Apr 25 Military sex assault reports jump 10 percent in 2017 By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The overall increase was fueled by a nearly 15-percent surge in sexual assault reports in the Marine Corps, according to officials familiar with the data. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 6:48 News Wrap: Syrian roadside bomb kills U.S., UK soldiers By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, an American soldier and a British soldier were killed in Northern Syria in the military campaign against Islamic State fighters. Also, Palestinian protesters confronted Israeli troops along the Gaza border in the bloodiest day there… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 8:05 An exclusive look behind the scenes of the U.S. military's cyber defense By Mike Cerre At U.S. Cyber Command, cyber protection teams defend the Pentagon's networks from adversaries like Russia, China, North Korea and Iran, and fight thousands of non-state actors like terrorist groups and professional hackers. Special correspondent Mike Cerre got exclusive access to… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 3:54 Trump signs new policy that would ban most trans troops By PBS News Hour Four federal courts have temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on trans people in the military, which he issued last summer. On Friday night, the White House released a new, similar policy to bar people with a history of gender… Continue watching
Mar 13 U.S. military fails to protect children from sexual abuse on bases, AP reports By Justin Pritchard, Reese Dunklin, Associated Press A decade after the Pentagon began confronting rape in the ranks, the U.S. military frequently fails to protect or provide justice to the children of service members when they are sexually assaulted by other children on base, an Associated Press… Continue reading
Mar 09 As Trump's ban plays out in court, America's first openly transgender recruits are joining the military By Corinne Segal The first group of openly trans recruits in U.S. military history are moving forward without the support of their commander-in-chief. Continue reading
Mar 06 Deadly Niger mission lacked proper senior approval, investigation finds By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A military investigation into the Niger attack that killed four American service members also concludes with no single point of failure leading to the Niger attack, several U.S. officials familiar with the report said. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: Pentagon rolls out new sexual harassment policy By PBS News Hour In our News Wrap Thursday, the Pentagon will permanently mark the records of service members accused of sexual harassment or bullying on the job or online. Also, former President George W. Bush said it is “pretty clear” Russians meddled in… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch 3:50 Trump orders American military be put on display, breaking with decades of precedent By PBS News Hour It was a show of French military might that left a lasting impression on President Trump. Inspired by a Bastille Day parade, Trump recently gave the Pentagon marching orders to organize one in Washington, and it has begun working on… Continue watching
Feb 07 Sexual assault reports double at West Point By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press It's the fourth year in a row that sexual assault reports increased at the school in West Point, New York. Continue reading