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Brain disease affecting pro football players appears to be rare in the military, study suggests

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, linked to contact sports like football and boxing, is "uncommon" in the brains of deceased service members, according to a new study.

By Karen Jowers

23 months ago

The 96th Test Wing recently concluded a GBU-72 test series that featured the first ever load, flight and release of the 5,000-pound weapon. (Air Force)

The Air Force is testing a new bunker-busting bomb that could counter North Korea and Iran

Research on the 5,000-pound weapon began in 2017.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 years ago

US contractor told Lebanese port official of chemicals risk

A U.S. Army contractor advising the Lebanese navy told port officials of the unsafe storage of ammonium nitrate in 2015 or 2016.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Soldiers killed by bomb blast in Afghanistan identified

The Pentagon has identified two U.S. soldiers killed in Kandahar province on Saturday.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

Could mild brain injuries be affecting good order and discipline? The Pentagon wants to find out.

The Pentagon is studying how blast exposure affects service members' health.

By Meghann Myers

4 years ago

5 Italian troops wounded by roadside explosion in Iraq

A roadside blast wounded five Italian military members Sunday in northern Iraq as they returned from a mission aimed at helping Iraqi troops combat the Islamic State group, Italian military officials said.

4 years ago