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Fort Bliss identifies soldier killed in blast

EL PASO, Texas -- Military officials have identified the third Fort Bliss soldier killed recently in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device.

Suspected US drone kills 2 in Yemen

Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center of the country.

Top Libyan official: Benghazi explosion accident

Awd el-Buraasi told reporters in Tripoli Sunday that military officials do not believe that the blast in a busy area of Benghazi was planned.

4 soldiers, 3 from Fort Bliss, die in Afghanistan

EL PASO, Texas -- Military officials say three Fort Bliss soldiers and one from Fort Stewart in Georgia were killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device.

3 soldiers, 2 from Fort Bliss, die in Afghanistan

EL PASO, Texas -- Military officials say two Fort Bliss soldiers and one from Fort Stewart in Georgia were killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device.

DOD poised to trim furlough days, add exemptions

The Defense Department is poised to trim the number of civilian furlough days from 14 to 11 or fewer as it tries to find ways to deal with mandatory spending cuts, and is likely to let the...

US forces in Europe on alert due to Libya unrest

A senior U.S. military official says Marines and other American forces in Europe have been placed on a heightened state of alert in response to a deteriorating security situation in the Libyan...

5 Fort Bliss soldiers die in Afghan blast

EL PASO, Texas -- Military officials say five Fort Bliss soldiers have died in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan.

U.S. creates teams to defend against cyberattacks

The Defense Department is establishing a series of cyber teams charged with carrying out offensive operations to combat the threat of an electronic assault on the United States that could cause...

Philippines to continue UN help despite abductions

Philippine military officials say their country remains committed to deploying troops in U.N. peacekeeping hotspots despite the brief hostage-taking of 21 Filipino soldiers, who were welcomed back...

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1 SEAL dead, 7 sailors hurt in training accident

Military officials say a Humvee carrying six Navy SEALs and two other sailors overturned during...

Ambassador Stevens twice said no to military offers of more security, U.S....

In the month before attackers stormed U.S. facilities in Benghazi and killed four Americans, U.S...

Bills to target military justice system over sex abuses

Embarrassed military officials say they are working to stop the abuse; a Pentagon survey...