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As Predator drones retire, the Reapers’ mission grows
With the retirement of MQ-1 Predators this month, MQ-9 Reapers are executing deliberate strikes, providing armed overwatch or close-air support, and flexing to ISR taskings — all in a single mission.
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UN report: Afghan JTACs needed to curb civilian deaths
While the overall number of Afghan civilian casualties has declined by 9 percent, the number of civilian deaths caused by air operations has gone up.
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US soldier dies in non-combat incident in Baghdad
A soldier supporting Operation Inherent Resolve died this week in a non-combat related incident, the Department of Defense announced.
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DoD IG: Too soon to tell if Trump’s South Asia strategy will break the Taliban
The Pentagon made key changes to its military strategy in Afghanistan during 2017, but its effects are yet to be felt, according to the Department of Defense Inspector General.
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Burn pits downrange caused lung disease in service members, court rules
Service members and contractors who worked around burn pits downrange, and later suffered from lung and respiratory issues, may soon get a breath of fresh air.
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Air Force special ops surgical team on front lines of ISIS war receives Bronze Stars
Five Bronze Stars were awarded to members of an Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital on Tuesday.
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Fallout from Niger ambush could scale back Africa missions, strip commanders of autonomy
A probe into the Niger ambush that killed four U.S. soldiers is expected to recommend reducing ground missions in West Africa and stripping field commanders of the autonomy that allows them to send service members on risky missions.
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US forces in Syria destroy pro-Assad tank after second attack in a week
U.S special operations forces embedded in Syria came under attack from pro-regime forces on Saturday for the second time in less than a week.
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Meet the first Afghan Special Forces instructor pilot trained in-country
One of Afghanistan’s elite pilots is now not only flying the helicopters he grew up watching on television, but he’s teaching others to fly them, too.
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Pentagon thinks China could be a partner in Afghanistan
As bombing in Northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province dials in on a little known terror group called the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, U.S. officials are eyeing a potential partnership with China in the fight against terrorists there.
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As Predator drones retire, the Reapers’ mission grows
With the retirement of MQ-1 Predators this month, MQ-9 Reapers are executing deliberate strikes, providing armed overwatch or close-air support, and flexing to ISR taskings — all in a single mission.
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UN report: Afghan JTACs needed to curb civilian deaths
While the overall number of Afghan civilian casualties has declined by 9 percent, the number of civilian deaths caused by air operations has gone up.
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US soldier dies in non-combat incident in Baghdad
A soldier supporting Operation Inherent Resolve died this week in a non-combat related incident, the Department of Defense announced.
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DoD IG: Too soon to tell if Trump’s South Asia strategy will break the Taliban
The Pentagon made key changes to its military strategy in Afghanistan during 2017, but its effects are yet to be felt, according to the Department of Defense Inspector General.
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Burn pits downrange caused lung disease in service members, court rules
Service members and contractors who worked around burn pits downrange, and later suffered from lung and respiratory issues, may soon get a breath of fresh air.
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Air Force special ops surgical team on front lines of ISIS war receives Bronze Stars
Five Bronze Stars were awarded to members of an Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital on Tuesday.
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Fallout from Niger ambush could scale back Africa missions, strip commanders of autonomy
A probe into the Niger ambush that killed four U.S. soldiers is expected to recommend reducing ground missions in West Africa and stripping field commanders of the autonomy that allows them to send service members on risky missions.
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US forces in Syria destroy pro-Assad tank after second attack in a week
U.S special operations forces embedded in Syria came under attack from pro-regime forces on Saturday for the second time in less than a week.
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Meet the first Afghan Special Forces instructor pilot trained in-country
One of Afghanistan’s elite pilots is now not only flying the helicopters he grew up watching on television, but he’s teaching others to fly them, too.
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Pentagon thinks China could be a partner in Afghanistan
As bombing in Northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province dials in on a little known terror group called the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, U.S. officials are eyeing a potential partnership with China in the fight against terrorists there.
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As Predator drones retire, the Reapers’ mission grows
With the retirement of MQ-1 Predators this month, MQ-9 Reapers are executing deliberate strikes, providing armed overwatch or close-air support, and flexing to ISR taskings — all in a single mission.
-
UN report: Afghan JTACs needed to curb civilian deaths
While the overall number of Afghan civilian casualties has declined by 9 percent, the number of civilian deaths caused by air operations has gone up.
-
US soldier dies in non-combat incident in Baghdad
A soldier supporting Operation Inherent Resolve died this week in a non-combat related incident, the Department of Defense announced.
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DoD IG: Too soon to tell if Trump’s South Asia strategy will break the Taliban
The Pentagon made key changes to its military strategy in Afghanistan during 2017, but its effects are yet to be felt, according to the Department of Defense Inspector General.
-
Burn pits downrange caused lung disease in service members, court rules
Service members and contractors who worked around burn pits downrange, and later suffered from lung and respiratory issues, may soon get a breath of fresh air.
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Air Force special ops surgical team on front lines of ISIS war receives Bronze Stars
Five Bronze Stars were awarded to members of an Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital on Tuesday.
-
Fallout from Niger ambush could scale back Africa missions, strip commanders of autonomy
A probe into the Niger ambush that killed four U.S. soldiers is expected to recommend reducing ground missions in West Africa and stripping field commanders of the autonomy that allows them to send service members on risky missions.
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US forces in Syria destroy pro-Assad tank after second attack in a week
U.S special operations forces embedded in Syria came under attack from pro-regime forces on Saturday for the second time in less than a week.
-
Meet the first Afghan Special Forces instructor pilot trained in-country
One of Afghanistan’s elite pilots is now not only flying the helicopters he grew up watching on television, but he’s teaching others to fly them, too.
-
Pentagon thinks China could be a partner in Afghanistan
As bombing in Northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province dials in on a little known terror group called the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, U.S. officials are eyeing a potential partnership with China in the fight against terrorists there.
