December 21, 2015 US sending Marines to Africa in preparation for evacuations in South Sudan The U.S. military is sending Marines and aircraft to the Horn of Africa in anticipation they may be needed to respond to the violence in South Sudan, Fox News confirms.
December 21, 2015 Marine honorably discharged after Afghan threat warning The Marine reservist facing reprimand for using an unclassified e-mail account to send a threat warning about an impending attack in Afghanistan was honorably discharged Thursday.
December 20, 2015 Afghanistan ready to OK 9 US bases after 2014 troop pullout, Karzai says Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he is ready to let the U.S. have nine bases in the country after the 2014 combat troop pullout, but wants Washington's "security and economic guarantees" first.
December 20, 2015 Marine website shows pro-Assad message after being tampered with by Syrian hackers A Marine Corps spokesman says the Marines' recruiting website was tampered with and redirected temporarily, but no information was put at risk.
December 20, 2015 US commandos say no to women in special operations jobs The men in the U.S. military's most dangerous jobs care little about political correctness or gender equality.
December 20, 2015 Congress forcing military to keep unwanted assets, programs despite spending cuts, report says Lawmakers are forcing the services to keep ships, aircraft, military bases, retiree benefits and other programs that defense leaders insist they don't want, can't afford or simply won't be able to use despite spending cuts.
December 20, 2015 US reportedly footing more of the bill for overseas bases despite cuts to military The exhaustive, yearlong investigation by the Senate Armed Services Committee focused on costs and burden-sharing as the United States spends more than $10 billion a year to back up the U.S. military presence overseas.
December 20, 2015 Pentagon: 100 US Marines heading to Liberia The Pentagon says 100 Marines will go to Liberia on Thursday with helicopters and other transportation to help the military get to locations around the country and help with the Ebola fight.
December 20, 2015 Obama uses coffee cup to salute Marines President Barack Obama returned a formal military salute with a one-handed coffee-cup salute Tuesday, only a few hours after he dispatched the nation’s military on their attack mission into northern Syria.
December 20, 2015 Veteran wounded by grenade gets Medal of Honor President Barack Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor Thursday on an Afghan veteran who took the blow from a grenade to save a fellow Marine, praising him for displaying the type of valor that will inspire generations.
