A Marine general with extensive combat experience in Iraq who sped up the ranks upon returning to the Pentagon has been nominated by President Obama to lead U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Gen.

Marine Cpl. Rick Colts and his military working dog Torry pause during a patrol in Afghanistan in 2011. Torry, a German shepherd, worked with II Marine Expeditionary Force detecting IEDs in Helmand ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — Lance Cpl. Jordan Houston was knocked unconscious by a suicide bombing just yards away from the Kabul airport’s Abbey Gate on Aug. 26, 2021. When he awoke bleeding from shrapnel ...

The next generation needs to know what we did, so they remember what we sacrificed,’ Green Beret Chris Spence said.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday upgraded the valor awards of three Marines who guarded the Abbey Gate at the Kabul ...

Five years after the attack at Abbey Gate in Kabul that killed 13 U.S. service members, the Pentagon upgraded the awards of three Marines for their actions in the wake of the blast. Service members ...

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan- Walking off the loading ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane and into vibrant sunlight, members of the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment arrived at Camp Bastion, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 11 service members — some of whom were in the Marines, while others served in the Army and one was British — actually died in ...

With a shortage of skilled military leaders to train the Afghan National Army, the US Marines have built a mock Taliban village in Nevada to prepare troops for the realities of the war-torn country.

Marines and sailors from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment returned to their North Carolina base Tuesday evening after seven months in Afghanistan. Marines and sailors from the 2nd Battalion, 8th ...

A list shared online accurately lists the names of 11 U.S. Marines who died in one week in 2026 during the war against Iran. Rating: False (About this rating?) Context: The 11 service members — some ...