Mar 06 NATO air strike kills five Afghan soldiers By Sam Lane A NATO-led air strike in eastern Afghanistan killed five soldiers Thursday, Reuters has reported. "This attack, NATO has admitted to me they did it mistakenly," Afghan President Hamid Karzai said, according to the Associated Press. "We will investigate… Continue reading
Mar 06 Senate to vote on military sexual assault bill By Richard Lardner, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Legislation to curb sexual assaults in the military by stripping senior commanders of their authority to prosecute rapes and other serious offenses is headed for a highly anticipated vote in the Senate. The bill, which is expected to… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch New study links pre-existing risks to rise in Army suicides By PBS News Hour Roughly 18 out of every 100,000 Army soldiers commit suicide every year, while many more attempt or consider killing themselves. A new study on the rise in suicides found that 1 in 10 soldiers could be diagnosed for an anger… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch News Wrap: Netanyahu says sanctions on Iran should be increased By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the U.S. and the world to not allow Iran to proceed with any part of its nuclear program in remarks during a visit to Washington. Also, the court martial… Continue watching
Feb 27 Oscar-nominated ‘Dirty Wars’ aims to make a covert war more ‘real’ By Victoria Fleischer “Dirty Wars” director Richard Rowley talks to chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown about the dangers of investigating covert American wars in Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia. Richard Rowley and Jeremy Scahill are both war reporters who have been… Continue reading
Feb 26 Supreme Court unanimously rules against military protester By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously against a man who was caught protesting military activities despite having been barred because of previous activities near the main gate at a California Air Force base. The justices on Wednesday threw… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 9:16 Budget cuts could ground nearly unstoppable A-10 Warthog aircraft By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 25 How the A-10 Warthog became ‘the most survivable plane ever built’ By Dan Sagalyn Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Monday that the Air Force will retire the entire fleet of A-10 Warthogs, an aircraft that ground forces view as their guardian in the sky. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch ‘Beloved’ A-10 Warthog aircraft may not survive Pentagon attack By Justin Scuiletti Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch How will proposed military savings affect strategy and security? By PBS News Hour Continue watching