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Iran hit dome on US air base in Qatar in June attack: Report

The Pentagon has acknowledged that an Iranian ballistic missile hit Al Udeid Air Base in June during an Iranian attack after Trump downplayed the assault.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

8 hours ago

Opinion

Campaign medals are for campaigns, not small-scale operations

Opinion: The appropriate medal for troops who participated in the strikes on Iranian nuclear sites is not the one a Texas congressman recently proposed.

By Dwight S. Mears

2 days ago

In run-up to missile strike, an orderly, chaotic White House

For the second time in his presidency, President Donald Trump stared, horrified at pictures of children killed in a chemical attack in Syria.

By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press

7 years ago

In Peru for summit, Pence offers support for Syrian strike

Thousands of miles from home, Vice President Mike Pence was thrust into a new, more immediate, role on the world stage Saturday: explaining President Donald Trump’s military strike in Syria to a summit of Latin America leaders.

7 years ago

US to hit Russia with new sanctions for aiding Syria’s Assad

President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his use of the phrase “Mission Accomplished” to describe a U.S.-led missile attack on Syria’s chemical weapons program, even as his aides stressed continuing U.S. troop involvement and plans for new economic sanctions against Russia for enabling the government of Bashar Assad.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

7 years ago

President Trump’s statement on the US military action in Syria

Trump said the action was prompted by "a significant escalation in a pattern of chemical weapons use by that very terrible regime."

By Military Times staff

7 years ago

US strikes three Syrian sites in response for chemical attack

The strikes were in retaliation for suspected chemical attacks by the Assad regime against a rebel-held Syrian town.

By Tara Copp, AP

7 years ago

Senators consider putting AFRICOM headquarters, staff in Africa

The 10-year-old combatant command has been based in Germany since its creation, a set up one senator called "disjointed."

By Leo Shane III

7 years ago

This week in Congress: Combatant commanders and more budget deadlines

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 12.

By Leo Shane III

7 years ago

AFRICOM 4-star faces questions on US troops killed in Niger ambush

The Marine general who heads combat operations in Africa faced questions from lawmakers about the investigation into the deaths of four soldiers in an October ambush in Niger.

By Todd South

7 years ago

This week in Congress: Africom updates and budget debates

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 6.

By Leo Shane III

7 years ago

‘Jack of all trades’: Poignant clip from Nat Geo documentary highlights soldier killed in Niger ambush

In a scene from National Geographic’s documentary series, Chain of Command, Sgt. La David Johnson, one of four soldiers killed in the October ambush in Tongo Tongo, Niger, is shown speaking with a video crew while moonlighting as a barber on base.

By Kyle Rempfer

7 years ago

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Iran hit dome on US air base in Qatar in June attack: Report

The Pentagon has acknowledged that an Iranian ballistic missile hit Al Udeid Air Base in June during an Iranian attack after Trump downplayed the assault.

Opinion

Campaign medals are for campaigns, not small-scale operations

Opinion: The appropriate medal for troops who participated in the strikes on Iranian nuclear sites is not the one a Texas congressman recently proposed.

In run-up to missile strike, an orderly, chaotic White House

For the second time in his presidency, President Donald Trump stared, horrified at pictures of children killed in a chemical attack in Syria.

In Peru for summit, Pence offers support for Syrian strike

Thousands of miles from home, Vice President Mike Pence was thrust into a new, more immediate, role on the world stage Saturday: explaining President Donald Trump’s military strike in Syria to a summit of Latin America leaders.

US to hit Russia with new sanctions for aiding Syria’s Assad

President Trump’s statement on the US military action in Syria

Trump said the action was prompted by "a significant escalation in a pattern of chemical weapons use by that very terrible regime."

US strikes three Syrian sites in response for chemical attack

The strikes were in retaliation for suspected chemical attacks by the Assad regime against a rebel-held Syrian town.

Senators consider putting AFRICOM headquarters, staff in Africa

The 10-year-old combatant command has been based in Germany since its creation, a set up one senator called "disjointed."

This week in Congress: Combatant commanders and more budget deadlines

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 12.

AFRICOM 4-star faces questions on US troops killed in Niger ambush

The Marine general who heads combat operations in Africa faced questions from lawmakers about the investigation into the deaths of four soldiers in an October ambush in Niger.

This week in Congress: Africom updates and budget debates

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 6.

‘Jack of all trades’: Poignant clip from Nat Geo documentary highlights soldier killed in Niger ambush

In a scene from National Geographic’s documentary series, Chain of Command, Sgt. La David Johnson, one of four soldiers killed in the October ambush in Tongo Tongo, Niger, is shown speaking with a video crew while moonlighting as a barber on base.

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Iran hit dome on US air base in Qatar in June attack: Report

US soldier killed in Germany during logistics operation

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Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind

Proposed Senate defense bill would add $500M in long-term Ukraine aid