The Army’s top officer for personnel will salute the Tuskegee Airmen on Veterans Day as he pushes for greater diversity in the military’s upper ranks.
Author: Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY
As more and more troops die by suicide, the hardest question remains: Why?
Nowhere is the Pentagon’s suicide crisis more acute than among active-duty Army soldiers. Young, enlisted men remain at higher risk.
Pentagon: Ten civilians, no terrorists killed by US drone strike in Kabul
The strike occurred on Aug 29 near the airport during the final, chaotic days of the US evacuation of civilians and military retreat from Afghanistan.
What happened to US military equipment left behind in Afghanistan?
The U.S. military likely abandoned tens of millions of dollars’ worth of aircraft, armored vehicles and high-tech defensive systems in Afghanistan.
US likely to continue strikes against ISIS-K, even as challenges mount after Afghanistan exit
After the US completes its exit from Afghanistan by Aug. 31, intelligence leads will lessen and missions will have to be conducted from farther away.
Pentagon scrambles to evacuate Americans from US Embassy in Afghanistan as Taliban advances
A Pentagon spokesman described the mission of the infantry battalions as temporary and narrow. Security conditions in Kabul have deteriorated rapidly.
U.S. military airstrikes target militias backed by Iran in Syria, Iraq
The U.S. military launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias at three locations in Syria and Iraq, the Pentagon announced Sunday evening.
US bombs Syria facilities used by Iran-backed militia; first airstrikes under Biden
U.S. airstrikes targeted “Shia militants that conducted the strikes,” referring to a Feb. 15 rocket attack in Iraq that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member.
At least 25 troops under investigation for terrorism in connection with Capitol riot
At least 25 troops are under investigation for terrorism for their suspected roles in the insurrection at the Capitol.
West Point cheating scandal involved mostly athletes, including football players on Liberty Bowl team
West Point football players are involved in the academy’s worst cheating scandal in more than 40 years. Army plays in the Liberty Bowl Thursday.