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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan President Donald Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit to Afghanistan to meet with both the countrys president and U.S. troops saying that peace talks with the Taliban have resumed amid…
WASHINGTON (AP) Defense Secretary Mark Esper has fired the Navy’s top official, ending a stunning clash between President Donald Trump and top military leadership over the fate of a SEAL accused of war crimes…
Military servicemen and women have a myriad of reasons for enlisting, Harry Lee Jr. noted Saturday. Harry Lee Jr. delivers the keynote address. Some may do it for adventure. For others, it could be a…
A few months after he began work for Monarch in 1959, John Robb found a surprise in the mail, a draft notice telling him when and where to report for induction to the U.S. Army.…
BRUSSELS (AP) The United States will send armored vehicles and combat troops into eastern Syria to keep oil fields from potentially falling into the hands of Islamic State militants, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper…
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will lift sanctions on Turkey after the NATO ally agreed to permanently stop fighting Kurdish forces in Syria and he defended his decision to withdraw American…
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) The cease-fire in northern Syria got off to a rocky start Friday, as Kurdish leaders accused Turkey of violating the accord with continued fighting at a key border town while casting…
Organizers of the Southern Coffey County Veterans Honor Flight program will be in Iola Saturday as part of its ongoing fundraiser for the next trip to Washington, D.C. The Neosho Lodge No. 27, based in…
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) Turkey launched a military operation today against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria after U.S. forces withdrew from the area, with activists reporting airstrikes on a town on Syrias northern border. Turkish…
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) Ecuadors military has warned people who plan to participate in a national strike over fuel price hikes to avoid acts of violence. The military says it will enforce the law during…
