PBS NewsHour

Last week, Trump pointed to comments by Harris that she was the last person in the room before Biden made the decision on Afghanistan.

WATCH: Trump appears at Arlington cemetery event honoring 13 service members killed in Kabul bombing

Seven US troops were injured in a raid in Iraq on Thursday that killed 15 ISIS members, three defense officials said.

Seven US troops injured during Iraq raid that killed 15 ISIS operatives

The US says its military forces in Iraq have killed 15 Islamic State (IS) "operatives" in a joint operation with Iraqi Security Forces that targeted the militant group's leadership. US Central Command (Centcom) said it had performed the joint operation in western Iraq early on Thursday. American and Iraqi troops...

US targets Islamic State in Iraq, killing 15

Mediaite

Donald Trump excoriated his Democratic counterpart, Vice President Kamala Harris, over her role in the United States' military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The post Trump Blasts Harris Over Afghanistan Withdrawal on Anniversary of Deadly Bombing: ‘She Bragged She Was the Last Person in the Room’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Trump Blasts Harris Over Afghanistan Withdrawal on Anniversary of Deadly Bombing: ‘She Bragged She Was the Last Person in the Room’

Sumter, SC

U.S. officials announced on Tuesday that an Army lieutenant colonel died suddenly while exercising on Sunday in Sumter, South Carolina. In a Tuesday press release, U.S. Army Central identified Lt. Col. Roderick Vinson as the Army soldier who died suddenly on Sunday. While Army Central did not release details regarding Vinson’s death, military officials revealed that they did not suspect any foul play contributed to the soldier’s death.

Army lieutenant colonel dies suddenly

Business Insider

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group and additional warships spent months in a high-tempo operating environment fighting the Houthis.

A US Navy carrier strike group and a few other warships fired $1.16 billion in weapons battling the Houthis in the Red Sea

The US Army is closely watching how drones attack armored vehicles in Ukraine and is teaching its own soldiers to be aware of the threat.

The US Army is telling its soldiers 'you have to look up' as it watches Abrams tanks face new threats in Ukraine

Minnesota State

The Independent

JD Vance sparked a firestorm this week when he accused fellow veteran and Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota governor Tim Walz, of abandoning his unit before it deployed to Iraq.“When the United States Marine Corps … asked me to go to Iraq to serve my country, I did it,” Vance told reporters.  “When Tim Walz was asked by his country to go to Iraq … he dropped out of the army and allowed his unit to go without him.”Democrats were quick to hit back at the claim, pointing out that Walz filed to run for Congress and officially retired from...

What JD Vance did in Iraq, as told by the friend who served with him

War History Online

Abu Tahsin al-Salhi was a veteran Iraqi soldier who volunteered to fight ISIS. His impressive record made him the "Sheikh of Snipers."

The Legendary Sniper Who Took Out 384 Enemy Combatants on the Battlefield

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Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell has been relieved as the senior enlisted for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, an Army spokesperson confirmed, marking the third time within a month and the second within a week, that the Army has fired a command sergeant major of a brigade or larger unit as per Task and Purpose.

The Army Fires 3rd Command Sergeant Major in a Month: Command Sgt. Maj. Harold "Ed" Jarrel

Pennsylvania State

AUGUST 6, 2024 – Nearly 50 Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 213th Personnel Company were honored during a deployment ceremony Aug. 4 at the Keystone Conference Center. A company under the 728th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, these Soldiers are preparing to leave their...

Guard Soldiers Bound for Mideast Mission

Georgia State

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

US officials have long identified the need for more integrated air defenses in the Pacific to stop a potential massive barrage of Chinese missiles.

US forces on Guam are facing a Chinese missile threat unlike anything else and need more air defenses with deeper magazines, Army officials say

Texas State

At least 17 Texas Guardsmen have died while deployed during the contentious mission to secure the southern border in the past three years, a Texas military official told state lawmakers earlier this month. Family members of some of those service members have received $500,000 in compensation thanks to a recently...

At least 17 Guardsmen have died while on Texas border mission

Knewz

CNN’s controversial report on a private security contractor’s work to rescue innocent women in Afghanistan — a broadcast that is now at the center of a spectacular billion-dollar defamation battle — resulted in more people being killed or beaten at the hands of the ruthless Taliban regime, a retired United States major general has sensationally […]

CNN Caused Women to be 'Killed or Beaten’ at the Hands of Taliban Terrorists, Former U.S. Major General Claims … as Billion-Dollar Jake Tapper Defamation Battle Takes a Dramatic Twist

When a soldier takes an enemy round to his or her body armor and lives to fight another day, it’s a good-news story for the engineers who develop that protection. But as the Army develops lighter armor plates that offer greater levels of comfort and maneuver, there’s a secondary concern: blunt trauma damage from the armor’s response to a bullet that leaves soldiers with broken ribs or internal injuries.

Army’s blunt trauma tests on pigs, cadavers may aid body armor designs

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Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Military Times

Medal of Honor recipient Master Sgt. Ernest Kouma fought with his armored back to the wall along the Naktong River.

This tank commander fought off 250 enemy troops in the Korean War

During the Vietnam War, the US military used several controversial tactics, claiming they were to protect American citizens. A particularly tragic event took place on March 16, 1968, called the Mỹ Lai Massacre, during which US Army units tragically took the lives of numerous unarmed Vietnamese civilians. Chief Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson Jr. and his helicopter team courageously stepped in, stopping what might have been an even worst instance of loss of life.

The Mỹ Lai Massacre and the American Helicopter Pilot Who Stopped the Violence

You've heard of the Navy SEALs and the Green Berets, but what about MACV-SOG? Learn about the work these special operators did in Vietnam.

The Elite American Unit That Secretly Changed the Vietnam War

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15 ISIS militants killed, 7 US troops injured during Iraq raid

Fifteen Islamic State group militants were killed Thursday by United States and Iraqi forces in a joint raid that also resulted in injuries to seven American...

15 ISIS militants killed, 7 US troops injured during Iraq raid

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