US retaliation strikes hit 85 targets in Iraq and Syria, 36 Houthi sites in Yemen

U.S. strikes hit 85 targets late Friday throughout Iraq and Syria where Iran-backed fighters are deployed. More were sent on Saturday to Houthi sites in Yemen. Here’s what’s known about the attacks.

US sends 2nd round of strikes on Saturday to Yemen’s Houthis

The United States sent a second wave of strikes Saturday, in operation with Britain, to 36 Houthi sites in Yemen after targeting dozens of sites Friday in Iraq and Syria.

Jordan drone attack: 3 Georgia soldiers killed in Tower 22 strike

Three American soldiers killed during a drone strike at a U.S. military base in Jordan have been identified as residents of Georgia.

Navy releases names of SEALs who died on mission to nab missiles being shipped to Yemen

Under the darkness of night, in the roiling high seas off the coast of Somalia, members of the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team 3 began to climb aboard an unflagged ship that was carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen.

Search for missing US Navy SEALs in Arabian Sea called off

A search for two U.S. Navy SEALs who went missing at sea off the coast of Somalia earlier this month has been called off, U.S. Central Command said Sunday.

3M issuing payments to veterans as part of $6 billion settlement over earplugs

More than $250 million in payments are expected to go to over 30,000 past and present U.S. service members as part of a previously announced settlement.

2 Navy SEALs go missing off coast of Somalia during nighttime boarding mission

The two U.S. Navy sailors who were reported missing after falling into the sea while conducting a nighttime boarding mission Thursday off the coast of Somalia have been identified as SEALs, according to the U.S. Central Command.

Lloyd Austin ordered Houthi strikes from hospital room, Pentagon says

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is now in his 13th day of hospitalization recovering from complications due to prostate cancer.

White House, Pentagon reviewing defense secretary's secretive hospital stay

The White House says the administration will review what rules or procedures weren’t followed when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not disclose his hospitalization for days.

Texas mother surprised by US Marine daughter's unannounced return for the holidays

A heartwarming holiday surprise unfolded at 407BBQ in Denton County, Texas, as Lydia Calderon, a hardworking mother, received an unexpected visit from her daughter, a US Marine.

Senate confirms top military brass after months-long blockade by GOP Sen. Tuberville

Tuberville was blocking nominations to protest Pentagon rules that allow travel reimbursement when a service member has to go out of state for an abortion or other reproductive care.

US, British warships shoot down 15 attack drones over Red Sea

The destroyer USS Carney "successfully engaged 14 unmanned aerial systems" launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the Pentagon said.