Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press


  • On front lines, US commanders want more trainers for Afghans
    On front lines, US commanders want more trainers for Afghans

    Deep in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, on the front lines against Taliban and Islamic State fighters, U.S. military commanders say they need more forces to better train Afghan soldiers to combat the escalating threat. They’re hoping President Donald Trump heeds their calls when he outlines his new war strategy.

  • US helping clear ‘historic’ amount of explosives in Mosul
    US helping clear ‘historic’ amount of explosives in Mosul

    The wires protruding from the small, misshapen stuffed animal revealed the deadly booby-trap tucked inside.

  • Marines eye plan to put women in West Coast combat training
    Marines eye plan to put women in West Coast combat training

    The U.S. Marine Corps for the first time is eyeing a plan to let women attend what has been male-only combat training in Southern California, as officials work to quash recurring problems with sexism and other bad behavior among Marines, according to Marine Corps officials.

  • Military scrambles for transgender policy after Trump tweets
    Military scrambles for transgender policy after Trump tweets

    President Donald Trump’s tweets declaring transgender people unwelcome in the armed forces have plunged the Pentagon into a legal and moral quagmire, sparking a flurry of meetings to devise a new policy that could lead to hundreds of service members being discharged.

  • On front lines, US commanders want more trainers for Afghans
    On front lines, US commanders want more trainers for Afghans

    Deep in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, on the front lines against Taliban and Islamic State fighters, U.S. military commanders say they need more forces to better train Afghan soldiers to combat the escalating threat. They’re hoping President Donald Trump heeds their calls when he outlines his new war strategy.

  • US helping clear ‘historic’ amount of explosives in Mosul
    US helping clear ‘historic’ amount of explosives in Mosul

    The wires protruding from the small, misshapen stuffed animal revealed the deadly booby-trap tucked inside.

  • Marines eye plan to put women in West Coast combat training
    Marines eye plan to put women in West Coast combat training

    The U.S. Marine Corps for the first time is eyeing a plan to let women attend what has been male-only combat training in Southern California, as officials work to quash recurring problems with sexism and other bad behavior among Marines, according to Marine Corps officials.

  • Military scrambles for transgender policy after Trump tweets
    Military scrambles for transgender policy after Trump tweets

    President Donald Trump’s tweets declaring transgender people unwelcome in the armed forces have plunged the Pentagon into a legal and moral quagmire, sparking a flurry of meetings to devise a new policy that could lead to hundreds of service members being discharged.

  • On front lines, US commanders want more trainers for Afghans
    On front lines, US commanders want more trainers for Afghans

    Deep in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, on the front lines against Taliban and Islamic State fighters, U.S. military commanders say they need more forces to better train Afghan soldiers to combat the escalating threat. They’re hoping President Donald Trump heeds their calls when he outlines his new war strategy.

  • US helping clear ‘historic’ amount of explosives in Mosul
    US helping clear ‘historic’ amount of explosives in Mosul

    The wires protruding from the small, misshapen stuffed animal revealed the deadly booby-trap tucked inside.

  • Marines eye plan to put women in West Coast combat training
    Marines eye plan to put women in West Coast combat training

    The U.S. Marine Corps for the first time is eyeing a plan to let women attend what has been male-only combat training in Southern California, as officials work to quash recurring problems with sexism and other bad behavior among Marines, according to Marine Corps officials.

  • Military scrambles for transgender policy after Trump tweets
    Military scrambles for transgender policy after Trump tweets

    President Donald Trump’s tweets declaring transgender people unwelcome in the armed forces have plunged the Pentagon into a legal and moral quagmire, sparking a flurry of meetings to devise a new policy that could lead to hundreds of service members being discharged.