The U.S. military has spent $424 million so far in its military campaign against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
Pilot’s widow receives his Silver Star 70 years after heroic escape
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Air Force jet, crew lands in Pyongyang to pick up freed prisoner
An Air Force executive jet and aircrew from Joint Base Pearl-Harbor, Hickam, was tasked with landing in North Korea today and picking up an American prisoner who was released by the Pyongyang regime.
Airman pleads guilty to giving police officer a ‘wet Willy’
A former Kiester man accused of licking his fingers and poking a Mankato police officer in both ears has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor to avoid a felony charge.
S.C. party chairs back change in picking state military head
The chairmen of South Carolina’s Republican and Democratic parties are urging voters to support a proposed change to the way the state’s top military officer is selected.
Marine copter helps rescue lost Boy Scout boaters
The Marine Corps helped rescue a Boy Scout troop that got lost while canoeing on the Colorado River.
Survey: Militarytimes.com readers believe U.S. combat troops will return to Iraq
Most Militarytimes.com readers believe the U.S. will soon send ground combat troops to Iraq, despite President Obama’s repeated assurances to the contrary.
Anchorage School District bans military recruiters
The Anchorage School District has banned military recruiters from the district’s campuses.
Some stereotypes stick to vets, survey shows
All veterans aren’t homeless washouts. But Got Your Six officials worry that many Americans see them that way.
IS fighters seize airdropped weapons meant for Kurds
Islamic State group fighters seized at least one cache of weapons airdropped by U.S.-led coalition forces that were meant to suppy Kurdish militiamen battling the extremist group in a border town, activists said Tuesday.