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US President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
June 9, 2026, 10:49 am
US Army helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz; Trump says two pilots ‘fine’
US president says Washington to issue report on incident later in the day; cause of crash as yet unclear
By Agencies
Illustrative: US Soldiers prepare to launch a stinger missile during African Lion 26 at Cap Draa, Tan-Tan, Morocco, May 1, 2026. (US Army photo )
May 10, 2026, 11:57 pm
US says body of soldier found after two went missing during exercise in Morocco
Remains of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. found by Moroccan troops in Atlantic Ocean after he and another soldier fell off cliff during hike; teams still looking for 2nd soldier
By AKRAM OUBACHIR
The Polymarket prediction market website is displayed on a computer screen, January 11, 2026, in New York. (AP/Wyatte Grantham-Philips)
April 24, 2026, 9:36 am
US soldier allegedly used classified intel to win $400K Polymarket bet on Maduro raid
Master sergeant, 38, was part of operation to capture Venezuelan leader; prosecutors say de facto leak ahead of mission ‘endangered national security’
By Hallie Golden, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George review troops during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, September 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
April 3, 2026, 4:33 am
Hegseth fires US Army chief of staff, shaking up Pentagon amid Iran war
No official reason given for Randy George’s removal amid US military buildup in Mideast, as defense secretary rapidly reshapes Pentagon leadership; report suggests FBI chief may be next
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart
The US Army conducts an air assault demonstration in Carentan-Les-Marais in Normandy, France, June 2, 2024, ahead of D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)
April 1, 2026, 11:00 am
As US weighs putting troops in Iran, realities on ground keep Israeli boots closer to home
Some Americans question bearing the burden of war, but experts say Jerusalem’s role in setting the stage for US troops on Iranian soil has been pivotal, even if soldiers aren’t deploying there as well
By Stav Levaton
Illustrative: In this February 20, 2020, file pool photo, a member of the US Air Force stands near a Patriot missile battery at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via AP)
March 28, 2026, 8:29 am
12 US troops wounded, 2 seriously, in Iranian attack on Saudi base — report
Several aerial refueling planes said damaged; ballistic missile and drones used in attack; 300 American soldiers injured since start of war, vast majority of casualties described as minor
By AFP
Information Systems Technician 1st Class Christopher Smith recites Passover liturgy during a seder aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maggie Keith/Released)
March 7, 2026, 4:40 pm
‘Spiritually isolated’: Jews in the US military fight for their religious rights
With 15,000 Jewish Americans in uniform, religious accommodation remains uneven across the ranks and many have difficulty accessing kosher meals and observing Shabbat or holidays
By Zev Stub
An American fighter pilot is seen in a video posted to social media after being shot down over Kuwait on March 2, 2026, amid the war with Iran. (Screenshots/X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 3, 2026, 9:55 am
Kuwaitis seen helping US fighter pilot after plane shot down
After three American F-15s spiraled earthward over Kuwait in friendly-fire incidents, footage shows man asking downed pilot if she is okay, saying: ‘Thank you for helping us’
By ToI Staff
US Army honor guard members begin to settle the casket of Morton Sher into a grave at a cemetery in Greenville, South Carolina, Dec. 14, 2025. (Air Force Senior Airman Savannah Carpenter/US Department of War)
December 25, 2025, 9:34 pm
82 years after his death in China, Jewish WWII pilot returned to US for burial
DNA testing helped identify the body of Lt. Morton Sher, a member of the Flying Tigers, killed in action in 1943 during a combat mission over China
By Zev Stub
Visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with US troops at the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat on October 24, 2025 (Marco Rubio via X)
October 28, 2025, 6:05 am
US troops in Kiryat Gat overseeing Gaza truce turn sleepy city into unexpected hotspot
Food delivery services working around the clock to accommodate new foreign guests as online chatter picks up about whether romances might bloom between American soldiers and locals
By Deborah Danan
People walk past tents sheltering displaced Gazans near the Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani mosque at the Qatari-built Hamad City residential complex in northwestern Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 6, 2025. (Omar Al-Qattaa/ AFP)
October 8, 2025, 11:04 am
US sailor’s mom said evacuated from Gaza with help from Trump administration, Israel
Ahlam Firwana, whose son serves in US Navy, reportedly leaves the territory thanks to the intervention of US officials, veterans and a pause in IDF strikes
By ToI Staff
Mourners carry the coffin of a Hezbollah fighter, killed fighting Israeli troops, during his funeral procession, in Maarakeh village, southern Lebanon, November 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
January 3, 2025, 1:38 pm
Former American soldier indicted over plan to ‘join Hezbollah, kill Jews’
Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, traveled to Lebanon and Syria in 2024 trying to join terror group
By Agencies
US President Joe Biden, right, stands as an Army carry team moves the transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Georgia, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, February 2, 2024, after Sanders was killed in a drone attack in Jordan. (Matt Rourke/AP)
December 17, 2024, 7:56 am
Two charged over Iran-backed drone strike that killed 3 US troops in Jordan
One defendant is an Iranian-American citizen; pair accused of conspiring to export sensitive technology to Iran used in fatal attack on outpost near Iraqi border
By Steve LeBlanc, Eric Tucker and TARA COPP
Israelis call for the release of hostages held captive by the Hamas terror group in Gaza, during a protest outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 4, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 5, 2024, 10:17 pm
Netanyahu offering hostages’ captors millions of dollars, safe passage from Gaza
Vast majority of Jabalia residents evacuated amid IDF push in Strip’s north; Khan Younis desalination plant hooked up to Israeli grid; US soldier dies months after injury in Gaza pier op
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman, Jeremy Sharon, Jacob Magid and Agencies
This handout photo from the US Navy shows the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn sailing alongside the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on September 11, 2024, at an undisclosed location at sea in the Middle East. (US Navy via AP)
October 4, 2024, 5:47 am
US augments military presence in Mideast with more fighter jets, other aircraft
Latest deployments, including the hard-to-detect F-22 warplanes, bring the number of American troops in the region to as many as 43,000
By AP and ToI Staff
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