US Repatriates 3 Guantanamo Bay Detainees, Including One Held 17 Years Without Charge The U.S. has transferred two Malaysian detainees at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military prison to their home country, after they...
Who Is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the Leader of Syria's Shock Insurgency? Over the past dozen years, Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has worked to remake his public image and the...
Plea Deals Revived for Alleged 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Others A military judge has ruled that plea agreements struck by alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co...
Why the USS Cole's Commander Pushed to Keep His Crew Together After Deadly Bombing On Oct. 12, 2000, two suicide bombers in a small boat laden with explosives targeted the guided-missile destroyer Cole.
The Taliban Are Celebrating 3 Years in Power, but They’re Not Talking About Afghans The Taliban celebrated the third anniversary of its return to power at a former U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Wednesday...
Defense Chief Defends Decision to Throw Out Plea Deal for 9/11 Defendants Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke for the first time on his decision to throw out a plea deal for the accused mastermind...
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Accused as the Main Plotter of 9/11 Attacks, Agrees to Plead Guilty The man accused of being the main plotter in al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense...
Russia's Wagner Has Deadliest Loss in Africa's Sahel, Highlighting the Region's Instability Dozens of Wagner mercenaries were killed by jihadis and rebels over the weekend in northern Mali in what one analyst...
US Airstrike Targeting al-Qaida Leader in Syria Killed a Farmer, American Military Says A U.S. airstrike in Syria in May 2023 that was targeting an al-Qaida leader killed an innocent civilian instead, U.S. Central...
Russian Pilot Shot Down over Syria Blew Himself Up to Avoid Capture The Russian pilot who was shot down over Syria on blew himself up with a grenade according to Russian media.
Lessons from the Air Force Kitchen Police: Volunteer for Everything. Even Pots and Pans When Ed Meagher reported to Air Force basic training on June 15, 1966, he was a 19-year-old college dropout. Despite two...
2 US Navy Pilots Shot Down over Red Sea in Apparent 'Friendly Fire' Incident, US Military Says Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries.
Syrian Soldiers Distance Themselves from Assad in Return for Promised Amnesty Some members of the defunct military told The Associated Press that they had joined Assad's forces because it meant a stable...
How the Marine Corps Is Changing to Keep Talented Marines in the Service For decades, the Marine Corps incurred a "remarkably high turnover rate" among its first-term Marines as it prioritized, and...
Troop Pay Safe After Congress Approves Extension of Government Funding Troop pay is no longer in jeopardy after Congress approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March and...
![Members of Bashar Assad's army line up to register with Syrian rebels in Damascus, Syria.](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-12/ApNewsroom_Syria_93981.jpg?itok=KtmjProB "Members of Bashar Assad's army, or a pro-government militia, line up to register with Syrian rebels as part of an "identification and reconciliation process" in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)")
