It was a deceptively tense moment. The corpsmen — or docs, as they’re widely called — were quietly shadowed by supervisors ...

A new book by former Derry journalist and military historian, Derek Plews, tells the story of a bloody Afghan siege.

A new book is shedding light on one of the most intense battles faced by British soldiers in Afghanistan. Shamrocks Among the Poppies, written by Buckinghamshire-based author and retired army officer ...

Buckinghamshire-based author, retired army officer and journalist, Lt Col Derek Plews, has just published his second military history book. Shamrocks Among the Poppies is a harrowing account of the ...

William Sutton remembers how angry he became after watching the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on TV in his school classroom when he was 11. “I was pissed,” Sutton said. “I was mad.” A few years later, he ...

Internet services in Afghanistan came back online Wednesday, restoring vital communication and web connectivity for residents two days after the Taliban government blocked web access nationally ...

Afghanistan is in the midst of a communications blackout, just weeks after Taliban authorities began severing fiber optic connections in multiple provinces, in what appears to be the Islamist regime's ...

SANGIN, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Marines who recently inherited this lush river valley in southern Helmand province from British forces have tossed aside their predecessor's playbook in favor of a more ...

Three men in my life have died for me. Marine Cpl. Jordan Stanton died in 2011 when he went on a patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan — a patrol I should have rightfully been on. Jesus died when He took my ...

A young Sean O’Connor had been talking about joining the armed forces. When he decided on the U.S. Marine Corps, he told his father. “I was pretty shocked and pretty damn proud of him all at the same ...

People lined suburban streets and gathered in parks and cemeteries Monday for solemn remembrances of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Memorial Day was marked by dozens of parades, ceremonies and ...

On October 14, 2010, Ronin 3 platoon got the lethal taste of war - ambushed by Taliban fire while on their first patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan. It was the marker of what every day would be like for ...