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…
A new study shows that military members and veterans have a higher incident of childhood trauma than civilians. According to the Huffington Post, researchers say that might explain the concept that some enlistment occurs in an effort to escape troubled…
Imagine traveling across the United States or even to a foreign country, only to find out your car has been lost in transit. Multitudes of military families are finding themselves “carless” as they arrive at their new duty stations. The…
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr., DoD News, Defense Media Activity / Published July 16, 2014 WASHINGTON (AFNS) —The Defense Department has joined more than 35 other federal and state government agencies and nonprofit organizations to highlight free…
By Kristina Wong – 07/15/14 04:25 PM EDT Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Tuesday called on the Senate to pass legislation to prevent soldiers from being given notice while serving in a combat zone. “The men and women deployed overseas have left their…
Special-effects company, Legacy Effects, is working on what seems a mission impossible. The U.S. military has commissioned them to build an Iron Man-style suit to protect and propel U.S. troops by sheathing them in body armor equipped with an agile…
