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Man sentenced to life in killings featured in ‘The Fort Bragg Cartel’
In 2020, a Delta Force soldier and an Army veteran were found shot in the woods of a North Carolina base.
By Eve Sampson
'Extraordinary sacrifice’: Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, the combat controller who was killed trying to save the lives of a team of Army Rangers during a ferocious Afghanistan battle in 2002, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor Wednesday.
Purported audio recording of Islamic State leader released, the first in nearly a year
The leader of the Islamic State group apparently resurfaced Wednesday, urging his followers to “persevere” and continue fighting the group’s enemies everywhere in a purported audio recording, his first in almost a year.
Trump strategy is working, departing general in Afghanistan says
Thousands of additional U.S. forces, new authorities and recent ceasefires give hope, general says.
By Tara Copp, AP
Hawaii-based soldier who supported ISIS to plead guilty in terrorism case
A Hawaii-based Army soldier accused of attempting to support the Islamic State group will plead guilty, one of his lawyers told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
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
Rockets strike Afghan capital in latest spike of violence
Rockets slammed into the heart of the capital of Kabul on Tuesday as President Ashraf Ghani delivered a speech marking a Muslim holiday, the latest in a series of brazen attacks that highlighted Afghanistan’s deteriorating security.
US deports former Nazi camp guard, 95, to Germany
The deportation is the first for a Nazi war crimes suspect since John Demjanjuk in 2009.
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
Special Forces soldier arrested in botched cocaine smuggling plot
A Special Forces soldier was arrested Aug. 13 in a plot to smuggle cocaine from Colombia to Florida on a military airplane.
Mattis says further Taliban assaults likely in weeks ahead
Defense secretary says "They will never hold against the Afghan army."
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press