Combat patches are now authorized for U.S. soldiers who deployed to a select group of countries in the Middle East and Africa over roughly the past two years, the Army said.

Ukraine’s Black Sea operations against Russia are shaping U.S. Navy and NATO thinking on the future of drones, mines and missile tactics in global maritime warfare.

Marine Gen. Michael Langley told the House Armed Services Committee that the U.S. military should not cede its influence across Africa even as it pushes partner nations to shoulder more of the burden for their own security.

With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the world, officials and experts say.

Attacks by Islamic militants are surging in western Africa, where the U.S. is struggling to track terrorist movements in the wake of a pullout of forces from the region, the top American general for Africa missions said Friday.

Somalia’s government has increasingly turned to Turkey to repel al-Shabab, as America’s diminished focus on Africa scrambles global power dynamics.

The U.S. is imposing sanctions on Sudan over reports that it used chemical weapons against rebel forces during the African country’s ongoing civil war, the State Department said this week.

Across the nation and around the world there are ceremonies marking Memorial Day, the most hallowed of American holidays.

U.S. Africa Command is launching airstrikes in Somalia at a record-setting pace as the military seeks to counter an influx of Islamic State group fighters.

China’s efforts to buy influence in Africa through infrastructure and investment may not yield the returns Beijing hopes for, said Vice Adm. Jeffrey Anderson, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet and Striking and Support Forces NATO. The U.S. is viewed as the “preferred partner,” he said.