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This daring Vietnam rescue finally results in Medal of Honor award
The half-hour mission drained all their ammo and nearly their fuel in one of the most daring rescues of the Vietnam War.
By Todd South
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US military resumes joint patrols in north Syria
U.S. officials had said the patrols that resumed Saturday are not to counter Islamic State group militants.
US forces are still conducting ground and air patrols in Syria despite Turkish incursion
SMART news agency said it spoke to the leader of the U.S. commando patrol who told SMART that “their forces will target the Turkish army if it advances inside Syrian territory more than the agreed distance between the United States and Turkey,” according to a translation of the Arabic caption describing the video.
By Shawn Snow
Turkey accuses US of stalling on Syria ‘safe zone’ plans
Turkey accused the United States on Tuesday of taking only "cosmetic steps" toward the creation of a so-called "safe zone" in northeast Syria and renewed Ankara's threat of unilateral military intervention to form a buffer area along its border.
This top military working dog is a Purple Heart recipient with nearly 100 Marine combat patrols under his collar
Sgt. Yeager, a Marine improvised explosive detection dog, was awarded the Purple Heart after an explosion in Afghanistan took out part of his ear.
By Shawn Snow
Turkey adamant on tough stance on Syrian Kurdish fighters as Russia begins joint patrols near Manbij
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday that Turkey will not refrain from military action to protect its borders from what he describes as threats posed by Syrian Kurdish fighters.
Turkey: Joint US-Kurdish patrols in Syria are ‘unacceptable’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that joint patrols by U.S. forces and a Kurdish-led militia in northern Syria are “unacceptable.”
US, Turkey begin joint patrols around northern Syrian town of Manbij
Turkish and U.S. troops on Thursday began jointly patrolling areas around the northern Syrian town of Manbij, part of a roadmap for easing tensions between the two NATO allies, Turkey’s defense minister announced.
US troops in Syria take fire from Turkish proxy fighters
Tensions persist between the U.S. military and its NATO ally in the Syrian region of Manbij.
By Kyle Rempfer
US envoy to Syria visits northern town of Manbij
The U.S. envoy for Syria visited the northern town of Manbij on Monday, where U.S. and Turkish troops could begin conducting joint patrols in the coming days, a Kurdish official said.
US, Turkey to soon begin joint patrols in north Syria
Turkish and American troops could begin conducting joint patrols in a matter of days around the northern Syrian city of Manbij within the coming days, the top U.S. commander for the Middle East said Sunday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
US starts training Turkish troops for joint Syria patrols
The U.S. has now begun training Turkish troops, marking the final step before the two countries begin conducting joint patrols likely later this month around the strategic northern Syrian city of Manbij, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press