Apr 02 Navy captain fired after pleading for help on coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus was fired Thursday by Navy leaders. Continue reading
Dec 10 Navy suspends flight training for Saudi students after Pensacola shooting By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Flight training has been suspended for more than 300 Saudi Arabian students at three bases in Florida in the wake of the deadly shooting by a Saudi Air Force officer on Friday. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 6:15 The fallout from Trump’s intervention in Navy SEAL discipline case President Trump and U.S. military leadership clashed this weekend over the case of Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher, a highly decorated Navy SEAL accused and acquitted of war crimes but convicted of posing in a photograph with a dead militant’s… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 5:35 Why the cost of holding prisoners at Guantanamo Bay keeps rising The cost of running Guantanamo Bay’s prison and court system climbed by nearly $90 million from 2013 to 2018, even though the number of prisoners housed there has fallen. Amna Nawaz talks to The New York Times' Carol Rosenberg about… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 2:05 Honor Roll for September 9, 2019 A tribute to American service personnel killed in combat during U.S. military operations overseas. Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 5:48 Harsh legal charges for U.S. Navy ship collisions send tough message By PBS News Hour Last year, two naval destroyers were involved in two separate deadly collisions in the Pacific. Now the former commanders of both vessels face a battery of offenses, including negligent homicide. John Yang talks to retired Lt. Col. Gary Solis of… Continue watching
Jan 16 Navy to file homicide charges against 2 commanders over fatal ship collisions last year By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The charges are to be presented at what the military calls an Article 32 hearing, which will determine whether the accused are court-martialed. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 4:10 Christmas is here and these military musicians are bringing good cheer By PBS News Hour The NewsHour continues a Christmas tradition by asking members of the U.S. military to sing and perform a holiday song. This year, musicians from the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard present "Carol of the Bells."… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 4:33 Thanksgiving festivities around the U.S. marked by heightened security By PBS News Hour The Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City upped security in the wake of recent attacks and two more women came forward accusing Al Franken of sexual assault. Also: the governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh signed an agreement for the… Continue watching
Nov 22 Trump: Prayers in order for ‘all involved’ in Navy crash By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The White House says President Donald Trump has been briefed on the Navy aircraft mishap in the Pacific Ocean. Continue reading