Jul 21 Army chief of staff nominee considers arming recruiting stations By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The general tapped to be the next Army chief of staff said Tuesday that if legal issues could be resolved he thinks it would be appropriate, in some cases, to arm soldiers manning recruiting stations. At his nomination… Continue reading
Jul 17 Security at military recruiting posts will be reviewed, Army chief says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Security at military recruiting and reserve centers will be reviewed in the aftermath of the deadly shooting in Tennessee, but it's too early to say whether the facilities should have security guards or other increased protection, the Army's… Continue reading
Jul 08 Army cuts could grow even bigger if budget impasse persists By Robert Burns, Associated Press In the midst of a war against the Islamic State that the Obama administration says will last many years, the Army is moving ahead with big troop cuts. And they could grow even larger unless Congress and the White House… Continue reading
May 24 How many Americans have died in U.S. wars? By Megan Crigger, Laura Santhanam Nearly 500,000 military personnel died during the U.S. Civil War. That’s almost half of all Americans who have ever died during wartime, and more than a hundred times more than died during the American Revolution, according to the latest… Continue reading
Apr 17 Army shutting down wounded warrior transition care units By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — For the second time in two years, the U.S. Army is shutting down a number of the specialized medical units that were set up at military bases around the country to help care for severely wounded warriors returning… Continue reading
Mar 26 Is bureaucratic red tape hindering how special ops can do its job? By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press An Associated Press investigation reveals that government bureaucrats have blocked several requests by Army special operations troops for software they say they need. Continue reading
Mar 25 Bowe Bergdahl: for 3 months ‘I was chained to a bed spread-eagle and blindfolded’ By Margaret Myers On June 30, 2009, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl abandoned his post in Afghanistan and was captured by the Taliban. The NewsHour has obtained a document in which for the first time since his release, he describes the excruciating circumstances of… Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 1:52 Oldest American female veteran Lucy Coffey dies at 108 By PBS News Hour Lucy Coffey, the oldest living female veteran, died earlier this week at the age of 108. In 1943, the Indiana native enlisted in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, and later, she served in the Pacific Theater, earning two bronze stars… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 7:11 ‘An era of defeat’ for the best soldiers in the world? By PBS News Hour Journalist James Fallows says it's time to examine why the best funded, best trained and most professional military in the world hasn't achieved lasting victory in the post-9/11 era. He joins chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner to discuss his provocative… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 6:34 Is the U.S. military faced with impossible missions? By PBS News Hour A critique of the U.S. military establishment written by journalist James Fallows has made waves in defense circles and beyond. Who is responsible for how America applies its military might? Judy Woodruff gets reaction from former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq… Continue watching