November 21, 2015 2 dead, including shooter, at Fort Bliss veterans' hospital A shooting at a west Texas veterans' clinic on Tuesday left two people dead, including the gunman, military authorities said.
November 21, 2015 Hagel to face questions from House members angry over prisoner exchange with Taliban Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will face angry lawmakers as he becomes the first Obama administration official to testify publicly about the controversial prisoner swap with the Taliban.
November 21, 2015 Army Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair pleads guilty on lesser counts, sexual assault charges dropped An Army general who admitted to inappropriate relationships with three soldiers who had served under his command pleaded guilty Monday to lesser charges as prosecutors dropped the most serious -- sexual assault counts -- as part of a deal.
November 21, 2015 FBI investigating threats against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's family The FBI acknowledged Saturday that it was investigating threats made against the family of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was released from Taliban captivity in Afghanistan as part of a controversial prisoner exchange a week ago.
November 21, 2015 CIA Estimates Islamic State Has Tripled to 31,000 Fighters Military advisers being sent to Iraq will not call in airstrikes for Iraqi troops against the ISIL terror group.,The military advisers being sent to Iraq by President Obama will not spot targets and call in airstrikes for Iraqi troops in the coming offensive against the ISIL terror group which may have tripled in size since June, the Pentagon said Friday.
November 21, 2015 Army Surgeon General: Sleepy Soldiers as Impaired as Drunk Soldiers The Army’s surgeon general says the “new frontier” deploying agile and sharp soldiers is ensuring the soldier has a healthy brain starting out.
November 21, 2015 Quest for Medal of Honor for black WWI hero from New York continues; process clears key hurdle The Pentagon is considering whether a black World War I hero from New York should be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor nearly 100 years after he single-handedly fought off a German attack, killing several of the enemy and saving a comrade despite suffering serious wounds.
November 21, 2015 Guard Reluctantly Begins Plan to Give Up Apaches The Army National Guard has begun taking steps to relinquish its fleet of AH-64 Apache helicopters to the active component.,The Army National Guard has reluctantly begun taking steps to relinquish its fleet of AH-64 Apache helicopters to the active component, even as its leaders call for a commission to study the controversial proposal.
November 21, 2015 Secrets leaker Chelsea Manning sues Defense Department for hormone therapy at military prison Convicted national security leaker Chelsea Manning is suing the Defense Department for hormone therapy.
November 21, 2015 Analysis: Bergdahl talks with Taliban had wider goal The announcement that the U.S. government had secured the release of missing U.S. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and that it was freeing five senior Taliban figures from Guantanamo Bay has been portrayed first and foremost as a prisoner exchange. But the four-year history of secret dialogue that led to Saturday's release suggests that the main goal of each side may have been far more sweeping.