By Associated Press and SAYED ZIARMAL HASHEMI, LOLITA C. BALDOR and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press
A U.S. official said the complex attack was believed to have been carried out by the Islamic State group. The IS affiliate in Afghanistan is far more radical than the Taliban, who recently took control of the country in a lightning blitz and condemned the attack.
Gray Television's Greta Van Susteren dedicated the latest episode of her weekly Sunday news show, Full Court Press, to the upcoming end of this war that’s claimed nearly 2500 American lives.
After decades in the Army, that included leading troops during the War in Iraq, a veteran in Columbus is now testing new technology that is helping to save hundreds of soldiers’ lives.
It was a tradition for 10 years, people or teams running or bicycling from Savannah to Columbus or vice versa, while raising money to help organizations, including local military veterans, but the hiatus for the event was extended thanks to COVID-19.
Testing their communication and war-fighting skills on Fort Benning, the Security Forces Assistance Brigade or 1st S-FAB is getting ready for a deployment later this year to South America, to help more foreign partners.
Before taking over as lead pastor of Christ Community Church in Columbus, Pastor Derrick Shields served 20 years in the army, wearing a variety of hats.
National Guardsmen and women are pitching in so that thousands of eligible Alabamians in rural communities will have a convenient opportunity to get their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
By day, U.S. Army veteran Tim Maggart is a health care worker, but in his spare time, he’s an award-winning singer-songwriter who puts out music about God and country.
Modeled after ABC reality show “Shark Tank,” soldiers on Fort Benning faced some sharks of their own for a contest on the army installation called the Maneuver Innovation Challenge.
Thousands of military veterans are getting vaccinated against the coronavirus, thanks to the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center opening its new clinic ahead of schedule in South Carolina.
At least 10 major army posts bear the names of Confederate military commanders, including Fort Benning. This will be changing under the National Defense Authorization Act.
The wife of a veteran and mom of an active duty soldier is doing her part behind the scenes in Columbus to help those who are deployed over the holidays.
These members of the 2nd battalion 1st SFAB, just back from deployment, filled theirs with non-perishable food items they collected or donated, to help the less fortunate.
After walking thousands of miles across America, the same small group of military veterans is on a new mission, which includes Alabama and Georgia, raising money and awareness for vet homelessness, suicides, and more.
Before and after the election, the military has been focused on their job of defending our country while also stepping in to help with the coronavirus pandemic, including a rollout of a future COVID-19 vaccine.
A top leader with the U.S. Army talked about solutions and responded to concerns over military housing while on Fort Benning recently, touring places where some local soldiers live.
While President Trump has been giving high honors to soldiers across the nation, the wife of Democratic nominee Joe Biden participated in an online roundtable with some Georgia veterans.
A World War II veteran in Columbus recently celebrated his 99th birthday, prompting a stranger to give him some important military memorabilia from his family.
Jeff Struecker, in telling his story of military and faith, said a defining moment on that journey happened in Mogadishu, a bloody battle portrayed in the movie “Black Hawk Down.”
