U.S. Apache helicopter shot down by Iran, Trump says; crew rescued by sea drone
The two crew members were rescued by a sea drone in the first such operation ever carried out by the U.S. military, officials told CBS News.
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The two crew members were rescued by a sea drone in the first such operation ever carried out by the U.S. military, officials told CBS News.
In the U.S. military's latest war games, AI took a front seat. A top commander told CBS News "it's not going to go away, and we ignore it at our own peril."
Survivors say they'd asked for more medical support before the Iranian drone strike that killed six U.S. soldiers at their command post in Kuwait in the war's first 24 hours.
Since the start of the Iran war, 13 American service members have been killed.
When U.S. Army veteran Jim Hertz went to a Veterans Day event in Naperville, he had no idea that he was about to be given a very special and life-changing gift.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Larry Moore and his family are going through all of that as they get settled into life in the Chicago area, but they have support.
Lt. Oliver Julian Kendall, who went by Judd, is the namesake of the VFW post in his hometown of Naperville, Illinois, but no one knows Judd Kendall's story better than Lew Bresse.
Eduardo Medina-Ramos just got back from a 10-month deployment in Jordan, so he headed to St. Walter-St. Benedict School to surprise his two-preschoolers by picking them up from school Friday afternoon.
A vigil in Chicago Thursday night honored the four soldiers, including Sgt. Jose Duenez, Jr. of Joliet, who died in Lithuania during a training exercise.
Jose Duenez Jr. and three other U.S. Army soldiers were found dead after their armored vehicle sank in a swamp in Lithuania.
Jose Duenez was not only a member of the U.S. Army, but at home, he was a father to an 18-month-old son and a loving husband. Marissa Sulek talked with Duenez’s friend, Ben Muller.
One of the four U.S. soldiers killed during a training exercise in Lithuania last week is from Joliet, Illinois. The soldiers’ armored vehicle sank in an area of wetlands a week ago. A friend of Jose Duenez Jr. is struggling to process this loss.
"The passenger families on that aircraft demand justice, they demand answers, and they demand accountability, and they're entitled to that," attorney Bob Clifford said.
U.S. Army Cpl. Eriverto Ortiz was killed in 1950. His body is finally near his family in Elgin.
CBS News Chicago's Jackie Kostek got to jump tandem with the U.S. Army Parachute Team.
As temperatures surge, the U.S. Army is increasing its training on how to handle hot conditions, sometimes with rather simple techniques.
People lined the streets along the route to honor the fallen soldier.
Brandon Lee Fassoth, 27, of Merrillville, passed away on June 18 while on active duty.
U.S. Army veterinarians will receive 70 hours of online training followed by real-world experience treating pet trauma before encountering it on a battlefield.
King went to Texas where was supposed to go two months ago when he evaded airport security in South Korea and crossed into North Korea. The Racine, Wisconsin native was seeking refuge due to mistreatment in the Army.
The choppers were returning from a training flight, the Army says. A fourth troop injured in the crash was hospitalized.
The aircraft were practicing a "multi-ship formation" using night vision goggles when they crashed, officials said.
