Oct 01 Military transport plane crashes in Afghanistan killing 11, including 6 service members By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The plane crashed at Jalalabad Airport in eastern Afghanistan at about midnight local time. Continue reading
Oct 01 Tensions rising, U.S. and Russian military holding Syria talks By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Pentagon began talks Thursday with Russian military officials on ways to avoid U.S. and Russian forces firing on each other in Syria as tensions escalated over Russian airstrikes that apparently are serving to strengthen Syrian President Bashar… Continue reading
Sep 25 Navy SEALs ready to open combat roles to women By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The commander of the Navy SEALs is recommending that the naval special warfare units be opened to women, but warns that women will have greater risks of injury and the service will be pressured to adjust or lower standards for… Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 8:06 Navy secretary: Gender should not bar women from Marine combat roles By PBS News Hour The U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy are expected to allow women to serve in all combat roles starting next year. But the Marine Corps commandant has asked that Marines be excluded from the new rule. Secretary of the Navy… Continue watching
Sep 18 Marines expected to bar women from combat jobs By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps is expected to ask that women not be allowed to compete for several front-line combat jobs, inflaming tensions between Navy and Marine leaders, U.S. officials say. Continue reading
Sep 17 Taliban captive Bergdahl 'snuck off' his military post, prosecutors say By Larisa Epatko U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl intentionally left his outpost in rural Afghanistan in 2009, resulting in his capture by the Taliban, prosecutors said at his preliminary hearing on Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 9:00 Did U.S. intelligence officers downplay Islamic State reports? By PBS News Hour A number of intelligence officers say that senior officials have been painting an overly optimistic picture of the fight against the Islamic State group. A Pentagon investigation is now underway, and the issue was the subject of a Capitol Hill… Continue watching
Sep 10 They served their country. Now they can't live in it By P. J. Tobia Some 65,000 green card holders now serve in the U.S. armed forces. Some of the men who serve never became full citizens, instead remaining legal permanent residents or another designation that allows them to live in the U.S. legally. And… Continue reading
Sep 03 Army suspends operations at labs due to anthrax probe By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Army Secretary John McHugh has suspended operations at four Defense Department laboratories that handle biological toxins, as the military scrambles to explain and correct problems that led to the accidental shipment of live anthrax to dozens of other labs around… Continue reading
Aug 22 New Army chief weighing decision on women in combat By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Army's new chief of staff, Gen. Mark Milley, is taking a calculated approach to arguably the most consequential decision of his early tenure - whether to recommend that any all-male combat roles remain closed to women. Continue reading