Tag: Army

1st Lt. Weston Lee, 25, of Bluffton, Ga., a member of the 82nd Airborne Division, died while on patrol outside of Mosul, his division said in a statement Sunday. (Defense Department)

National Security

US Army paratrooper killed in Iraq identified by Pentagon

Daniel Chaitin · April 30, 2017 11:17 pm

The news comes one day after the Defense Department identified two Army Rangers who died fighting the Islamic State in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

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US servicemember killed in Mosul

Joel Gehrke · April 29, 2017 7:27 pm

The Democrats appeared to be ratcheting up pressure after a report that Green could withdraw as controversy balloons over his political views opposing gay marriage, transgender rights and teaching Islam in public schools. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

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Military professors call Trump Army secretary pick ‘serious threat’

Travis J. Tritten · April 28, 2017 9:00 pm

Sgt. Joshua P. Rodgers and Sgt. Cameron H. Thomas were part of an assault on an ISIS-Khorasan compound in Nangarhar province that was aimed at killing the head of the terrorist group in the country. (Defense Department)

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Soldiers deny friendly fire killed Rangers in Afghanistan, report says

Travis J. Tritten · April 28, 2017 8:28 pm

Sgt. Joshua P. Rodgers and Sgt. Cameron H. Thomas were part of an assault on an ISIS-Khorasan compound in Nangarhar province that was aimed at killing the head of the terrorist group in the country. (Defense Department)

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Pentagon investigating whether Army Rangers killed by friendly fire

Travis J. Tritten · April 28, 2017 4:31 pm

Both soldiers died Thursday during a firefight with ISIS in Nangarhar province. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

Pentagon names 2 Army Rangers killed in Afghanistan

Travis J. Tritten · April 28, 2017 3:00 pm

Chaffetz asked that the "appropriate entity" investigate the matter of whether Mike Flynn violated federal law by accepting payments from foreign government-controlled entities. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Jason Chaffetz asks Army for ‘final determination’ on Mike Flynn

Daniel Chaitin · April 27, 2017 5:27 pm

A group of 31 lawmakers is asking the Senate Armed Services Committee to reject the nomination of Tennessee state Sen. Mark Green. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, File)

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31 House Democrats urge Senate to reject Trump’s Army secretary pick due to ‘history of homophobia’

Travis J. Tritten · April 27, 2017 2:48 pm

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Trump Army nominee: Liberals ‘blatantly falsifying’ my past comments

Travis J. Tritten · April 25, 2017 8:31 pm

The transgender Olympian admitted she feels "disappointed" with President Trump "sometimes." (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Caitlyn Jenner is ‘really concerned’ with Trump’s pick for Army secretary

Anna Giaritelli · April 25, 2017 1:04 am

The video is about just over two minutes long, and was edited from hours of overhead surveillance by a U.S. drone flying over West Mosul in the March 29. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

National Security

US claims video shows ISIS putting civilians in line of fire

Jamie McIntyre · April 22, 2017 12:14 am

Mark Green is facing opposition from transgender and gay advocacy groups, and a Muslim rights group that has charged him with Islamophobia. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

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Trump Army nominee under fire for newly uncovered transgender comments

Travis J. Tritten · April 20, 2017 8:19 pm