world news Taliban bombs Bagram air base, fatalities reported Taliban bombs Bagram air base 12/11/2016
USA Obama slows down US troop withdrawal in Afghanistan The United States has shelved plans almost to halve the US force in Afghanistan by the end of the year. 06/07/2016
USA U.S. military repeals ban on transgender service members The US Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter has lifted the Pentagon ban on transgender people serving openly in the United States military. 30/06/2016
Japan Okinawa rallies against US bases after woman's murder In Japan, thousands of people have protested on the island of Okinawa against the presence of US military bases. 19/06/2016
world news Washington pays tribute to US military casualties at Memorial Day concert Washington has staged a concert in the American tradition to commemorate Memorial Day, which honours military personnel who died serving the… 30/05/2016
USA First female combatant commander appointed in US Breaking through the glass ceiling Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson has appointed to lead U.S. Northern Command, becoming the first female combatant 14/05/2016
Iran Iran's IRGC says has released detained US sailors Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it had released 10 members of the U.S. Navy. 13/01/2016
USA Accused army deserter Bowe Bergdahl appears in court US army segeant Bowe Bergdahl, who has been charged with desertion, appeared before a court to ask for time on deciding whether a judge or a jury 22/12/2015
USA US Army decides Sgt Bowe Bergdahl will face court martial The US Army has decided that Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl will face a court martial on charges that he walked away from his unit in Afghanistan. If 15/12/2015
USA US stealth destroyer Zumwalt underway for sea trial The newest, largest and most technically advanced US destroyer is at sea for trails, commanded by Captain James Kirk. The US Navy has not taken the 08/12/2015
USA The US military has opened all combat roles to women It has been announced that all combat roles in the US Army are to be opened to women. It means females will be eligible for around 220 thousand 03/12/2015
USA US Marines face a reduction in numbers in the debate over defense cuts The US Marines are caught in a war of political words, a conflict over cuts to the US military. Under the Budget Control Act of 2011 – bringing in 31/07/2015
USA US probes motive behind deadly Tennessee shooting rampage With the United States in shock, investigators are trying to establish whether a gunman who shot four US Marines dead in Tennessee on Thursday was 17/07/2015
USA Five dead, including the suspect in shootings at US Navy buildings Four US Marines and a suspect are killed and two people injured in gun attacks at Navy buildings in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 16/07/2015
USA US army anthrax blunder is bigger than first thought A US army blunder that has seen shipments of live anthrax accidentally sent to laboratories at home and abroad is even bigger than first thought. 30/05/2015
USA US Marine killed and dozens hurt in Hawaii training exercise A US marine has been killed and up to a dozen others hurt in a plane crash in Hawaii. The aircraft they were travelling in was a tilt-rotor MV-22 18/05/2015
USA Four US Blackwater guards are jailed for the deaths of 14 Iraqi civilians A former Blackwater security guard has been sentenced to life in prison and three others to 30 year jail terms over the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians 14/04/2015
Liberia US Ebola mission pulls out of Liberia The US military mission in Liberia, aimed at halting the spread of the Ebola virus, ended on Wednesday. The exit from the West African nation comes 27/02/2015
USA 'American Sniper' killer sentenced to life without parole In the US, Eddie Ray Routh has been sentenced to life in jail for the murder of ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle. The 27-year-old fatally shot the former 25/02/2015
Iraq US announces deployment of extra troops to train Iraq forces The Pentagon says the first of the 1,500 extra American troops due to advise and train Iraqi forces will be deployed in the next few weeks. They 21/11/2014
USA Draft notices sent to 14,000 dead men in Pennsylvania Jane Huey was surprised, to say the least, when a letter arrived at her Kingston, Pennsylvania, home urging Bert Huey to register to be drafted into 11/07/2014
Cyprus U.S. Navy Seals board tanker carrying oil from Libya rebel port U.S. Navy Seals boarded and took control of an oil tanker late on Sunday that escaped earlier this month from a Libyan port with armed men at the 17/03/2014
USA Washington plans to shrink US Army to smallest size since Pearl Harbor As the United States prepares to end its combat role in Afghanistan later this year, the US government is planning deep cuts into the nation’s 24/02/2014
