U.S. military

US military reports a series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria

The U.S. military says the strikes were carried out in retaliation of the December ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter.

The U.K. hands Chagos Islands over to Mauritius but says it will secure a U.S. base

The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia.

Supreme Court upholds Trump’s ban on transgender military members while appeals continue

The justices blocked a lower court order that temporarily halted the ban's enforcement.

The only female unit to serve overseas in WWII gets a congressional medal 80 years on

The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for decades. Just two of the 855 women are believed to be alive for the ceremony.