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Soldiers from the First Illinois Infantry in Cuba in August, 1898. They are identified by last name only, from left, Irwin, Trebbin, Stizrud and Levine.

The Pentagon is rushing new aid - including armored vehicles and increased training - to bolster Ukrainian forces fighting Russian-backed separatists, the Defense Department announced Friday The gear includes armored personnel carriers, cargo and patrol vehicles, binoculars, night vision goggles and small patrol boats, said Eileen Lainez, a ... (more)

The Obama administration on Friday condemned violations of the internationally-brokered Gaza cease-fire by Palestinian militants and said the apparent abduction of an Israeli soldier was a "barbaric" action.

The Pentagon's press secretary, Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, said Friday that a private-chartered aircraft will be arriving at Dobbins Air Reserve Base with patients evacuated from Africa.

Millions of pounds of fines imposed on Lloyds Banking Group for manipulating lending rates will go to military good causes.

The lawmakers plan to stop at a U.S. Border Patrol station in South Texas and Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio during the trip, which was organized by Collins.

Britain could not have expected a "stronger, more committed, or more courageous" performance from its troops in Afghanistan, the head of the army has said.

The commanding general of the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss will become the new commander of Fort Hood and III Corps next month.

An Air National Guard member has died more than two months after authorities say he was pushed down a flight of stairs at a bar.

A World War I gas mask stolen from the Wyoming Capitol and missing for almost a century is on display in Cheyenne again after a South Dakota pawn shop donated it back to the state.

Virginia Beach is no generic beach town. It's the largest city in Virginia, which means there are plenty of things to do throughout the year for free.

Documentary filmmaker Daniel Krauss was reading a story in 2011 about U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan accused of killing unarmed civilians for sport the previous year, when it dawned on him that the news accounts were missing a key question.

While acknowledging the assault allegations are "shocking," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit dismissed as "patently deficient" the effort to win financial damages from senior officials in the military and Department of Defense.

One candidate called for sending National Guard troops and to build fences on the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas to stem the tide of immigrants, and forwarding the bill to President Barack Obama.

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's attorney tells ABC News that he expects his client will be interviewed next week by Maj.

The U.S. Air Force's top civilian and uniformed leaders said Wednesday the failure to prevent a teenager from stowing away aboard a military cargo plane, apparently while on an airfield in the West African nation of Mali, was a serious security lapse.

In this Aug. 6, 1945 file photo made available by the U.S. Army, the crew of the Enola Gay is debriefed in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands after returning from their atomic bombing mission over Hiroshima, Japan.

In this July 22, 2014 file photo former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, center, arrives at court with his wife, Terry, and others for his defamation lawsuit against "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle in St. Paul, Minn.

A statement from the Coast Guard says that of the 40 boating- or swimming-related deaths, 34 people were not wearing lifejackets.

Japan has been practicing storming beaches with the U.S. and other countries in Hawaii this month.