US Army

US Army Chief of Staff asked to step down by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Hegseth, a former Fox News host, has moved quickly to reshape the department, firing top generals and admirals as he seeks to implement Trump's national security agenda.

GENERAL RANDY George, Chief of Staff of the US Army speaks during a ceremony honoring prisoners of war, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC US, September 19, 2025.
 Aish Hatorah World Center opposite the Kotel in Jerusalem.

Aish backs Israel and US forces protecting peace, freedom - opinion

An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress takes off in support of Operation Epic Fury during the Iran war at an undisclosed location, March 22, 2026.

US using anti-tank land mines in Iran's Shiraz to neutralize ballistic missile launchers - report

Fort Sill in Oklahoma, seen 2021. The writer was chaplain there from 1965 to 1967

The Fort Sill Haggadah: A US Army chaplain’s mission to create a Seder for hundreds


Houthis fire missiles at two ships in the Red Sea, one sustains minor damage

No injuries were reported; the ship performed evasive maneuvers and continued its journey.

 A Tribesman loyal to the Houthis mans a machine gun mounted on a pick-up truck during a military parade for new tribal recruits amid escalating tensions with the U.S.-led coalition in the Red Sea, in Bani Hushaish, Yemen January 22, 2024.

US-backed Kurdish forces says six fighters killed in drone strike on US base

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq - an umbrella group of several Iran-backed Iraqi armed groups - on Monday claimed responsibility for the attack.

 A US soldier oversees members of the Syrian Democratic Forces as they demolish a YPG fortification and raise a Tal Abyad Military Council flag over the outpost as part of the security mechanism zone agreement, in Syria September 21, 2019.

Who killed the three US soldiers at Tower 22? - opinion

BEHIND THE LINES: But who exactly carried out this attack? Who is targeting US forces in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan? 

 HEZBOLLAH FIGHTERS, with posters of Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei, are photographed by the author at the Badr group headquarters in Baghdad in 2015.

US approves strikes against Iranian targets in Iraq, Syria - CBS

US officials have weighed how to punish Iran-backed militias without triggering a wider war.

US soldier guarding US army base in Iraq.

Biden administration keeping Iran retaliation plans close days after fatal attack

More than 40 US service members reported injuries in Sunday's attack by Iranian proxy groups that left 3 US soldiers killed.

 El presidente de EEUU, Joe Biden, pronuncia un discurso en el Statuary Hall del Capitolio de EEUU durante una ceremonia en el primer aniversario del ataque del 6 de enero de 2021 contra el Capitolio de EEUU por parte de partidarios del expresidente Donald Trump en Washington, D.C., EEUU, 6 de enero

Does Iran expect US retaliation for drone killing in Jordan? - analysis

Iran’s calculations are based on years in which Iran has carried out attacks around the region and has never faced any retaliation.

 Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting at the IRGC Aerospace Force achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran November 19, 2023

The drone wars of Iran’s militias are becoming more deadly - analysis

Iran is seeking to improve the capabilities of its drones. It has now had almost ten years to use them throughout the region.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visits a new drone called "Mohajer 10" with a range of 2000 km, in Tehran, Iran, August 22, 2023

Jordan in spotlight over killing of US service members - analysis

The US role in Jordan and Syria has an essential role to play in maintaining the regional stability that Iran is trying to erode.

 Jordanian and American soldiers are seen during a military exercise during the visit of Jordan's King Abdullah and then-US Vice President Joe Biden at Zarqa, northeast of Amman, Jordan, March 10, 2016.

Three US service members killed in Iran-backed drone attack in Jordan

This is the first time that US troops have been killed by enemy fire in the Middle East since the beginning of the war in Gaza.

 A drone is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on August 25, 2022.

Israel has eliminated 20% to 30% of Hamas’s fighters - WSJ

Prior to the war, Hamas's strength lay at around 30,000 fighters. Last week, the IDF reported that 9,000 of this total had been killed.

 An IDF Paratroopers Brigade soldier operates in the Gaza Strip, earlier this month.