United States Military

Why the military withdrawal from Niger is a "devastating blow" to the U.S., and likely a win for Russia

Johannesburg — After investing more than $1 billion in Niger over a decade, the U.S. military has ag...

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Hawaii's 2021 Red Hill jet fuel leak sickened thousands — but it wasn't the first: "The system has failed us"

The week of Thanksgiving in 2021 quickly turned from one of fun with family and friends to something...

us | 5 months ago

U.S. pilot accounted for 57 years after vanishing during Vietnam War spy mission

An American pilot who disappeared during a Vietnam War-era spy mission has been accounted for almost...

us | 5 months ago

Russian military personnel enter Niger airbase where some U.S. troops remain

Russian military personnel entered an airbase in Niger where some U.S. troops are located, two U.S. ...

world | 5 months ago

Military documents contradict Republican Rep. Troy Nehls' military record claims

During his time in office and amid his inaugural 2020 run for Texas' 22nd District congressional sea...

us | 5 months ago

Russian military personnel enter Niger airbase where some U.S. troops remain

Russian military personnel have entered an airbase in Niger where some U.S. troops are located, two ...

world | 5 months ago

A Colorado teen disappeared in a brutal Korean War battle. His remains have finally been identified.

More than 70 years after an American teenager vanished while fighting overseas in the Korean War, mo...

us | 5 months ago

U.S. airman shot and killed by Florida sheriff's deputy

The U.S. Air Force said an airman based at the Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida, w...

us | 5 months ago

Florida sheriff deputies burst into wrong apartment and fatally shot U.S. airman, attorney says

Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit a...

us | 5 months ago

WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals nearly 80 years after fatal plane crash

Five Hawaiian men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II were recog...

us | 5 months ago

Bud Anderson, last surviving World War II triple ace pilot, dies at 102

The last surviving World War II triple ace pilot died at age 102 this week, more than 75 years after...

us | 4 months ago

Taiwan scrambles jets, puts forces on alert as China calls new war games "powerful punishment" for the island

Taipei, Taiwan — Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert Thursday over ...

world | 4 months ago

Cpl. Jessica Ellis died in Iraq helping others. Her father remembers his daughter and the "ultimate sacrifices" military women make on Memorial Day.

The knock at the door came at nighttime on Mother's Day 2008 in Oregon, where Jessica Ellis' parents...

us | 4 months ago

One family lost 2 sons during WWII. It took 80 years to bring the last soldier home.

Elsie Thompson, the youngest of seven children, lost two brothers during World War II. Her sibling P...

us | 4 months ago

Remains of World War II soldier killed in 1944 identified, returned home to Buffalo

The remains of an American soldier who was killed in World War II have been identified and returned ...

us | 4 months ago

Disinformation campaign uses fake footage to claim attack on USS Eisenhower

False claims of a missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels against an American aircraft carrier in th...

world | 4 months ago