Latest "Soldiers killed in NIger" stories

Helmet cam footage triggers medal upgrade for soldier killed in Niger ambush

Newly recovered helmet camera footage triggered the Silver Star upgrade for Sgt. 1st Class Jeremiah Johnson.

By Kyle Rempfer

9 months ago

MISFIRE: DoD shouldn’t have waited so long to approve danger pay for troops in Niger

The Defense Department on March 8 announced that troops deployed to Niger, Mali and northern Cameroon qualify to receive imminent danger pay/hostile fire pay, retroactive to June 7, 2017.

By Military Times Editors

5 years ago