Dec 30 Transgender people cleared to join military, for now By Associated Press The Justice Department has made clear its proposed ban on transgender military recruits is on hold, meaning their enlistment can start Monday. 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 18 U.S. soldier fought to the end after Niger ambush, report says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A military investigation has concluded that Johnson wasn't captured alive or killed at close range, dispelling a swirl of rumors about how he died. Continue reading
Nov 21 Additional remains of U.S. soldier Johnson recovered in Niger, Pentagon says By Associated Press The Pentagon says it has recovered additional remains of Army Sgt. La David Johnson, who was among four U.S. soldiers killed in the African nation of Niger in October. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 5:29 Report finds disparities in civilian deaths from U.S.-led ISIS bombing campaign By PBS News Hour U.S. bombing played a major role in driving the Islamic State group from cities in Iraq and Syria. But a report by The New York Times finds that thousands more civilians were killed in those bombing runs than originally admitted… Continue watching
Nov 14 House approves $700 billion defense bill By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The funding boost pays for more troops, jet fighters, ships and other weapons needed to halt an erosion of the military’s combat readiness, according to the bill’s backers. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 5:56 Trump undermined the rule of law with ‘endless flow of nasty comments,’ says Bowe Bergdahl’s attorney By PBS News Hour Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was spared a prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy when he left his Army post in Afghanistan in 2009. A military judge Friday gave him a dishonorable… Continue watching
Oct 29 Pentagon identifies soldier killed in Afghanistan By Associated Press A helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan killed Jacob M. Sims, a 36-year-old chief warrant officer from Juneau, Alaska. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 4:50 Military on verge of sentencing Bergdahl for desertion By PBS News Hour Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for half a decade after abandoning his Afghanistan post, is in the middle of a sentencing hearing for his guilty plea to desertion, which prosecutors say injured and killed… Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch 10:15 From IVF to twins, a wounded vet and wife lean on each other By PBS News Hour Two years ago, what this couple wanted most was to start a family, but daunting physical and financial challenges stood in their way. William Brangham revisits Jason and Rachel Hallett, who struggled with the aftereffects of a grievous war injury… Continue watching