The Islamic State group is conducting a purge, killing dozens of former policemen and soldiers living in areas of Iraq under its control, in a campaign apparently aimed at preventing any uprising against its extremist rule.
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NATO says service member has died in Afghanistan
NATO says one of its service members has died in eastern Afghanistan from a non-battle-related injury.
Civilian pilot killed in crash after exercise with Navy identified
Authorities say a civilian pilot killed in a jet crash during a military training exercise near a California Navy base was a 45-year-old Utah resident.
Dempsey: Iraqi Shiites must back expanded mission
U.S. military leaders want to expand the advise-and-assist mission into Iraq’s Anbar province and put combat advisers on the ground to help support the fight against Islamic State militants.
15 Air Force officers to be discharged after cheating
Of the airmen involved in the cheating investigation at Malsmtrom Air Force Base, most of them are now back on the job.
U.S. military to train more Ebola response teams
The U.S. military will train more medical personnel to respond to domestic cases of Ebola should they occur, a senior Defense Department official said Thursday.
Online shopping privileges for all vets is likely, official says
Expanding online shopping privileges to all honorably discharged veterans isn’t a matter of ‘if,’ but ‘when,’ the chief executive officer of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service said at a meeting in Washington on Wednesday.
Islamic State threat prompts new security warnings across U.S. military
Military facilities around the U.S. are on alert, urging troops and their families to take precautions amid continued threats of violence from the Islamic State group.
Former SecDef Gates blasts lawmakers over sequestration
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates ripped Washington on Thursday over sequestration budget caps, saying Congress’ inability to reach a budget compromise was causing ‘grave damage’ to the U.S.
Guard troops sent to site of Hawaii lava flow
The National Guard is deploying troops to a rural Hawaii town as lava makes a slow crawl toward a major road and threatens to further isolate the community that got its start during the lumber- and sugar-plantation heydey.
