Rubio ratchets up pressure on NATO at key summit
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is casting new doubt on NATO's relevance after key allies recoiled from backing Washington’s “Operation Epic Fury.”
By Tanya Noury
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Congressional report tallies 42 US aircraft lost or damaged in Operation Epic Fury
Drones took the heaviest hit, accounting for 25 of the 42 aircraft losses listed in the report.
Mattis nixes holiday tradition of seeing troops in war zones
For only the second time since 9/11, America’s defense secretary didn’t visit U.S. troops in a war zone during December, breaking a long-standing tradition of personally and publicly thanking service members in combat who are separated from their families during the holiday season.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Troops serving on Sinai Peninsula to see financial windfall under new tax overhaul
A provision in the GOP-backed tax reform measure gives troops in the region the same tax status as those in designated combat zones.
Abey's 5 TDs help Navy beat Virginia 49-7 in Military Bowl
Backup quarterback Zach Abey scored five touchdowns, Malcolm Perry ran for 114 yards and two scores and Navy beat Virginia 49-7 in a surprisingly lopsided Military Bowl on Thursday.
Navy's captured flags, hidden nearly 100 years, rediscovered
The curator of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum wasn’t exactly sure what would be found: records indicated five display boxes long used to exhibit captured British flags from the War of 1812 actually concealed more banners underneath.
Officials say Afghan attack kills at least 41, wounds 84
Authorities say an attack on a Shiite Muslim cultural center in the Afghan capital Kabul has left at least 41 people dead and 84 wounded.
Virginia, Navy compete for winning season in Military Bowl
The Virginia Cavaliers face the Navy Midshipmen on Thursday in the Military Bowl.
Army ends successful season under Monken with bowl win
Four years after he was hired at Army, coach Jeff Monken has succeeded where so many others had failed over a span of more than two decades, and the achievements are significant.
New in 2018: US troops return to the front lines in Afghanistan
In what appears to be a bit of deja vu for America’s longest war, U.S. troops will once again be patrolling alongside their Afghan counterparts in far larger numbers and at a more tactical level than the previous years.
By Shawn Snow