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The unsung heroes of the Black Hawk Down incident
Three decades later, a platoon that saw action before and during the Battle of Mogadishu has yet to receive recognition for their valor.
By Todd South
‘Black Hawk Down’ pilot Durant enters Alabama Senate race
Durant was piloting one of two Black Hawk helicopters shot down by Somali militiamen in 1993 in the capital of Mogadishu.
Saltpeter for sex drives, and the urban legend of the military’s libido manipulation
It's a common myth that saltpeter causes loss of libido among new recruits.
By Sarah Sicard
A plan for rooting out extremism in the military: report
Detecting and intervening are the keys, according to Rand Corp.
Wyoming troop deaths 20 years apart bookend Afghanistan war
Edmunds and McCollum were both killed on their first deployments. In between, almost 2,500 U.S. troops died in the Afghanistan war.
By Thomas Peipert
Biden, Iraqi PM to announce end of US combat mission in Iraq
Iraqi officials say Iraqi security forces are “battle tested” and have proved themselves “capable” of protecting their country.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Russia warns US against deploying troops in Central Asia near Afghanistan
The warning comes as the U.S. military said last week that 90 percent of the withdrawal of U.S. troops and equipment from Afghanistan is complete.
JSOC’s former top enlisted soldier is one of 60 ‘Black Hawk Down’ award upgrades
Fifty-eight medals are being upgraded to Silver Stars and two will be upgraded to the Distinguished Flying Cross.
By Kyle Rempfer
US military hands over Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years
At its peak around 2012, Bagram Airfield saw more than 100,000 U.S. troops pass through its sprawling compound barely an hour’s drive north of Kabul.
As troops leave, US to keep airstrike option in Afghanistan
Officials have said the withdrawal of the main U.S. military force and its equipment from Afghanistan would be largely completed by this weekend.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press