The Defense Department’s immediate goal with Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is to take care of his medical needs, Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren told reporters today. Bergdahl was returned to U.S. military hands on May 31st, 2014 after being held…
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Controversy Surrounds Former POW Bergdahl’s Return
PHOTO: A U.S. Soldier patrols though the village of Yayah Khel, which is where Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl went missing. On Saturday evening, May 31st, 2014, PopularMilitary.com posted on its Facebook page about Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s release from Taliban captivity. The…
U.S. Announces Release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl by Afghan Captors
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today (May 31, 2014) announced that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s Afghan captors have released him to the U.S. military after taking him prisoner nearly five years ago while he was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Bergdahl, at…
U.S. Sending 1,000 Marines on Assault Ship to Libya
The United States is sending about 1,000 Marines on the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan to Libya’s coast as the security situation deteriorates in that nation. The Marines are trained in a number of contingency missions, including TRAPS (Tactical Recovery…
U.S. Sending Troops to Chad to Find Missing Nigerian Girls
Approximately 80 U.S. Armed Forces personnel have deployed to Chad as part of U.S. efforts to locate and support the safe return of over 200 schoolgirls who are reported to have been kidnapped in Nigeria, the White House reported today.…
Small Special Forces Unit Deploying to Nigeria
A total of 16 military personnel from U.S. Africa Command have joined the interdisciplinary team led by the State Department at the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, to help in finding hundreds of kidnapped girls, a Pentagon spokesman said today.…
