Sixteen aircraft dropped 124,000 pounds of ordnance in less than two minutes during a Feb. 1 airstrike in Somalia, a defense official told Military Times.

Suffering two broken legs and heavy bleeding, Capers continued fighting and directed his team in the counterattack.

The U.S. military’s new posture comes even though many African armies remain ill-equipped and insurgent groups expand.

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen troops. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts.

The multi-year effort has been part of a growing campaign to counter enlistment shortfalls.