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A MiG-21 fighter — a leftover monument from the Soviet era — is the centerpiece of the Aviators Neighborhood in Deveselu, Romania. Now the base has become a U.S. Navy facility that is part of NATO's anti-missile shield for Europe.

U.S. Enlarges Its Military Footprint In Eastern Europe, To Mixed Reviews

5:29pm May 18, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

In Poland and Romania, some are happy to have new U.S. bases in light of recent Russian moves. But others say the most likely result will be heightened tensions with Moscow.

Jessica Gray was widowed at age 26 when her husband, Staff Sgt. Yance Gray, was killed in Baghdad in 2007 while serving with the 82nd Airborne Division. He was also survived by a 5-month-old daughter, Ava Madison Gray. North Carolina, 2008.

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In 'Service,' A Celebrated Photographer Turns His Lens On U.S. Troops

12:41pm April 24, 2016

by Hannah Bloch

Platon, best known for his portraits of leaders and celebrities, focuses on U.S. troops and their loved ones in his new book, Service. "It's time to celebrate a new set of cultural heroes," he says.

Zabihuillah Niazi, a 25-year-old nurse, lost an eye and an arm when an American AC-130 gunship bombed the Medecins Sans Frontieres trauma center in Kunduz, Afghanistan, in October 2015, killing 42 people.

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For Afghan Victims, U.S. Bombing Is Followed By Anger, Confusion

12:25pm April 20, 2016

by Philip Reeves

President Obama apologized for the attack on a hospital. But six months after the bombing, victims say they're facing a complicated bureaucratic process over compensation.

A scientist examines mosquitoes at the lab.

Volunteers Who Say 'Bite Me' Are Helping To Win The War Vs. Mosquitoes

5:31pm April 09, 2016

by Greg Myre

Mosquitoes inflict more death and spread more illness than any animal. The Zika virus is just the latest example. But now humanity is finally getting the upper hand.

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter (left) and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, speak at the Pentagon on Friday. They announced that U.S. forces killed a senior Islamic State leader in an airstrike.

Pentagon's Evolving Strategy: Treat The Islamic State Like A State

2:30pm March 26, 2016

by Philip Ewing

The U.S. government objects to calling ISIS a state. But the military bombs the trappings of statehood: oil facilities, financial resources and "cabinet ministers."

NATO Investigators Deem Reports Of Civilian Casualties In Kunduz 'Credible'

2:49pm October 24, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Gen. John Campbell also appointed an Army general to investigate the U.S. airstrike against a Doctors Without Borders hospital. The organization is asking for an independent investigation.

U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan walk away from a helicopter at Forward Operating Base Connelly in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Aug. 13. The U.S. formally ended combat operations in Afghanistan at the end of last year. But nearly 10,000 American troop

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Hey, Wasn't The U.S. Supposed To Stop Fighting In Afghanistan?

4:38pm October 07, 2015

by Greg Myre

The U.S. airstrike on a hospital has shown the military is still deeply involved in Afghanistan's war. The U.S. has flown more than 3,300 sorties and fired on the enemy more than 600 times this year.

On May 21, an Afghan child is treated at a Doctors Without Borders hospital in the northern city of Kunduz, after being injured in a fight between the Taliban and Afghan security forces.

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Kunduz Airstrike Reportedly Kills 19 At Doctors Without Borders Hospital

10:10am October 04, 2015

A trauma center in northern Afghanistan run by the international aid group was apparently hit by a U.S. airstrike early Saturday.

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl faced a preliminary hearing in San Antonio last week. He faces a possible court-martial for walking off his base in Afghanistan in 2009. An Army investigation produced a wealth of new information on his motivations. The major general wh

The Very Strange Case Of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl

2:41pm September 24, 2015

by Wade Goodwyn

The Army's investigation produced a wealth of new information on why Bergdahl walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009. The major general who led the inquiry recommended against a prison sentence.

The Pentagon's only maximum security prison, at the U.S. Army's Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, is one of the facilities being considered for placement of Guantanamo prisoners deemed too dangerous to release.

Kansas, South Carolina Take NIMBY Stance On Guantanamo Prisoners

7:45pm August 31, 2015

by David Welna

President Obama's plan to close Guantanamo lacks a crucial element: a U.S. prison to hold captives too dangerous to release. The Pentagon is considering military prisons in Kansas and South Carolina.

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