US withdrew forces from Nigeria after operation against ISIS, AFRICOM chief says
AFRICOM Commander Gen. Dagvin Anderson described May’s joint U.S.-Nigerian as a model for future security cooperation in Africa.
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Army contractor swindles over $1 million ... in MREs
Joseph Lavar Davis, 47, was convicted of stealing over 1.1 million dollars worth of the military’s pre-packaged Meals-Ready-to-Eat, or MREs, in Texas.
By Eve Sampson
New Mexico governor pulls National Guard troops from border
The governor of New Mexico ordered the withdrawal of the majority of the state’s National Guard troops from the U.S. border with Mexico on Tuesday, in a move that challenges President Trump’s description of a security crisis.
US, South Korea reach cost sharing agreement on troop presence
The previous agreement had expired in December; Trump had pushed for additional cost sharing.
By Tara Copp, AP
Trump reaffirms leaving Syria, but wants troops in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’
President Donald Trump reaffirmed his intention to withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, while adding that they will be shifted to Iraq, during an interview this weekend.
By Kyle Rempfer
Military intervention in Venezuela is ‘an option,' Trump says, as Russia warns against ‘meddling’
A U.S. military intervention in Venezuela is still on the table, President Donald Trump said Sunday.
By Kyle Rempfer
Pentagon sending another 3,750 troops to US-Mexico border
The Pentagon says it will send 3,750 more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to put up another 150 miles of concertina wire and provide other support for Customs and Border Protection.
Syrian Kurds say US seeking deal to prevent a Turkish attack after withdrawal
The United States is seeking to broker an agreement between Syrian Kurdish forces and Turkey to prevent them from going to war in northeastern Syria once American forces withdraw, a senior Kurdish official said.
75th Fighter Squadron and its A-10s return to Moody after six-month deployment
About 240 airmen with the 75th Fighter Squadron, which flies A-10C Warthogs, began returning home to Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Georgia, late Thursday after a six-month deployment in support of Operations Spartan Shield and Inherent Resolve.
By Kent Miller