A Pentagon spokesman described the mission of the infantry battalions as temporary and narrow. Security conditions in Kabul have deteriorated rapidly.
Author: Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY
First Guantanamo Bay detainee released under Biden administration
The military transferred Abdul Latif Nasir from Guantanamo Bay to Morocco as Biden renewed the process of former Presidents Bush and Obama.
U.S. military airstrikes target militias backed by Iran in Syria, Iraq
The U.S. military launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias at three locations in Syria and Iraq, the Pentagon announced Sunday evening.
After coming out, a soldier was allegedly raped by another military member and died by suicide. Her family says it’s a hate crime
Uniform Code of Military Justice does not include hate crimes, but a 21-year-old soldier’s family says she was assaulted because she was a lesbian.
US bombs Syria facilities used by Iran-backed militia; first airstrikes under Biden
U.S. airstrikes targeted “Shia militants that conducted the strikes,” referring to a Feb. 15 rocket attack in Iraq that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member.
At least 25 people under investigation for terrorism in connection with Capitol riot
Those under investigation are suspected of taking part in the riot that shut down Congress as it formalized Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory.
Politics updates: GOP attorneys general group sent robocall promoting ‘stop the steal’ march to Capitol
Several Republican attorneys general have condemned the call, saying it was sent out without their knowledge.
Trump courts ‘bloodshed, riots’ with inflammatory rhetoric, former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says
Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned of possible “bloodshed and riots” amid President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the election.
West Point cheating scandal involved mostly athletes, including football players on Liberty Bowl team
West Point football players are involved in the academy’s worst cheating scandal in more than 40 years. Army plays in the Liberty Bowl Thursday.
West Point catches more than 70 cadets cheating, worst academic scandal in nearly 50 years
A law professor at West Point called the scandal a national security issue. West Point cadets become senior Army leaders the nation depends on.