Navy petty officer awarded for showdown with Somali pirates
The boatswain’s mate, who grew up in Egypt, was awarded for his gutsy role in responding to a pirate attack on a commercial tanker in the Gulf of Aden.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Hegseth travels to border amid military immigration crackdown
While there, the defense secretary will likely announce hundreds of more troops who will join the military's expanded role in enforcing immigration.
US military moves 2 British Islamic State members known as ‘Beatles’ from Syria
Two British militants believed to be part of an Islamic State group that beheaded hostages and was known as "The Beatles" have been moved out of a detention center in Syria and are in American custody, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Soldier praised as hero during El Paso shooting arrested after going AWOL
The soldier was picked up hundreds of miles from Fort Bliss, near Fort Hood.
By Kyle Rempfer
US-led Persian Gulf patrols put Iran on notice
Through the gulf’s narrow mouth, the Strait of Hormuz, 20 percent of all crude oil sold passes onto the world market.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Marines augmented ship security with a Javelin in 2015, as conflict engulfed Yemen. Here’s why.
The Corps sent a Javelin to the Sentry as it transited the Bab el-Mandeb strait near Yemen.
By Shawn Snow
Soldier receives ARCOM for his actions during the El Paso shooting
Pfc. Glendon Oakley gathered up several children at the mall and escorted them to police officers in the area.
By Kyle Rempfer
Op-ed: How ‘warspeak’ puts us all in the trenches
An anthropologist takes aim at warspeak, a form of language that he contends has crept into most aspects of American life and public discourse.
By Robert Myers, Alfred University
Wright-Patt airmen injured during evacuation after Dayton mass shooting
"The base and the entire community are heartbroken over this senseless taking of life," Wright-Patterson commander Col. Thomas Sherman said.
Fort Bliss soldier hailed as hero in El Paso mall shooting
Pvt. 1st Class Glendon Oakley Jr. helped evacuate children during the shooting, which killed at least 20 people.
Former sailor sentenced for Navy Exchange scam
Ex-culinary specialist seaman Fedrick Emery will serve nearly four years in prison.
Former Marine arrested for 1976 Southern California killing
A Marine veteran was arrested for southern California murder committed nearly 40 years ago.
By Andrea Scott