US Says It Will Return to Chad for Talks to Keep Troops in the Country The U.S. said last month it was withdrawing most of its contingent of about 100 troops from Chad after the government...
US to Pull Troops from Chad and Niger as the African Nations Question Its Counterterrorism Role U.S. and Nigerien officials were expected to meet in Niger's capital, Niamey, “to initiate discussions on an orderly and...
Paris Will Become a No-Fly Zone to Safeguard Its Wildly Ambitious Olympic Opening Ceremony The unprecedented waterborne ceremony on the River Seine running through the French capital is the stiffest single security...
Pentagon Vows to Press On with Counterterror Mission as Negotiations to Depart Niger Begin The potential military withdrawal from Niger comes more than a month after the military junta ruling the country made the...
The Navy SEAL Mission Is Shifting from Raids to Supporting the Service, Leader Says Many of the exercises that the operators have conducted lately have focused on concepts such as maritime interdiction or...
The US Declares the Ousting of Niger's President a Coup and Suspends Military Aid and Training Senior administration officials told reporters that the U.S. was taking action after exhausting all avenues to preserve...
How the Coup in Niger Could Expand the Reach of Islamic Extremism, and Wagner, in West Africa More than 1,000 U.S. service personnel are in Niger to combat the growing threat from various groups of Islamic extremists.
Army Combat Veteran to Take Over Key Election Security Role Working with State, Local Officials Cait Conley will coordinate with federal, state and local officials responsible for ensuring elections are secure ahead of...
US Airstrike Kills Around 30 al-Shabaab Militants in Somalia, Military Says The Jan. 20 strike occurred approximately 260 kilometers northeast of Mogadishu near Galcad, Somalia.
The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Won't Be Handed Out to Everyone Anymore Starting Sept. 11, 2022, a service member must have worked directly for a counterterrorism operation for at least 30 days to...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...