US Troops, Equipment Will Depart from Niger by Mid-September, the Pentagon Says The plan is to remove all lethal, hazardous or classified equipment before the last U.S. troops depart, but items that are...
Congolese Army Says it Has Foiled a Coup Attempt. Self-Exiled Opposition Figure Threatens President The U.S. Embassy in Congo issued a security alert Sunday, urging caution after "reports of gunfire.”
Scarred by War, Nigeria’s Wounded Soldiers Fought to Recover at Prince Harry's Invictus Games Though sports had been part of the recovery process for Nigeria’s wounded soldiers, military officials said the Invictus...
The UN Warns Sudan's Warring Parties That Darfur Risks Starvation and Death if Aid Isn't Allowed in Sudan plunged into chaos in April 2023 when long-simmering tensions broke out into street battles in the capital.
US Says It Will Return to Chad for Talks to Keep Troops in the Country The U.S. said last month it was withdrawing most of its contingent of about 100 troops from Chad after the government...
Mali Says It Killed Extremist Commander Who Took Part in One of Worst Attacks on US Forces in Africa Abu Huzeifa, known by the alias Higgo, was a commander in the group known as the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. The...
Air Force MQ-9 Crashed in Africa Last Year Due to Engine Failure, Report Details Nearly 10 hours into the MQ-9's flight, a "propulsion system anomaly" occurred, causing the pilot of the remotely controlled...
US to Pull Troops from Chad and Niger as the African Nations Question Its Counterterrorism Role U.S. and Nigerien officials were expected to meet in Niger's capital, Niamey, “to initiate discussions on an orderly and...
No Final Decision on Withdrawing US Troops from Niger and Chad, Top Official Tells AP Niger's ruling junta ended an agreement last month that allows U.S. troops to operate in the West African country.
Pentagon Vows to Press On with Counterterror Mission as Negotiations to Depart Niger Begin The potential military withdrawal from Niger comes more than a month after the military junta ruling the country made the...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Military Ospreys Can't Fly More Than 30 Minutes from Landing Airfield Months After Grounding Lifted Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy V-22 Ospreys were all given the green light to fly again in early March and have been slowly...