October 7, 2017 Fourth US soldier killed in Niger ambush identified The Pentagon on Saturday identified a fourth U.S. soldier killed earlier this week in the West African country of Niger.
October 6, 2017 US officials: 4th US soldier dead after attack in Niger After an extensive search, a U.S. soldier who had been missing for nearly two days in Niger has been found dead, a result of a deadly ambush by dozens of Islamic extremists on a joint patrol of American and Niger forces, U.S. officials said Friday.
October 6, 2017 Fourth US soldier was killed in Niger ambush Nigerien forces have discovered the body of a fourth U.S. soldier killed in an ambush earlier this week, U.S. officials told Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Friday.
October 6, 2017 Bowe Bergdahl expected to plead guilty to deserting his post Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who spent five years in captivity in Afghanistan after abandoning his post, is expected to plead guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.
October 5, 2017 Ambushed US troops weren't covered by drone, officials say There was no U.S. surveillance drone overhead at the time of the ambush in Niger which killed three U.S. Army Green Berets and wounded two others Wednesday, multiple officials familiar with the matter tell Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ.
October 4, 2017 Sen. Rubio: Remove communist US soldier from officer ranks U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is calling for an apparent pro-communist U.S. soldier to lose his commission as an officer.
October 4, 2017 Hurricane Maria victims airlifted to mainland hospitals from US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Evacuees from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are being transported to mainland hospitals to receive care for critical medical conditions caused or impacted by Hurricane Maria.
October 4, 2017 US relaxes rules of engagement to help troops in Afghanistan defeat Taliban The U.S. military has overturned a requirement for its troops to be in contact with enemy forces in Afghanistan before opening fire in a bid to relax the rules of engagement and defeat the Taliban.
October 1, 2017 Donald Malarkey, WWII paratrooper portrayed in HBO's 'Band of Brothers,' dead at 96 Donald Malarkey, a World War II paratrooper who was awarded the Bronze Star after parachuting behind enemy lines at Normandy to destroy German artillery on D-Day, has died.
September 28, 2017 US military's Puerto Rico recovery to be led by decorated Army general A three-star general has been named on Thursday to manage relief efforts in storm-scarred Puerto Rico.