Pentagon creates new military border zone in Arizona
The fourth national defense area created along the US-Mexico border will be an extension of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in the Sonora Desert.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Military border zone spurs charges against hundreds of migrants
Several hundred immigrants have been charged with unauthorized access to a newly designated militarized zone along the southern U.S. border.
Spec ops’ roles to deter Russia may shift more to conventional soldiers
Congress wants to ensure special operations forces are being used for appropriate missions.
By Kyle Rempfer
Baghdad’s Green Zone reopens to the public after 16 years
Baghdad’s Green Zone area, the heavily fortified strip on the west bank of the Tigris River, reopened to the public Tuesday after 16 years — a move meant to portray increased confidence in the country’s overall security situation after years of war.
Rocket attack hits near US Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone
A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital's heavily fortified Green Zone Sunday night, landing less than a mile from the sprawling U.S. Embassy, an Iraqi military spokesman said.
This is why Big Navy is getting bigger
More pay, more enlistment and retention bonuses, more chances to advance.
By Mark D. Faram
Op-Ed: Trump’s ‘failed leadership’ led to transgender ban
A Navy veteran sounds off on the Pentagon's transgender ban.
By Alaina Kupec, Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund
What’s next in Syria? Here are 10 takeaways.
The US and coalition forces feel a 'moral responsibility' to make sure the Syrian Democratic Forces, as well as other top priorities, are protected.
By Tara Copp, AP
Turkey’s Erdogan slams US over delays in Syria buffer zone
Turkey’s president heavily criticized the U.S. on Tuesday over delays in establishing a buffer zone in Syria, saying that if Washington won’t contribute to the effort, Ankara will do it alone.
Suspected Chinese fish poachers fled with Japanese inspectors still on boat
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the boarding occurred Nov. 5 in Japan's exclusive economic zone off Kagoshima and Japan complained about the "vicious" case via diplomatic channels.
President Trump, first lady make surprise Iraq visit
It is the president's first conflict zone trip since taking office.
By Tara Copp, AP
When Seabees weren’t building bases in Vietnam, they were fighting the enemy
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., includes 85 Seabees among its list of war dead—a tribute to their motto, “We build, we fight,” which is symbolized in their logo of a bee holding a wrench, hammer and machine gun.
By Tom Edwards, Vietnam Magazine