Military

2 US service members killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan

Officials say two U.S. service members were killed and two others injured when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan.

January 11, 2020 9:00am MST

Lockdown lifted at MacDill AFB after report of armed suspect near base gate

The man who wreaked havoc across multiple counties Friday has been apprehended, according to online jail records in Hernando County.

January 10, 2020 7:18pm MST

US warship ‘aggressively approached’ by Russian Navy vessel in Arabian Sea, video shows

U.S. Navy officials said a warship in the Arabian Sea was "aggressively approached" by a Russian Navy vessel.

January 10, 2020 2:25pm MST

US tried, failed to take out Iranian Quds leader in Yemen, officials say

U.S. officials said the U.S. military tried, but failed, to take out another senior Iranian commander on the same day that an airstrike killed the Revolutionary Guard's top general, Qasem Soleimani.

January 10, 2020 1:45pm MST

Strangers plan memorial ride, funeral services for WWII vet without family

When Anthony Brown heard that nobody was claiming the body of 93-year-old Houston Howell Jr., he decided to get results for a man who gave so much to his country. 

January 10, 2020 4:14am MST

Appeals court lifts block on $3.6B in military construction funds for border wall

Wednesday’s ruling lifted a lower court’s order blocking the Trump administration from using the funds along the southern border.

January 9, 2020 9:59am MST

House approves measure to restrain Trump’s actions on Iran

The House vote was scheduled shortly after a briefing on Iran Wednesday by top administration officials that many Democrats criticized as lacking specific justification for the killing.

January 9, 2020 5:52am MST

US Army warns of fake ‘draft’ texts being sent to Americans for ‘immediate departure’ to Iran

With rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran stirring up fears of World War III, fraudulent text messages have begun popping up on phones across the country, scaring many Americans into believing they have just been drafted.

January 8, 2020 4:55pm MST

Blasts heard inside Baghdad's Green Zone, home to US embassy and seat of Iraq's government

Multiple blasts were reported from inside Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone.

January 8, 2020 3:26pm MST

103-year-old World War II veteran awarded 8 medals for valor 75 years after liberation from POW camp

World War II veteran Peter Fantasia, 103, was finally awarded the long-overdue combat medals he never sought for his military service 75 years ago. 

January 8, 2020 1:59pm MST

First launch of busy 2020 is also first launch for Space Force

Last night’s SpaceX satellite launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was the first mission conducted with the support of the nation’s newest military service, less than a month after President Trump signed the bill authorizing its creation.

January 8, 2020 9:46am MST

Missiles fired at 2 Iraqi bases housing US troops, US defense officials confirm

"More than a dozen" ballistic missiles were launched at two military bases in Iraq that house U.S. troops in retaliation to the killing of a top Iranian general, defense officials confirmed.

January 7, 2020 9:23pm MST

"All is well": President Trump addresses Iranian missile strike in Tweet

Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general early Wednesday, firing a series of surface-to-surface missiles at two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops and warning the United States and its allies in the region not to retaliate.

January 7, 2020 4:42pm MST

Green Beret's cancer battle changes medical malpractice law for members of the military

Men and women who serve our country are suffering, and some have died due to serious errors in military health care. For years, they could not seek any compensation or remedy from our government. But the story of Richard Stayskal, and his efforts in Washington, drove change. 

January 7, 2020 3:21pm MST