The Marine Corps has fielded hundreds of new M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles to units on both coasts, and will receive thousands more from the weapon’s maker this year. Iraq news Military News Military Breaking News Military Family News Veterans News

When Lanny Soudelier stepped off the plane in Oakland, Calif., in 1972 wearing his khaki Army uniform, he wasn’t greeted by flag-waving supporters welcoming him home from a war half a world away. Iraq news Military News Military Breaking News Military Family News Veterans News

KABUL, Afghanistan — Five top Taliban leaders held by the U.S. in the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, told a visiting Afghan delegation they agree to a proposed transfer to the tiny Gulf state of Qatar, Afghan officials said Saturday. Iraq news Military News Military Breaking News Military Family News Veterans News

WASHINGTON — Top U.S. officials all the way up to President Obama are predicting the Syrian regime’s days are numbered, but recent U.S. intelligence reports suggest that the Syrian leader commands a formidable army that is unlikely to turn on him, an inner circle that has stayed loyal and a Syrian elite that still supports [...]

KALPANI BASE, Pakistan — The wind was howling and the snow outside their bullet-pocked bunker lay knee-deep as the men of the 20th Lancer armored regiment bedded down for the night, nearly 8,000 feet up a mountain on one of the world’s most inhospitable borders. Iraq news Military News Military Breaking News Military Family News [...]

In the movie “The Empire Strikes Back,” Luke Skywalker’s hand is severed in a battle with Darth Vader and replaced by a futuristic prosthetic. Now science fiction is becoming science fact as the Defense Department funds the development of the “Luke Arm,” which may replace limbs that veterans have lost in battle. Iraq news Military [...]

The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) departed Norfolk Naval Station March 11 on the ship’s 22nd and final deployment.

The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) departed Norfolk Naval Station March 11 on the ship’s 22nd and final deployment.

Off-duty accidents and illnesses were among the leading causes of death for Sailors in calendar year 2011, said a Navy official March 9.

Off-duty accidents and illnesses were among the leading causes of death for Sailors in calendar year 2011, said a Navy official March 9.