'The Hurt Locker' and America's Fading Memory of the Iraq War On the 21st anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, it's time to reassess how "The Hurt Locker" and other movies and TV shows...
Americans Were Never Supposed to Hear Toby Keith's Ass-Kicking Post-9/11 Battle Song on the Radio You know the one we mean. The commandant of the Marine Corps convinced him America needed it.
Military Veteran Who Killed Iraqi Civilian Is Ordered Jailed on Capitol Riot Charges A military veteran who shot and killed a handcuffed civilian in Iraq nearly 20 years ago has been ordered jailed on charges...
US Navy Battle Flags: A Visual Guide The Navy's tradition of flying battle flags is as old as America itself. Here's an (incomplete) guide to the service's best...
'Hiding Saddam Hussein': How a Farmer Kept a Brutal Dictator Safe from US Troops Filmmaker Halkawt Mustafa spent a decade telling the story of how an Iraqi farmer who knew little about Saddam Hussein came...
Iraq Campaign Medal Returns Amid Surge in Drone, Rocket Attacks on US Forces There he medal was introduced in 2016 and also covered service in Syria, even as the nature of those campaigns changed and...
Do Lessons from the Battles for Fallujah Apply to Gaza? "While Fallujah and Gaza are dissimilar in terms of military operations and policy resolve, they are similar in their mutual...
Why Military Education Isn't to Blame for Afghanistan and Iraq Purported failures in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan -- even the microcosm of Kabul -- are arguably symptoms of greater...
A New Graphic Novel Depicts Alwyn Cashe's Medal of Honor Action The Association of the United States Army regularly publishes free comic books depicting Medal of Honor actions.
A Complicated Legacy: Army Officer Who Exposed Iraq Abuse Was Under FBI Suspicion at the End of His Life During his military career, Army Maj. Ian Fishback reported 82nd Airborne Division abuses of prisoners in Iraq, prompting...
Soldiers and Civilians Are Dying as Mexican Cartels Embrace a Terrifying New Weapon: Land Mines The series of blasts in the Tierra Caliente — an area along the border of Jalisco and Michoacán states — mark an alarming...
Navy's Ambitious New Effort Aims to Give Sailors Understanding of 'What Right Looks Like' In an administrative message released with little fanfare, the Navy quietly embarked on an ambitious effort that leaders hope...
Two Commanders in Marine Corps' West Coast Infantry School Fired on Same Day Col. Seth "S.W." MacCutcheon, the commander of the School of Infantry-West, and Maj. Nicholas Engle, the commander of the...
Navy Fires Commander of USS Ohio -- 3rd Submarine Skipper Relieved in 7 Months The commanding officer of the USS Ohio sub's gold crew -- Capt. Kurt Balagna -- was relieved by Rear Adm. Nicholas Tilbrook...
Marine Corps Continues Path to Retirement for Artillery System that Has Seen Heavy Use in Ukraine For more than two decades, the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, has served as a key piece for U.S...