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The Air Force is testing a new bunker-busting bomb that could counter North Korea and Iran
Research on the 5,000-pound weapon began in 2017.
Watch coalition aircraft pummeling ISIS cave complexes in Iraq
In March, two Marine Raiders — Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, 34, of Simi Valley, California, and Capt. Moises A. Navas, 34, of Germantown, Maryland — were killed while advising Iraqi Security Forces on a mission against ISIS in the southern Makhmur Mountains in Iraq, about 60 km south of Erbil.
By Shawn Snow
The US is bombing the hell out of the Taliban as munitions dropped reaches nearly 10-year high
According to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, U.S. aircraft dropped 7,423 munitions in 2019 — that’s the highest number of bombs released in nearly a decade.
By Shawn Snow
How Israel airstrikes targeting Iranian militias in Iraq hurt the US-led anti-ISIS mission
Restrictions imposed on coalition aircraft in Iraq following suspected Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed militias have hurt anti-ISIS operations.
By Shawn Snow
US strikes ISIS fighters in Somalia
AFRICOM carried out 55 airstrikes in 2019 against against al-Shabab and ISIS-Somalia militants — 47 strikes were conducted in 2018.
By Shawn Snow
‘It feels normal’ — nearly 2 years after penis transplant, veteran maimed by IED feels whole
“It was one of the best decisions I ever made.”
By Jon Simkins
US-backed Syrian forces claim Turkey bombed a commando camp housing coalition-trained counterterrorism forces
Destroying the commando unit could jeopardize anti-ISIS operations and allow ISIS to reemerge and mobilize larger forces on the battlefield.
By Shawn Snow
As Turkey launches operation in northern Syria, the coalition touts recent SDF success countering ISIS
According to a release from Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have nabbed several ISIS commanders and facilitators in counterterrorism operations spanning Oct. 2 to Oct. 5.
By Shawn Snow
The US has ramped up its air campaign in Afghanistan to highest level in nine years
The U.S. dropped more munitions in Afghanistan in September than any other month since October 2010 when America had nearly 100,000 troops on the ground.
By Shawn Snow
Afghan forces still at the mercy of US air support despite huge investment into Afghan air force
B-52s were postured to respond to Taliban assaults of several urban centers that occurred in late August to early September.
By Shawn Snow
Infantryman arrested for allegedly offering bomb-making instructions to target politicians, wanted to fight in Ukraine with far-right unit
A 1st Infantry Division soldier has been charged with sending instructions on social media for making a bomb.
By Kyle Rempfer