd South
Female recruits now shipping equally to MCRDs Parris Island, San Diego
The Marine Corps has hit its goal of assigning women to its boot camps the same way it assigns men.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Opinion
Why troops in combat jobs should get higher danger pay than others
In this op-ed, the authors argue the Pentagon should change its current danger pay structure to pay more money to troops exposed to greater combat risk.
By Thomas J. Kniesner, Ryan Sullivan and W. Kip Viscusi
US-led task force to fight ISIS in Iraq to end by 2026, officials say
While Combined Joint Task Force — Operation Inherent Resolve will be mothballed, the U.S. military expects to continue its presence in Iraq, officials say.
Opinion
Talk of US Iraq withdrawal is disconnected from ISIS threat
Details of a future U.S. military posture in Iraq remain murky, but consequences of a premature withdrawal are clear, the author of this op-ed argues.
By Cameron McMillan and Bradley Bowman
15 ISIS militants killed, 7 US troops injured during Iraq raid
“All personnel are in stable condition,” one U.S. official said.
US-led drone strike in Syria kills al-Qaida-linked leader
A local media activist said the motorcycle the senior leader was riding was hit by two missiles.
Airman deployed to ‘undisclosed location’ dies in non-combat incident
Wright was assigned to the Air Force’s 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron and deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
By J.D. Simkins