May 04 Obama nominates Marine general as Joint Chiefs chairman By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. officials say President Barack Obama will nominate Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, choosing a widely respected, combat-hardened commander who led the Afghanistan war coalition during a key transition in… Continue reading
May 04 Gillibrand: Number of military sex crimes greater than Pentagon first reported By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The number of sex-related crimes occurring in U.S. military communities is far greater than the Defense Department has publicly reported, a U.S. senator said Monday in a scathing critique that asserts the Pentagon has refused to provide her information about… Continue reading
May 03 Watch 2:59 Bulk of women soldiers who report sexual assault report retaliation By PBS News Hour A survey published this week showed that a large percentage of women soldiers who reported unwanted sexual advances said they faced retaliation. USA Today reporter Tom Vanden Brook joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss. Continue watching
Apr 20 U.S. warship heads to Yemeni waters; could block Iran weapons By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is steaming toward the waters off Yemen to beef up security and join other American ships that are prepared to intercept any Iranian vessels carrying weapons to the Houthi rebels… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 2:13 U.S. troops are in Ukraine for training and the Kremlin isn’t happy about it By PBS News Hour The United States Army announced on Friday that about 300 troops, based in Italy, had arrived in western Ukraine for a six-month training rotation for three battalions of Ukraine’s National Guard. It is the first training mission by American troops… Continue watching
Apr 17 Army shutting down wounded warrior transition care units By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — For the second time in two years, the U.S. Army is shutting down a number of the specialized medical units that were set up at military bases around the country to help care for severely wounded warriors returning… Continue reading
Mar 26 Al Jazeera demands Nigeria release two detained journalists ahead of election By Aisha Jama Al Jazeera is calling for the immediate release of their two Nigerian journalists who were detained early Tuesday while on special assignment to cover Nigeria's upcoming presidential election. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 7:42 Bowe Bergdahl’s motives were ‘pure,’ says lawyer of desertion charges By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 25 U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State group begin in Iraq By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Iraqi government has asked the U.S. to provide airstrikes in support of a stalled Iraqi ground offensive against a dug-in Islamic State force in the northern city of Tikrit, a U.S. official said Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 25 Platoon mate has ‘mixed feelings’ about Bergdahl’s desertion charges By Larisa Epatko Former Taliban captive U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, military officials said Wednesday, an outcome one of his platoon mates called “bittersweet.”… Continue reading