'Guys Lining Up to Volunteer' as Military Tests Ways to Protect Troops from Blasts, Brain Injuries
WASHINGTON — The blast shook the ground and its red flash of fire covered the doorway as U.S. special operations forces blew open a door during a recent training exercise. Moments later, in their next attempt, the boom was noticeably suppressed and the blaze a bit smaller, testament to just one of the new technologies […]
US Will Send a Missile Defense System and Troops to Run it to Israel to Aid Defense Against Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel, along with the troops needed to operate it, the Pentagon said Sunday, even as Iran warned Washington to keep American military forces out of Israel. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement that Defense Secretary […]
US Troops Finish Deployment to Remote Alaska Island Amid Spike in Russian Military Activity
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — About 130 U.S. soldiers are returning to their bases after being deployed last week to a remote Alaska island with mobile rocket launchers amid a spike in Russian military activity off the western reaches of the U.S., a military official said Thursday. The deployment to Shemya Island involved soldiers from Alaska, Washington […]
US Is Sending More Troops to the Middle East as Violence Rises Between Israel and Hezbollah
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is sending additional troops to the Middle East in response to a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that has raised the risk of a greater regional war, the Pentagon said Monday. Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder would provide no details on how many […]
Congress Bestows Highest Honor on Troops Killed in Abbey Gate Bombing, with Politics in Background
The 13 U.S. service members killed three years ago during the military withdrawal from Afghanistan were formally awarded Congress’ highest honor Tuesday in a rare bipartisan commemoration of an incident that has become a political football. Surviving family members of the Abbey Gate suicide bombing victims accepted the Congressional Gold Medal as their loved ones’ […]
Troops at 16 More Bases Will Do Local Household Goods Shipments Through New Private Manager
Beginning in September, troops and their families at 16 more military bases will begin doing local household goods shipments through a new private manager. U.S. Transportation Command announced Tuesday that HomeSafe Alliance, the Defense Department’s overarching contractor for privatized household goods moves, will start arranging the local moves as well as the first interstate moves […]
7 US Troops Hurt in Raid With Iraqi Forces Targeting Islamic State Group Militants That Killed 15
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States military and Iraq launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants in the country’s western desert that killed at least 15 people and saw seven American troops hurt, officials said Saturday. For years after dislodging the militants from their self-declared caliphate across Iraq and […]
About Half of the Troops Who Deployed on the Gaza Aid Pier Mission Are Home Now
The Pentagon said Thursday that nearly half of the troops it deployed to the Mediterranean as part of the mission to deliver aid to Gaza via a temporary pier are either home or will be home shortly. Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters that 235 soldiers returned to Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia earlier this […]
8 US Troops Treated for TBI, Smoke Inhalation After Syria Attack, Pentagon Says
Eight U.S. service members were treated for traumatic brain injury and smoke inhalation after a one-way drone attack in Syria over the weekend, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. Of those eight, three service members have already returned to duty, and the rest are still under medical observation, Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder told reporters […]
Troops Will Start Getting Economic Hardship Bonuses This Month, Though Only $20 on Average
The Pentagon says that it’s finally ready to pay troops the “economic hardship bonuses” that Congress authorized last year to help offset rising prices and higher costs of living across the country. But the sums troops will get seem unlikely to make a major impact, putting renewed attention on lawmakers to do more. A senior […]