Oct 17 Watch 7:58 New generation faces mental ‘wounds of war’ President Trump awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on Wednesday to Sgt. Maj. John Canley, who saved fellow Marines in Vietnam. Meanwhile, another veteran made headlines recently by admitting that he needed saving. Kansas City mayoral candidate Jason Kander dropped… Continue watching
May 02 More than a year after photo-sharing scandal, Marines say they’ve investigated 130 for online misconduct By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press More than a year after a nude-photo-sharing scandal rocked the Marine Corps, the service has investigated about 130 individuals for online misconduct, ranging from sexual harassment and bullying to revenge porn. Nearly 60 faced some type of punishment. 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
Aug 08 Marines eye plan to put women in West Coast combat training By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. Marine Corps for the first time is eyeing a plan to let women attend what has been male-only combat training in Southern California, as officials work to quash recurring problems with sexism and other bad behavior among Marines,… Continue reading
Apr 08 2 Marines demoted, more investigated in nude photo probe By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Two male Marines have been demoted and about two dozen other military members are being investigated in connection with nude photographs that were shared online… Continue reading
Apr 06 Photos: When tanks replaced horses, and the birth of other WWI weapons By Larisa Epatko It was 100 years ago today that the United States officially entered World War I, when Congress voted to declare war on Germany on April 6, 1917. Continue reading
Nov 10 From Fallujah to Pennsylvania, my life as a Marine and a math teacher By Chris Lusto Cpt. Chris Lusto served as an artillery officer in the Marine Corps where he served in Fallujah, Iraq. He now teaches math at Pleasant Valley High School in Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 54:34 PBS NewsHour full episode September 22, 2015 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, Volkswagen admits to rigging at least 11 million cars to pass emission tests. Also: the painful legacy of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, the future of women in America’s armed forces, why girls still struggle… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 10:29 Will the first women to finish Ranger School change what’s off limits in the military? By PBS News Hour For the first time, two women have completed the Army’s rigorous Ranger School training program. But unlike their fellow male graduates, they will not yet be allowed to serve in elite Ranger units, due to the Pentagon’s current ban on… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: Wreckage of Marine helicopter found in Nepal By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, U.S. Military officials found the wreckage of the Marine helicopter that went down outside of Kathmandu, Nepal, in an area hit hard by the latest earthquake. Six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers were on a… Continue watching