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U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has a new leader
The combatant command oversees more than 380,000 U.S troops and civilians and is at the center of American efforts to counter China's military ascent.
More vets could be headed to DOD medical sites to get VA health care
Leaders from the two departments are discussing allowing VA staff to move into unused space at more than a dozen military hospitals.
Most casualties from recent attacks in Middle East are brain injuries
Troops have been attacked 170 times since October.
40 militants killed in strikes on Iraq and Syria, Pentagon says
The U.S. struck more than 85 Iran-backed targets on Feb. 2 in retaliation for the deaths of three American soldiers in January.
After Jordan attack, Pentagon weighs options to bolster base security
U.S. troops will likely be staying put at Tower 22 and other remote outposts in Iraq, Syria and Jordan, according to the Pentagon.
US takes out explosive-laden Houthi surface drones
The Defense Department said the drones were taken out in self-defense.
By Sarah Sicard
Marine Corps receives its first science and tech lab designation
The Army, Navy and Air Force have had such laboratories for years.
By Todd South
National Guardsmen were the majority of troops hurt in Jordan attack
The drone attack on Sunday killed three reserve soldiers and injured dozens.
Islamic Resistance in Iraq blamed for fatal drone attack on US troops
Sunday's drone attack on the Tower 22 base in Jordan killed three U.S. soldiers.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press