5 Purple Hearts Awarded to Injured Troops After Spike in Attacks on Bases in Iraq, Syria
At least 66 American service members in Iraq and Syria have been injured in a barrage of recent attacks by Iran-backed militants, though only a handful of troops have so far received Purple Hearts, according to the services. Five Purple Hearts have been awarded, three for the Army and two for the Marine Corps, while […]
Iraq Campaign Medal Returns Amid Surge in Drone, Rocket Attacks on US Forces There
The Army is bringing back a medal for service in Iraq, coming just as U.S. troops there have faced increased threats and attacks amid the new Israel-Hamas war. Last week, the service resurrected the Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal specifically for service in Iraq, according to an internal service memo and confirmed by a service spokesperson. […]
Army Air Defense Units from 3 Bases Are Deploying to Middle East After 13 Drone Attacks
The Army air defense units deploying to the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war come from Fort Bliss in Texas, Fort Liberty in North Carolina, and Fort Sill in Oklahoma, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The units are bringing Patriot missile batteries and a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, battery to the region after […]
US Begins Delivering Munitions to Israel as American Death Toll Rises to 11 in Hamas Attacks
WASHINGTON — The U.S. has already begun delivering critically needed munitions and military equipment to Israel, and the Pentagon is reviewing inventories to see what else can be sent quickly to boost its ally in the three-day-old war with Hamas, a senior Defense Department official said Monday. Planes have already taken off, said the official, […]
