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US bases in Europe urge vigilance and security due to present threats
U.S. officials are asking troops to be more vigilant and keep a lower profile due to a combination of present threats.
By Tara Copp
One of the last survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack has died at 102
Fair winds and following seas to Richard C. "Dick" Higgins, a Pearl Harbor survivor who died this week.
Army to fund Black Hawk upgrades using budget from canceled helicopter
The future attack recon aircraft cancellation was not a waste, Army leaders stressed to lawmakers March 6 while detailing tech transfers to other programs.
By Jen Judson
Army was right to kill multibillion-dollar helo program, analysts say
The Army's plan to cancel its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft was a surprise, but not a mistake, according to some defense experts.
By Jen Judson
40 militants killed in strikes on Iraq and Syria, Pentagon says
The U.S. struck more than 85 Iran-backed targets on Feb. 2 in retaliation for the deaths of three American soldiers in January.
After Jordan attack, Pentagon weighs options to bolster base security
U.S. troops will likely be staying put at Tower 22 and other remote outposts in Iraq, Syria and Jordan, according to the Pentagon.
Iran-backed attacks in Middle East continue after dozens of US strikes
The Pentagon has insisted that the barrage of attacks by Iran-backed militants, and United States retaliatory strikes, don’t amount to war.
Biden meets grieving families of 3 US troops killed in Jordan
Dignified transfers have become relatively uncommon in recent years as the U.S. has withdrawn from conflicts abroad.
National Guardsmen were the majority of troops hurt in Jordan attack
The drone attack on Sunday killed three reserve soldiers and injured dozens.
Islamic Resistance in Iraq blamed for fatal drone attack on US troops
Sunday's drone attack on the Tower 22 base in Jordan killed three U.S. soldiers.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press