The widow of an airman killed on a combat mission in the Middle East says it took a viral social media post to get clarity from the Pentagon on issues related to her husband’s benefits and basic pay months after his death.

The Pentagon says a new, separate category was created in its official casualty system to account for those killed and wounded in the renewed U.S.-Iran fighting because “Operation Epic Fury” has ended.

A Brazoria County nonprofit dedicated to supporting deployed U.S. service members says rising shipping costs are putting pressure on its long-running mission.

The U.S. Department of War has identified the six Air Force airmen who were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq earlier this week.

Three American service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the U.S. military’s attacks on Iran.