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Medevac team successfully gets premature baby from Kuwait to Germany
An airlift team quickly and successfully transported a premature baby from Kuwait to Germany for emergency medical care.
Pentagon indentifies airman killed in Kuwait vehicle accident, 2 others injured
Senior Airman Jason Khai Phan, 26, died in a non-combat vehicle accident in Kuwait.
By Howard Altman
US Air Force C-17 flies Kuwait emir, 91, to Minnesota after surgery at home
Kuwait's 91-year-old ruling emir landed on Thursday in the United States after being flown across the world in a U.S. Air Force C-17 flying hospital, and just days after undergoing an unspecified surgery at home.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Four injured as C-130H overruns runway at Iraq base
The service members’ injuries were not life-threatening, and they are being treated at the base’s medical facility.
Desert Storm memorial receives $10 million pledge from Kuwait
The memorial has a planned cost of about $40 million, and current law requires that 100 percent of funding be raised prior to initial groundbreaking, according to the National Desert Storm Memorial Association.
By Olivia Vermane
Deployed 82nd Airborne unit told to use these encrypted messaging apps on government cell phones
“Unfortunately, those apps are more secure than texting in the clear, which is more or less the alternative. Granted, if a hostile party has access to the handset, that encryption isn’t particularly helpful.”
Best pics of the week: Jan. 5, 2020
Rapid response forces head to the Middle East, Marines secure the embassy in Baghdad and more pics from the services in this week's Frontline Photos.
These maps can help you figure out your burn pit exposure risk
It can be tough to get treatment for burn pit exposure, but this project helps service members and veterans pinpoint the Pentagon documents that detail their risks.
Gabbard takes presidential campaign break for Army National Guard training
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is taking two weeks off from her 2020 Democratic presidential campaign to participate in Army National Guard training.
Soldier dies in Kuwait from non-combat incident
The West Virginia Army National Guard soldier died while serving in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
By Howard Altman
Iraq bans ‘Fortnite,' says video games are negatively influencing its youth
These damned kids and their video machines
By Jon Simkins