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U.S. Africa Command officials said they are conducting surveillance and reconnaissance flights from Agadez, Niger.

Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG intends to make its MiG-35 fourth-plus generation fighter available to African nations.

Two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack bombers and support aircraft are expected to touch down in South Africa this week.

Nigeria's government discouraged a similar offensive five years ago, calling it a suicide mission.

A U.S. service member was injured in a pair of targeted attacks by a terror group in Somalia this week.

These U.S. airstrikes over the last eight days are the first in Libya in over a year.

Sgt. La David Johnson is credited with displaying gallantry in action and killing several enemy fighters.

Air Force C-130s and other aircraft began flying limited Visual Flight Rule operations into and out of Nigerien Air Base 20.

It's sometimes called "the forgotten D-Day."

Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright's family accepted the nation's third-highest award for valor at a ceremony in Santa Claus, Georgia.

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One firefight went on for nearly 10 hours.

An Air Force engineer and his team have developed a sturdy, portable, yet affordable door barricade.

"As the President has stated, 'when our soldiers have to fight for our country, I want to give them the confidence to fight.'...

James McMahon served 16 years in the Army's 75th Ranger Regiment and then later as a member of the elite Delta Force.

If you can squat more than 300 pounds -- and then do it again nine more times -- the Marines may have an elite job for you.