By Allen McDuffee The Wire August 18, 2014 The Army says it needs more time to complete the ongoing investigation into the 2009 disappearance and subsequent Taliban capture of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. On June 16, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Dahl was…
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Video Shows U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2014 – U.S. military forces conducted additional airstrikes today in Iraq, using fighter and attack aircraft to attack ISIL terrorists near Mosul Dam. The strikes destroyed three ISIL armed vehicles, an ISIL vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft artillery gun, an…
Exclusive: Wounded Marine needs your help
By Brett Gillin Earlier this month, on August 9, 2014, United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Brandon Dodson was on a combat patrol with his battalion (1st Battalion, 7th Marines) in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. He was in the…
Former Football Star turned Decorated Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
35-year-old Army Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Hairston died on August 12 in Ghazni, Afghanistan. He sustained injuries from enemy troops in a small arms battle with his unit. Hairston, from Houston, was a decorated soldier. Before entering the Army in…
New security policy tightens access to bases
The Department of the Army has released new requirements for individuals requesting access to military bases. Fox News reported that a new Defense Department background check security system could force visitors to obtain special passes to enter bases. Right now,…
US sends 130 more troops to Iraq
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — Another 130 U.S. troops arrived in Iraq on Tuesday on what the Pentagon described as a temporary mission to assess the scope of the humanitarian crisis facing thousands of displaced Iraqi civilians trapped on Sinjar…