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Two weeks in Gaza, through one Israeli soldier's eyes

3:02pm December 27, 2023

A reservist serving in a logistics support role for his combat unit reflects on his first weeks stationed in Gaza. He's one of hundreds of thousands of reservists called up since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack.

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New York Army National Guard Sgt. William Henry Johnson, circa 1919.

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The U.S. Army renames a base in honor of Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black WWI hero

1:47pm June 14, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Louisiana's Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, the latest Army base to replace its Confederate name. It now honors a soldier who earned a Medal of Honor a century after the night that made him a hero.

Ukrainian infantry soldiers go through training exercises at a military camp outside Dnipro, Ukraine, on Oct. 24. Official "morale officers" watch over the soldiers, keeping them focused on the fight, addressing any problems quickly and not letting them fester inside, which can be dangerous on the battlefield.

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Exhausted Ukrainian soldiers fight mental fatigue as the war drags on

9:54am November 22, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

Commanders say Ukrainian forces' motivation and spirit are the most important weapons in the fight to protect their nation. They are turning to official "morale officers" and psychologists to help.

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Chris Goeke performs on the guitar as he prepared to graduate from West Point in 2008. He died two years later in fighting against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.

For A Journalist, The Cost Of War Seen Through A Soldier's Life Cut Short

9:00am September 11, 2021

by Jay Price

The end of the Afghan war has left lingering questions about the costs. More than 100,000 Afghans killed. More than 2,400 U.S. service members lost. This is the story of one of those lives.

A new report alleges members of the Australian Defence Force committed war crimes during operations in Afghanistan.

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Australian Special Forces Unlawfully Killed 39 In Afghanistan, New Report Says

10:37am November 19, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

The findings indicate that Australia's special forces soldiers unlawfully killed 39 Afghans nationals or noncombatants during operations from 2009 to 2013.

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Two Perspectives On The Pain And Preservation Of NC’s Confederate Monuments

1:58pm August 05, 2020

by David Ford

Gaston County signed off on a plan this week to relocate a century-old Confederate monument.

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Gen. Jim McConville, the Army chief of staff, visiting Fort Irwin in California's Mojave Desert. The Army is working to get back to large-scale training after a three-month hiatus due to concerns about the coronavirus.

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As America Socially Distances, The Army 'Tactically Disperses'

5:00am May 29, 2020

by Tom Bowman

The Army plans to resume large-scale combat training in the Mojave Desert in a few weeks, after a three-month hiatus. A recent simulation showed just how that will work with the coronavirus spread.

1st Lt. Shelby Koontz and Rumi meet after her overnight shift ends. They sit for a scratch session next to the dog house that the soldiers built for Rumi on base.

'Raccoon Dog' Wandered Onto Army Base In Syria And Helped Center Soldier

5:34am April 10, 2020

by Marisa Peñaloza

When Rumi wandered onto a military base in Syria, 1st Lt. Shelby Koontz took her in. She didn't want to abandon Rumi when her deployment ended, so Koontz used social media to find her a forever home.

Capt. Alex Quataert points out the areas the soldiers are visiting on the map.

U.S. Forces In Syria Tackle A More Complex — And Possibly Dangerous — Mission

4:59pm March 26, 2020

American soldiers are helping secure oil fields in northeast Syria — not only from ISIS extremists, but from Syria and Russia as well. It's a relatively new mission for these troops.

Service members and civilians walk through a store on Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska in 2017. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service, which oversees military retail facilities, recommended this week that stores show sports instead of news on their com

Military Stores Asked To Stop Showing 'Divisive' News On Their TVs

9:09pm April 10, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service initially recommended that facilities feature sports programming. An updated memo tells facilities to make adjustments based on "the news of the day."