Military

Mike Spann felt a duty to go to Afghanistan after the September 11th attacks, even though it meant leaving his two daughters, infant son and wife back at home. He was the first American service member killed in combat. His father says the abrupt US withdrawal is "shameful" and worries about what will happen to the Afghans in the country who helped Americans like his son.

Pentagon officials said they are preparing to temporarily house 22,000 Afghan refugees in Texas and Wisconsin after they fled their country amid Taliban control.

One video showed people clinging to a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane as it taxied for takeoff.

Members of the U.S. military would be required to have the COVID-19 vaccine under a new plan.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is expected Friday to announce a mandatory vaccine policy for all active-duty forces in the U.S. military.

After 75 years, a World War II veteran collected a Bronze Star Medal after he unknowingly won it.

“They were kids, and they were put in a death trap,” said attorney Eric Dubin, who was accompanied by relatives of five of the service members who died on July 30, 2020, and ranged from 18 to 22.

A U.S. Army 1st lieutenant set an Olympic record on her way to bringing home the gold in skeet shooting.

Amazon has 35,000 open jobs right now that are available to veterans.

Gen. Scott Miller, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, relinquished his position Monday, taking the U.S. a step closer to ending its 20-year war.

The U.S. has left Bagram Airfield, the military epicenter of the war against the Taliban and hunting down the al-Qaida perpetrators of 9/11.

President Biden is backing a major change to the military justice system that would remove decisions on prosecuting sex assault cases from commanders.

The U.S. Navy’s newest and biggest aircraft carrier was put to the test last week with an offshore explosion so strong that it registered as an earthquake.