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Another insider attack in Afghanistan leaves 7 Americans wounded

The incident occurred at Camp Shaheen in Mazar-e Sharif.

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Deadly airstrike hits al-Shabaab in Somalia as US mission there intensifies

American officials say eight fighters killed in precision operation on a terrorist complex southwest of Mogadishu.

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The Pentagon wants to sweeten retirement benefits for senior enlisted troops

The 2018 defense budget seeks to extend matching cash contributions for those who serve beyond 26 years.

US troops dead and wounded after apparent insider attack in Afghanistan

The incident occurred in Achin, an Islamic State stronghold along the Pakistan border.

The military is building a case to block transgender applicants — at least for now

Some suggest that under Donald Trump and Jim Mattis, the Obama-era initiative could simply fade away.

As Trump weighs more troops in Afghanistan, some in Congress seek to freeze his funding

The bipartisan effort seeks to force a debate on America's objectives in its longest war.

Trump's 2018 military pay raise is smaller than expected

See the proposed pay chart: Every rate for every rank.

Total annihilation: Mattis maps out the path ahead against ISIS

The U.S. defense secretary and his top general say Russia must play a bigger role in ensuring success against the Islamic State in Syria.

High-stakes airstrike in Syria: Pro-Assad militia threatens US troops in defiance of Russia

Officials described the incident as a security breach that posed imminent danger to US personnel near the border with Iraq and Jordan.

Jim Mattis faces a difficult decision on the military's transgender policy

The Pentagon says he's "reviewing the readiness of the services" while two transgender academy cadets are stuck in limbo.

In Turkey, new demands to evict US forces from Incirlik Air Base

It's an unlikely outcome, experts say, but a clear sign of how dramatically relations have soured between the NATO allies.

There were 14,900 sex assaults in the US military last year, new Pentagon data show

It's a downward trend, but retaliation remains a significant problem among the victims who formally report such crimes.

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