May 08 Military seeks to limit Congress on addressing child-on-child sexual assaults on bases By Justin Pritchard, Reese Dunklin, Associated Press With at least three potential legislative fixes being drafted, military officials have had a clear message during briefings with lawmakers and their staffs: We can handle this on our own. Continue reading
May 02 At least 5 National Guard members from Puerto Rico killed in Georgia plane crash By Associated Press A crew of nine Puerto Ricans were flying an Air National Guard C-130 into retirement in Arizona when it crashed onto a highway in Georgia on Wednesday, and authorities said there appeared to be no survivors. Continue reading
Apr 26 Mattis calls on Defense Department to do more on sexual assault in the military By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press In a memo released Thursday, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that officers and commanders must act as substitute parents for their young troops, charging leaders to "use their authority and force of personality to prevent and eliminate sexual assault from… Continue reading
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