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Navy’s next amphibious ship named for Marines’ Helmand province fight
The Navy will honor the Marines and sailors who served in Afghanistan with the name of the next America-class amphibious ship.
Marine commander says rapid drawdown in Afghanistan was premature
The capital of Helmand province, Lashkar Gah, was on the verge of collapse before Marine advisers arrived in spring 2017.
By Shawn Snow
Special operations aviator killed in Iraq helicopter crash identified
The Defense Department has released the identity of the soldier killed in an overseas helicopter crash.
By Kyle Rempfer
Afghan forces free most hostages taken in new Taliban attack
Taliban militants escaped with more than 20 captives after they ambushed a convoy of buses.
Army Green Beret dies from wounds suffered in IED blast in Afghanistan
Sgt. 1st Class Reymund Transfiguracion died five days after he was wounded in Afghanistan.
By Michelle Tan
JTAC called in airstrikes despite softball-sized hole in his back after being shot
A collapsed lung and broken bones couldn't keep this airman from saving the rest of his team.
By J.D. Simkins
Officials deny that a US airstrike killed Afghan police officers
U.S. officials denied reports that an American airstrike killed roughly a dozen Afghan police officers Monday.
By Kyle Rempfer
3 Czech service members killed, 1 American injured in Afghanistan attack
A Taliban suicide bomber killed three NATO forces on a foot patrol in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday in an attack that also wounded a U.S. soldier and two Afghan troops, NATO said in a statement.
Afghan army commandos kill senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan
At least 12 insurgents dead in military operation, officials say.
This is why Marines are training Afghan snipers in Helmand
Roughly 100 Afghan snipers have been trained since 2017.
By Shawn Snow