USS Oscar Austin crew accepts combat award for Red Sea deployment
The destroyer provided combat support to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the Red Sea.
By Riley Ceder
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Advocates push Senate to drop changes in 90/10 rule for vets benefits
A provision in the Republican-backed reconciliation bill would roll back restrictions on what federal funds for-profit colleges can receive.
Airstrikes against ISIS dwindle as caliphate crumbles
U.S.-backed forces rooted out ISIS forces from their last piece of territory, and on March 23 declared they had defeated the militant group after a devastating, nearly five-year war.
Did ISIS militants blow themselves up in a city that was liberated nearly 2 years ago?
Islamic State militants blew themselves up following clashes with the U.S.-backed Syrian forces in the Syrian city of Raqqa, which was liberated from the extremists nearly two years ago, a war monitor said Wednesday.
Remains of WWII airman who inspired museum’s exhibit ID’d
The remains of a New York airman whose trove of 200-plus wartime letters inspired a California museum’s popular World War II exhibit have been identified 75 years after he died in a crash off a Pacific island.
US-backed Kurdish fighters clash with ISIS days after declaring victory
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters are battling the Islamic State group in eastern Syria 10 days after declaring victory over the extremists, an official with the Kurdish-led force said Tuesday.
Vet groups say this rule makes troops vulnerable to ‘predatory schools.’ Here’s why.
Veteran-advocacy groups are asking Congress to change the 90-10 rule as part of its re-authorization of the Higher Education Act.
By Joshua Axelrod
Remains of WWII B-25 radio gunner identified
An airman from Massachusetts who died during World War II when his plane crashed in Southeast Asia has been accounted for using DNA evidence.
Trump surprises his aides and allies with abrupt decrees
A series of Trump announcements in a 72-hour span last week upended planning on three of the administration's most important foreign policy initiatives.
Why Iraq’s president says there’s no serious opposition to US troops in his country
Iraq’s president said Friday he does not see any “serious” opposition to the presence of American forces in Iraq, provided they continue to be there specifically to assist Iraqi forces in the fight against the Islamic State group.
A 'palpable air of calm’ along Korea’s DMZ but growing concerns about rising regional rivals
Military leaders update lawmakers on Indo-Pacific developments.
Low aim or intel failure? ISIS’ last stand shows the difficulty in estimating enemy manpower
Ever since the Islamic State emerged it has been difficult to find a credible number for its total troop strength, and speculation has ranged widely.
By Kyle Rempfer