Jun 10 Will more U.S. military might in Iraq keep forces from 'taking a licking'? By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama’s plan to bulk up the U.S. military presence in Iraq by adding up to 450 more advisers and trainers has come under scrutiny, including from retired U.S. Army Col. Andrew Bacevich, who said he was skeptical it… Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 17:25 Can Obama's plan 'defeat and destroy' the Islamic State? By PBS News Hour The White House has announced it will send more troops to fight the Islamic State group in Iraq. To discuss the multi-front war with the militants, Judy Woodruff talks to Michèle Flournoy of the Center for a New American Security,… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch 4:57 One year since Mosul's capture, White House rolls out plan to send more military trainers By PBS News Hour One year ago, the Islamic State group shocked the world as it captured Iraq's second largest city. Today, the White House laid out plans to send up to 450 more military trainers to that country and to establish a fifth… Continue watching
Jun 10 U.S. to send more troops to Iraq for expanded training mission By Nedra Pickler and Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama ordered the deployment of up to 450 more U.S. troops to Iraq on Wednesday to advise and assist local forces in an effort to reverse the recent gains of the Islamic State. Continue reading
Jun 09 More labs got shipments of live anthrax samples By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says the number of laboratories that received shipments of live anthrax samples has grown to 68, including one in the United Kingdom. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 4:09 Number of labs mistakenly shipped live anthrax by the military grows By PBS News Hour Live anthrax was shipped to 51 labs across the country and to three foreign nations. That's a larger number than previously disclosed by the Pentagon, and there could be more. Judy Woodruff talks to Nancy Youssef of The Daily Beast. Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 5:17 Righting a wrong nearly 100 years later, two soldiers receive Medal of Honor posthumously By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama posthumously bestowed the Medal of Honor on two World War I veterans whose heroic acts nearly 100 years ago went unrecognized in an age of discrimination. Sgt. William Shemin and Pvt. Henry Johnson were recognized with the… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 7:56 On Memorial Day, remembering sacrifices of the loved ones left at home By PBS News Hour While more than 2 million men and women serve in the American military, a new documentary, “The Homefront,” focuses on the additional 3 million husbands, wives and children who remain behind, waiting for their loved ones to return from deployment. Continue watching
May 25 Watch 4:01 How one veteran pays tribute to troops killed in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour In a personal tribute to those who died in the Afghanistan war, Navy veteran Ron White memorized every name and rank in order to write them in a single undertaking. Continue watching
May 25 Veteran honors fallen military by writing more than 2,300 names from memory By Justin Scuiletti Memorial Day is a time for Americans to honor members of the U.S. military who laid down their lives in the service of the country. For U.S. Navy veteran Ron White, his method of memorializing takes on a unique form. Continue reading