U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson, one of four American soldiers who were killed Oct. 4 in Niger when ambushed by Islamic extremists, was not captured or executed at close range, two senior U.S. defense officials confirmed to Fox News on Sunday.
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{FD} Law of the Jungle: US soldiers learning new skills for new threats
They are scenes reminiscent of the Vietnam War and the Pacific Theater during World War II: U.S. soldiers, caked with mud and dripping wet from monsoon rains, quietly traversing thick jungle brush.
{FD} New York man accused of fabricating decorated Green Beret military career
A New York man fabricated his decorated military career, with claims of being a Green Beret, receiving medals for courage under fire and serving for 25 years all being exposed as lies, according to military documents.
{FD} American army commander says US committed to NATO, Europe
The outgoing U.S. Army Europe commander says America’s continued commitment to European security in the face of Russian aggression is in Washington’s interest.
{FD} Charles Jenkins, Ex-US Army soldier who defected to North Korea, dead at 77
Charles Jenkins, a former U.S. Army soldier who deserted to North Korea at the height of the Cold War, died Monday. He was 77.
{FD} West Point cadet who said star quarterback raped her drops out
Madeline Lewis, a former West Point cadet, said she dropped out after receiving a lackluster response from the school when she accused the star quarterback of a sexual assault.
{FD} Pentagon: About 2,000 US troops in Syria
The Pentagon says there are about 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria.
{FD} Army now forgiving of past marijuana use to attract recruits
Smoked pot? Want to go to war?
{FD} Smoked pot and want to enlist? Army issuing more waivers
Smoked pot? Want to go to war?
{FD} Veteran’s son seeking to return father’s portraits of other WWII soldiers
The son of a World War II veteran is on a mission to identify 15 soldiers who his father drew portraits of more than 70 years ago.
{FD} APNewsBreak: Army probes criticism of Green Beret training
The Army says it’s investigating an anonymous email that accused service leaders of “moral cowardice” for ditching training standards and allowing undeserving soldiers to become elite Green Berets.
{FD} US troops get freeze-dried plasma for battlefield bloodshed
All of the U.S. military’s special operations fighters now being sent to war zones have freeze-dried blood plasma, a crucial addition to first-aid kits that can prevent badly wounded troops from bleeding to death on the battlefield.
{FD} Paratrooper dies inside barracks at Fort Bragg, Army says
A United States paratrooper was found dead in his barracks at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on Saturday evening, the Army said.
{FD} Remains of pilot shot down in WWII coming home for burial
The Pentagon says the remains of an American pilot shot down in Europe during World War II are being returned to his New York family for burial 73 years after he died.
{FD} Women get chance to ‘one-up’ the men in mixed infantry units
The young Army infantry recruits lined up in full combat gear, guns at the ready.
{FD} US troops killed in plane crashes skyrockets in 2017
Even before the Navy cargo plane crash Wednesday, the number of US troops killed in plane crashes had skyrocketed in the past year along with the total number of crashes overall compared to this point a year ago, a Fox News investigation has uncovered.
{FD} US, Chinese soldiers find common ground in disaster drills
Military units from two seemingly unlikely partners have carried out a joint response to a natural disaster on a base along the Oregon coast.
{FD} Military members reassigned after having inappropriate contact during Trump’s Asia trip
Three military members working for the White House have been reassigned after having alleged inappropriate contact with foreign women during President Trump’s recent trip to Asia, a senior U.S. defense official has confirmed to Fox News.
{FD} Additional remains of US soldier Johnson found in Niger
The Pentagon says it has recovered additional remains of Army Sgt.
{FD} Servicemen killed in WWII to finally be buried in California
Two U.S. servicemen whose remains were identified more than six decades after they were killed overseas during World War II will finally get funerals in their California hometowns.