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WASHINGTON -- When the roadside bomb detonated, it ripped through the fuel tank of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and ignited like napalm. The seven men seated inside were knocked unconscious and had no chance to escape the fire. But the gunner, Sgt.
A 26 year-old physics graduate and model hobbyist from Massachusetts was arrested Wednesday in an FBI undercover operation and accused of planning to build small, explosive-laden drones to attack the Pentagon and the Capitol, according to an FBI affidavit and law enforcement offi …
Maryland National Guard soldiers are among more than 2,000 troops amassing this holiday weekend to make final preparations to deploy to Iraq for the next 12 months. Their mission has just one mathematical problem: As of now, all U.S.
Over the last 12 months, 1,042 soldiers, Marines, sailors, and Air Force personnel have given their lives in the terrible duty that is war. Thousands more have come home on stretchers, horribly wounded and facing months or years in military hospitals. This week, I'm turning my …
Army Special Operations Command has deployed its first teams of female Soldiers assigned to commando units in Afghanistan, and military officials are assessing their initial performance in theater as "off the charts."
An outstanding young man and a role model for youth his age in the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Spec. Robert L. Voakes Jr. of L'Anse was proud to be a soldier.
Yonathan Melaku wasn’t on any watch lists and had never given people much to worry about. The 22-year-old high school graduate and Marine Corps Reservist was living at home with his parents in Fairfax County.
The Pentagon's top officer said Thursday that servicemembers will likely see cuts in pay and benefits as the military plumbs its budget for nearly half a trillion dollars in savings over the next 12 years. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm.
In recent years, programs have been developed to keep war Veterans with mental health problems from being put in jail or prison. The programs aim to assist Veterans who become involved in the justice system to get treatment for mental health problems that may exist.
Marine Corps has not initiated any private discussions.