Iran state TV: Tehran fires at Iraqi base housing US troops

   Iran state TV says Tehran has launched "tens" of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq's Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops over America's killing of a top Iranian general.

On short notice, US fast-response force departs for Mideast

Hundreds of U.S. soldiers deployed Saturday from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Kuwait to serve as reinforcements in the Middle East amid rising tensions following the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general.

Texas man who transforms leftover Christmas trees into canes for veterans receives 1,000 donations

A central Texas man was overwhelmed by the response after he put out a call asking his local community to donate their leftover Christmas trees to him instead of throwing them out so that he could turn them into canes for veterans in need.

Operation Holiday Express brings gifts to US troops in Syria

Coalition forces donned jolly red caps and delivered Christmas gifts to five U.S. military bases in eastern Syria as part of Operation Holiday Express.

Pentagon memo urges military members not to use DNA ancestry kits

The Pentagon issued an internal memo that urged military personal to avoid using consumer DNA kits due to safety concerns, according to a report from Yahoo News.

Trump signs bill giving military members largest pay increase in a decade

President Donald Trump signed off Friday on nearly $1.4 trillion in spending, including a measure that will give members of the military their largest pay increase in 10 years. 

Taliban claims attack that killed US soldier in Afghanistan

An American service member was killed in combat Monday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said, without providing further details, while the Taliban claimed they were behind a roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province that killed the U.S. soldier.

Minnesota National Guard soldier killed in helicopter crash laid to rest

Family, friends, and even strangers said goodbye Thursday to Sergeant Kort Plantenberg, one of three National Guard members killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash last week.

Funeral scheduled for National Guard serviceman killed in helicopter crash

The first of three funerals was announced Tuesday for the National Guard servicemen who lost their lives in a helicopter crash Thursday near Kimball, Minn.

Investigation underway near Kimball, Minnesota after National Guard helicopter crash

Officials say investigative teams from the U.S. Army were working Saturday to determine what caused a Minnesota National Guard helicopter to crash this week, killing the three crew members on board.

Minnesota veterans mark 78 years since Pearl Harbor attack

Saturday, the United States honored the thousands of military members and civilians that lost their lives in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Brigade hosts prayer group honoring soldiers killed in helicopter crash

The unit ministry teams of the 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade held a prayer group Friday honoring the three soldiers killed in a helicopter crash near St. Cloud, Minnesota.