On this day in 2001, Operation Enduring Freedom kicked off the start of the war in Afghanistan. The war was aimed at trying ...

Polish special operations units have worked and fought alongside their US counterparts several times in the past. Polish Grom ...

A special forces soldier turned motivational speaker who led a civilian disaster response to Hurricane Helene last fall, ...

President Donald Trump's new Pentagon team has not yet signalled an imminent withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, raising expectations among U.S. officials and allies that Trump might ...

To be effective in unconventional warfare, Special Forces operators need to have excellent language and cultural skills.

In light of our new military emphasis on lethality and domestic security over global partnerships, perhaps we should pay ...

President Donald Trump has ordered nearly all American troops to withdraw from Somalia, U.S. officials said on Friday, part of a global pullback by the Republican president before he leaves office ...

Last night, without much fanfare, the federal government closed. Neither side showed urgency in averting the shutdown. In back-to-back Senate votes, each party blocked the other’s stopgap spending ...

Thousands of buildings at U.S. bases in Iraq and Afghanistan have such poorly installed wiring that American troops face life-threatening risks, a top inspector for the Army says. "It was horrible -- ...

In a nation founded on a revolt against tyranny, the notion of American troops being sent onto domestic streets has always ...

This essay is adapted from “Measuring Violence,” the first chapter of John Dower’s book, The Violent American Century: War and Terror Since World War Two.