The father of a sailor is out to warn others in the military community about a “Good Samaritan” scam that cost his son thousands of dollars. On July 2, two men approached the young sailor, claiming they had lost their wallets and needed help paying for a hotel room. “The men gained possession of his…
It was unclear how many exactly had crossed the border. Spanish media estimated between 2,000 and 3,000 people entered Ceuta on Thursday, according to Reuters, but said that the Guardia Civil had not confirmed the figure. As tensions rose, there were unconfirmed reports of clashes late on Thursday. In Fnideq, a Moroccan town near the…
The US military says it has completed a “heavy wave” of strikes against Iran in retaliation for Tuesday’s attempted ballistic missile attacks on American forces. Centcom said it hit “dozens” of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in response to Iran’s firing on US bases in Jordan and at ships in the Strait of Hormuz….
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. The United States recorded at least 17 life-threatening casualties during the first phase of the war with Iran, according to newly obtained Defense Department records that provide the most detailed…
Lebanon’s army says its troops are deploying to a “pilot zone” in the south of the country following the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a US-brokered agreement reached last month. Engineering units entered the village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh in Nabatieh district on Tuesday morning, the army command announced. Later, it said Israeli forces had opened…
Two U.S. service members were killed in action on Friday in an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on U.S. and partner forces in Jordan, U.S. Central Command announced. A third U.S. service member is missing, the command release added, while four more troops had to be medically evacuated to hospitals in Jordan. Those four…
The Department of Defense plans to convene a panel to study its mid-2021 decision to require the COVID-19 vaccine for all service members and the circumstances that led to the dismissal of more than 8,400 troops who refused the shots. The Pentagon announced Wednesday that Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Anthony Tata…
Members of the National Guard patrol in Memphis on October 11, 2025. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brett Carlsen/Getty Images Memphis police say National Guard troops fired their weapons in the early morning hours Sunday, killing a man who was armed with a handgun. Police say officers were responding to calls of shots…
The Fourth of July and the signing of the Declaration of Independence severed ties with Great Britain and thus receives its due attention. But it was on July 5, 1776, that the former colonials got down to the nuts-and-bolts of governing and winning a war. One of the first orders of business that day for…
A federal court filed charges Thursday against an ex-sailor and two other individuals for attempting to finance an ISIS attack against American troops overseas. The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested former U.S. Navy Seaman Bareen Dzayee, 25, along with Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, and Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, for allegedly providing over $2,000 to an…
