Second man guilty in Colombian drugging, kidnapping of US soldiers
Another defendant faces trial in November. The first defendant was sentenced to 48 years.
By Todd South
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Army major becomes first reservist to receive rare Astronaut Device
Maj. Kate Rubins joins the rare ranks of a handful of soldiers who have earned the right to wear the Army Aviation Badge with the Astronaut Device.
By Todd South
Turkish officials speak with NATO and US leaders, hold emergency meeting after 29 soldiers killed in Syria airstrike
An airstrike by Syrian government forces killed 29 Turkish soldiers in northeast Syria, a Turkish official said Friday, marking the largest death toll for Turkey in a single day since it first intervened in Syria in 2016.
Al-Qaida, ISIS affiliates team up in West Africa, says US Special Operations Command Africa leader
The only place in the world where fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are cooperating is in West Africa’s sprawling Sahel region, giving the extremists greater depth as they push into new areas, according to the commander of the U.S. military’s special forces in Africa.
Top enlisted soldier tries 'do-it-all’ goggle being tested by Army, Marines
The Army wants to begin buying 40,000 sets of IVAS starting next year.
By Todd South
Seventy-five years later, the Netherlands honors the ‘Black Liberators’ who helped end the Nazi occupation
In 1944, Allied forces began liberating the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. Among these soldiers were black GIs whose role in the liberation had largely been overlooked in historical accounts. Now, the Black Liberators Project seeks to highlight the service and sacrifice of these soldiers, including the 172 buried in Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten.
By Dylan Gresik
Canadian military wants to attract women recruits by shortening, tightening its uniform skirts
This is what three years of work yielded.
By J.D. Simkins
Trump pays tribute to 2 soldiers killed in Afghanistan attack
President Donald Trump traveled Monday to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to pay respects to two U.S. soldiers killed Saturday in Afghanistan when a soldier dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire with a machine gun.
By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press
Turkey says it has retaliated after deadly Syrian shelling
Turkey said it retaliated Monday after “intense” shelling by Syrian forces killed five of its soldiers and wounded five others in Syria’s northern Idlib province, a marked escalation a week after a similarly deadly clash between the two sides.
Pentagon identifies two soldiers killed in Afghanistan attack
The Pentagon has released the identities of a Green Beret and a former Ranger turned cryptologic linguist killed in combat.
By Kyle Rempfer
Two Special Force soldiers killed, 6 wounded during apparent insider attack in Afghanistan
A U.S. official in Afghanistan said troops came under fire during an operation in Nangarhar Province.
Why the Army pulled Bradleys out of Syrian oil fields after one month
There were no combat badges dished out to the mechanized soldiers during their month-long stint.
By Kyle Rempfer