Mar 30 9 killed in crash of 2 Army Black Hawk helicopters during training in Kentucky By Sharon Johnson, Associated Press A military spokesperson says nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk helicopters in Kentucky. Continue reading
Dec 16 Army: 98 percent of soldiers got COVID-19 vaccine by deadline By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Army says 98% of its active duty force had gotten at least one dose of the mandatory coronavirus vaccine as of this week's deadline for the shots. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 8:00 Examining the microaggressions and ‘building blocks to extremism’ within the military By Nick Schifrin, Sam Lane, Maea Lenei Buhre About 15 percent of the insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 were current or former members of the military. The military admits it has an extremism problem, but advocates say it hasn’t taken the necessary steps to tackle… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 8:37 U.S. and Russia agree to extend limits on nuclear arms The U.S. and Russia on Wednesday extended the only remaining treaty that limits the deployment of nuclear weapons. But did the agreement go far enough? Rose Gottemoeller, a distinguished lecturer at Stanford University who served as undersecretary of state for… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 6:35 Lloyd Austin breaks ‘brass ceiling’ as first Black defense secretary By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The confirmation of Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as the first Black secretary of defense is a milestone. Nick Schifrin reports on how it also spotlights the racial disparities at the highest level of the military ranks. Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 6:39 Reports highlight failures of the VA’s health system during the pandemic The U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs operates the nation's biggest hospital system, serving millions of former service members around the county. But according to a series of investigative reports in ProPublica, that system has suffered badly during the pandemic, and… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 2:05 Honor Roll for September 9, 2019 A tribute to American service personnel killed in combat during U.S. military operations overseas. Continue watching
Jul 05 AP Report: U.S. Army is quietly discharging immigrant recruits By Martha Mendoza, Garance Burke, Associated Press The AP was unable to quantify how many men and women who enlisted through the special recruitment program have been booted from the Army, but immigration attorneys say they know of more than 40 who have been discharged or whose… Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 4:10 Christmas is here and these military musicians are bringing good cheer By PBS News Hour The NewsHour continues a Christmas tradition by asking members of the U.S. military to sing and perform a holiday song. This year, musicians from the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard present "Carol of the Bells."… Continue watching
Dec 02 Army issuing more waivers for recruits who used marijuana By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press As more states lessen or eliminate marijuana penalties, the Army is granting hundreds of waivers to enlist people who used the drug in their youth — as long as they realize they can’t do so again in the military. Continue reading