Dec 10 Watch Bowe Bergdahl debate reignites with 'Serial' season, House report By PBS News Hour For the first time, Bowe Bergdahl's version of his experience is being heard publicly. On the podcast "Serial," the Army sergeant explains why he left his post in Afghanistan without permission before being captured by the Taliban. A prisoner swap… Continue watching
Dec 04 Obama administration weighs making women eligible for military draft By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press The White House says the administration is considering proposing changes to the selective service law that would make women eligible for the draft. 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 02 Watch UK approves expanded airstrike campaign against Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch U.S. 'step-by-step' strategy against Islamic State questioned in Congress By PBS News Hour Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced that the U.S. will be deploying more special forces to assist Iraqi and Peshmerga forces targeting the Islamic State, and will be authorized to take direct action. Some lawmakers questioned whether the U.S. is making… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch What I'll tell my son about fighting in the Iraq war By PBS News Hour Phil Klay, a veteran and author of the National Book Award-winning book “Redeployment,” explains the difficulty for service members trying figuring out what to say to family about their experience and role in fighting a war. Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 2:28 Obama: U.S. intensifying Islamic State strategy on all fronts By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 23 U.S. steps up attacks on Islamic State oil trucks in Syria By Robert Burns, Associated Press The U.S. military said Monday it destroyed 283 tanker trucks used by the militants to transport oil from producing fields in eastern Syria to smuggling points. Continue reading