Nation May 29 Remembering and honoring the nation’s fallen on Memorial Day By Amna Nawaz, Tommy Walters
World Jan 23 UN chief insists on deploying special armed forces as crises in Haiti worsen U.N. Secretary General António Guterres is insisting on the deployment of an international specialized armed force to Haiti and calling on governments to consider halting deportations as the country's situation spirals. By Dánica Coto, Associated Press
Nation May 27 AP report: Deep-rooted racism and discrimination permeate U.S. military The military's judicial system has no explicit category for hate crimes, making it difficult to quantify crimes motivated by prejudice, and the Defense Department also has no way to track the number of troops ousted for extremist views, despite its… By Kat Stafford, James Laporta, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press
Politics Jul 22 Trump helps commission $12.9 billion aircraft carrier President Donald Trump helped commission the USS Gerald R. Ford on Saturday and declared that the most advanced aircraft carrier to join the Navy will cause America's enemies to "shake with fear."… By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Nation May 11 Watch 7:37 Transgender soldiers gain ground as U.S. military transitions Last July, Defense Secretary Ash Carter ended the policy of discharging soldiers who change their gender identity, and began drafting a plan for transgender soldiers to serve openly. With a greater proportion of transgender people in the armed forces as… By PBS News Hour
Jan 02 Watch Should lawmakers repeal cuts to military pensions? When Congress reached a budget deal to fund the federal government, one of the controversial items they agreed to was a cut in military pensions. But does this break a promise to those who have served? Jeffrey Brown gets perspective… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch Is withdrawal from Afghanistan still on schedule? 12 years after the so-called ‘war on terror’ began in 2001, an estimated 55-60,000 American troops remain in Afghanistan. The Obama Administration has said all American combat forces will be pulled from Afghanistan by the end of next year. New… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Top Brass Reject Overhauling Military Justice System to Reduce Sexual Assault Top Brass Reject Overhauling Military Justice System to Reduce Sexual Assault… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch ‘Everyone Is Entitled to a Chance’: Panetta Lifts Ban on Women in Combat 'Everyone Is Entitled to a Chance': Panetta Lifts Ban on Women in Combat… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch Pentagon’s F-35 Fighter Under Fire in Congress The Defense Department is waging a battle over the increasing price of its new stealth aircraft program. Kwame Holman reports on why the Joint Strike Fighter program, which was supposed to save the military money, is taking fire in Washington. Continue watching