WASHINGTON -- It was chaos during the early morning assault last year on a remote U.S. outpost in Afghanistan and Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips' M4 carbine had quit firing as militant forces surrounded ...

The soldiers with the 3rd platoon launched a warning flare, called a "red star cluster," to identify themselves. For a moment, according to a U.S. military summary of the incident, the firing stopped; ...

WASHINGTON – In the chaos of an early morning assault on a remote U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips' M4 carbine quit firing as militant forces surrounded the base. The ...

STEWARTVILLE, Minn. - A 23-year-old Stewartville soldier was killed in a firefight in Afghanistan shortly after he called Minnesota to wish his little brother a happy birthday, his mother said Monday.

Parents hear son in the middle of Afghan firefight during accidental call. May 7, 2008— -- Soldier Stephen Phillips says he's embarrassed and feels bad that his cell phone accidentally dialed his ...

With American troops mostly focused on training Afghan soldiers, the hospital on the sprawling Bagram Airfield doesn't have many combat trauma cases anymore. In fact, it just has one. A 6-year-old ...

He's safe, and so are the soldiers he's with. But our buddy David Axe has found himself in the middle of an firefight. Again. Here's a snippet of his report from Afghanistan: Rockets missed us and ...

We told you before and below about the dramatic heroism that earned a Marine the Medal of Honor, presented Thursday by President Obama. But when Corporal Dakota Meyer was awarded the honor, he said he ...

BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- U.S. troops killed three of their Afghan allies Friday in a firefight that broke out when both sides moved in separately on a compound mistakenly thought to be a hide-out of ...

A group of Green Berets has received valor awards for their heroic actions during a grueling eight-hour firefight against Taliban forces in Afghanistan last year, the Army announced last week. In ...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Insurgents in eastern Afghanistan opened fire Tuesday on patrolling U.S. forces, setting off a firefight that left four attackers dead, a military spokesman said. No U.S.

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - Still showing battle damage, a helmet that saved Staff Sgt. Joseph McKenzie's life during a firefight in Afghanistan was returned to him at a ceremony at Quad D, here, Oct ...