Dec 04 World news quiz: Pope visits war zone and military makes historic shift By Larisa Epatko Pope Francis traveled to a war zone for the first time, world leaders congregated on the climate and U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced a historic change. Test your knowledge of these events and more in our 5-minute quiz. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 9:58 Full Interview: Ash Carter on a military turning point for women in combat By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 03 WATCH: Ash Carter calls homegrown terrorists ‘losers with a keyboard’ By Larisa Epatko Defense Secretary Ash Carter defended the military’s approach to fighting the Islamic State group, saying the military is looking for every possible way to attack and defeat the militants whose ideology is appealing to “losers with a keyboard” in the… Continue reading
Dec 03 WATCH: Ash Carter says ‘No quotas’ for women in military By Larisa Epatko Defense Secretary Ash Carter told PBS NewsHour co-anchor Gwen Ifill on Thursday that he decided to let women serve in all aspects of the military because with an all-volunteer force, he needed to draw on the entire population. Continue reading
Dec 03 Defense Secretary Carter opens all combat jobs to women By P. J. Tobia A senior defense official has told the Associated Press that Defense Secretary Ash Carter will announce that he is lifting the ban on combat jobs for women. Continue reading
Dec 01 U.S. to deploy more special forces to Iraq and Syria By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The U.S. is expanding its special operations force in Iraq and Syria to help fight Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 21 Pentagon pressing allies for more help against Islamic State By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon is pressing European and Arab allies to provide more troops and support for the war against the Islamic State group, hoping that the horror of the Paris attacks - and the fear more are coming - will compel… Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 4:20 U.S.-led air campaign in Syria intensifies after shift in ISIS strategy By PBS News Hour Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Sunday more American ground troops could be sent to Syria in the future to contribute to the U.S.-led coalition that has carried out nearly 3,000 airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria. New York Times… Continue watching
Nov 01 Pentagon chief calls on North Korea to end nuclear weapons program By Robert Burns, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter called on North Korea to shrink and eventually eliminate its nuclear weapons program, while acknowledging during a visit Sunday to the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas that prospects for reconciling with the defiant North… Continue reading
Oct 15 Obama to keep 5,500 troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016 By Julie Pace, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will keep 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017, according to senior administration officials, casting aside his promise to end the war on his watch and instead ensuring he hands the… Continue reading