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
Aug 21 Watch 3:52 Female warriors make history as first Army Ranger grads By PBS News Hour At an Army Ranger graduation unlike any other in history, there were two women among 94 men who survived the grueling nine-week course. Despite the praise, Capt. Kristen Griest and First Lt. Shaye Haver are not eligible to join the… Continue watching
Aug 21 U.S. restarts military exercise with South Korea, after pause By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Friday that America's annual military exercise with South Korea has resumed after being stopped as a result of escalating tensions and threats of war from Pyongyang. Continue reading
Aug 21 First female graduates of Ranger School earn elite tab By Robert Burns, Associated Press FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Capping their history-making week, the first female soldiers to complete the Army's rigorous Ranger School are graduating Friday, putting a spotlight on the debate over opening all combat roles to women. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 10:29 Will the first women to finish Ranger School change what's off limits in the military? By PBS News Hour For the first time, two women have completed the Army’s rigorous Ranger School training program. But unlike their fellow male graduates, they will not yet be allowed to serve in elite Ranger units, due to the Pentagon’s current ban on… Continue watching
Aug 18 First 2 women set to graduate from Army Ranger School By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two women have passed the Army's Ranger School, becoming the first females to complete the grueling combat training program and earn the right to wear Ranger tabs on their uniforms. Continue reading
Aug 11 As more women enter combat, access to contraception remains limited By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Next year, the military will officially lift restrictions on women in combat, the end of a process that may open up as many as 245,000 jobs that have been off limits to women. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 10:30 How many ballistic missile submarines does the U.S. really need? By PBS News Hour The Navy's formidable fleet of nuclear-armed submarines is approaching the end of its lifespan, and there’s growing debate over how many are needed and how to pay for them. Jamie McIntyre, national security correspondent for Al Jazeera America on special… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 3:56 Nuclear submarine captain: Nobody wants a launch to happen By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 31 This is the trigger that could launch a nuclear war By Dan Sagalyn This joystick-like device holds the fate of humanity in its grip. Continue reading