Navy destroyers intercepted Iranian missiles, service confirms
The U.S. 6th Fleet positioned five Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers in the Eastern Mediterranean to provide defense support to Israel.
By Riley Ceder
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Trump nominates Marine to be Navy’s new head lawyer
Maj. Gen. David Bligh would be the second Marine in the Navy's history to serve as the Navy JAG.
By Riley Ceder
Special tactics airman killed in Afghanistan followed in family’s footsteps
Aaron Elchin last spoke to his brother, Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, Saturday via Facetime from Afghanistan.
By Andrew Goldstein, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via the AP
Brass fire commanding officer of Jacksonville helicopter squadron
His relief came after he disciplined an aviator for allegedly drinking a beer in a helicopter cockpit.
By Carl Prine
Pentagon identifies three special operations troops killed by IED in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense released the identities today of three U.S. special operations troops killed during combat operations in Afghanistan.
By Kyle Rempfer
Trump defends staying in Afghanistan after troop deaths
The president offered no timetable for ongoing negotiations with Taliban groups and Afghan officials.
Navy warship named after Medal of Honor recipient arrives in Boston
The future destroyer Thomas Hudner will be open to the public through Thursday.
Army Ranger killed in combat operations in Afghanistan
He was on his third deployment to Afghanistan.
By Michelle Tan
Carrier Ronald Reagan in Hong Kong after bombers buzz South China Sea
The arrival of the carrier Ronald Reagan and its strike group in the Asian financial hub is being seen as a friendly gesture ahead of a planned meeting later this month between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Marine Raiders facing murder charges had deeper involvement in Green Beret’s death than previously reported
Four special operators face the same charges related to the death, but one of the defendants has been identified as having held the Army staff sergeant in the chokehold that killed him.
By Todd South
Taliban hold talks with US envoy in Qatar
The Taliban have held three days of talks with U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Gulf state of Qatar, where the Afghan insurgent group has a political office, a Taliban official and another individual close to the group said Sunday.
How an English sea captain almost stole Massachusetts from the Pilgrims
Just when the Pilgrims were trying to establish New Plymouth, an English war veteran named Ferdinando Gorges claimed that he and a group of investors possessed the only legitimate patent to create a colony in the region.
By Peter C. Mancall, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences