U.S. military

The child sex abuse conviction of a high-ranking U.S. Marine officer was overturned by an appeals court, sparking outrage from advocacy groups calling for Congressional reform of the military justice system.

In his Fourth of July speech, President Donald Trump called on America's young people to "make a truly great statement" and sign up to the armed forces.

Christian McCoy, a retired Green Beret working for CACI International, was killed Monday.

"The numbers he pulled out of the air are completely false," one law professor said.

"They want us to kill guys compassionately and only under the rules of engagement that they say to," Representative Duncan Hunter complained.

"Power over foreign policy has shifted to the executive branch over the last 30 years. Many of us in the Senate want to start taking it back," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said.

Military deployment to the U.S.-Mexico border has been extended until September 30.

"It was entirely inappropriate to use that as a point of a political rally," said retired Army General Barry McCaffrey.

Three other service members were wounded by the IED, which detonated near the city of Ghazni in Afghanistan.

"OK, he's a Hillary Clinton-backer and an Obama-backer," Donald Trump said, to which Chris Wallace pushed back, pointing out that William McRaven was a veteran Navy SEAL.

Navy SEAL Chief Edward "Eddie" Gallagher, 39, said he "got him with my hunting knife," according to government lawyers.

In June, Trump asked U.S. officials to establish a Space Force as the sixth branch of the armed forces.

"It is not impossible to imagine that China could pressure the Greenlandic government to ask the Americans to leave," an expert said.

Activists claim the move is a political stunt to impress the Trump administration.

General Terrence O'Shaughnessy said the U.S. now faces "adversaries that are actually able to reach out and touch us."

The Air Force brigadier general newly in charge of one of the nation's most celebrated and elite Air Force wings has been running an online evangelical Christian ministry—in possible violation of rules against proselytizing.

About 1,200 U.S. troops are on the continent, but resources are being shifted to tackling threats from China and Russia.

"Strengthening Russia as an independent international player does not give rest to our NATO colleagues," Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that "major powers have spoiled Iran" as he joined President Donald Trump in isolating the Islamic Republic.

Only 37 percent of Germans believe the continent needs U.S. protection.

With President Donald Trump continuing to practice military brinkmanship on Twitter, tensions are reaching a boiling point.

America has signed off on $46.9 billion worth of arms sales so far this year.

The CEO of Russia's Rostec state corporation said that the company developed "a coating that, like a chameleon, mimics the color of the environment."

A married couple of ex-Marines is held accountable for cyberstalking, a year after a news investigation broke the story.

The U.S.-led coalition said its warplanes or "partnered forces" may have been behind strikes that killed up to 28 civilians in eastern Syria.

Russia's defense minister said the U.S. wants "to avoid the stabilization of the country, to prolong the conflict and to undermine Syrian territorial integrity."

Trump has said the U.S. should spend less but he spent more on Europe's defense, all for a Russian threat he disputes is there.

President Trump said he was a "problem solver" during his debut Afghan strategy speech, but ending the longest U.S. war has proven to be a challenge.

Japanese citizens have shared Okinawa with U.S. military personnel since World War II.

"The Republic of Korea investment was over 90 percent of the cost," U.S. Commander Vincent Brooks said.