Air Force to manage new militarized zone along US-Mexico border
Military personnel will patrol and stop trespassers along the stretch of land, which spans 250 miles of the Rio Grande River in Texas.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Navy destroyer transfers 245 kilograms of seized contraband at sea
A U.S. Navy destroyer handed off 245 kilograms of illegal goods recovered by the Royal Canadian Navy to the U.S. Coast Guard in the Caribbean Sea.
By Riley Ceder
DoD IG: US troops were told to ignore child sex abuse by Afghan forces
American troops were told to ignore the rape and abuse of children by Afghan security forces they were partnered with, according to a report released Thursday by the Pentagon’s inspector general.
By Kyle Rempfer
Turkeys deploy for troops' Thanksgiving dinners
Turkeys, beef, eggnog, pies and more in store for deployed troops
By Karen Jowers
7.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Iran-Iraq border area
Iranian state TV says a 7.2-magnitude earthquake has jolted the region near the border between Iran and Iraq.
US could have almost 16,000 troops in Afghanistan next year
The expected deployment of hundreds more U.S. Army trainers to Afghanistan early next year will probably increase the total number of American forces there to almost 16,000, according to U.S. officials.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
NATO aims to send 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan
NATO’s chief says the alliance plans to send around 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan, half of them from the United States, to bolster efforts to train the Afghan army.
Kurdish official denies Iraqi forces control Turkey crossing
A key border crossing between Turkey and Iraq’s northern Kurdish region remained under the control of Kurdish officials Tuesday despite reports of Iraqi troop movements on the Turkish side.
4,000 US troops in Syria?
Army Maj. Gen. James B. Jarrard, commander of Special Operations Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, told reporters at a televised press briefing on Tuesday that there were 4,000 U.S. troops in Syria, then quickly walked backed his answer.
By Shawn Snow
Court bars Trump on transgender troops policy
A federal judge in Washington on Monday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from excluding transgender people from military service.
Mattis to troops: US-Korea alliance ‘rides on your shoulders’
Troops asked Mattis about whether Pacific Fleet would get more ships and whether more tours to Korea could be accompanied.
By Tara Copp, AP
US suspects Niger villager betrayed US Army troops
The U.S. military believes someone in a Niger village may have tipped off attackers to the presence of U.S. commandos and Nigerien forces in the area, setting in motion the ambush that killed four Americans, a senior defense official says.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press