May 11 Pentagon chief during Jan. 6 riot defends military response By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Christopher Miller plans to tell Congress on Wednesday that he was concerned that sending troops to the Capitol would fan fears of a military coup. Continue reading
Apr 09 WATCH: Pentagon to better screen recruits for extremist behavior By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Kirby also said that service leaders meeting with Austin made it clear that troops want clearer guidance on exactly what constitutes extremist activity so they know what types of behavior to report. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 6:31 Trans troops, recruits celebrate new Pentagon rule allowing them to serve openly By Ali Rogin The Pentagon announced new rules Wednesday allowing transgender military members to serve openly. It fulfills an early pledge from President Joe Biden, restoring an Obama-era policy that was overturned by President Donald Trump. Ali Rogin spoke to transgender service members… Continue watching
Mar 31 Reversing Trump order, Pentagon to release new policy for transgender people in military By Associated Press The Pentagon on Wednesday will sweep away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military, issuing new rules that offer them wider access to medical care and assistance with gender transition. Continue reading
Mar 09 Pentagon approves extending Guard deployment at Capitol By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The decision underscores concerns about security at the Capitol, two months after rioters breached the building in an attack that left five people dead. Continue reading
Mar 05 WATCH: Pentagon evaluates National Guard presence at Capitol By Associated Press This comes after the acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police appealed to congressional leaders to back her request to keep National Guard troops protecting the building and lawmakers for another two months. Continue reading
Mar 03 U.S. contractor dies in rocket attack at Iraq base, Pentagon says By Samya Kullab, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A U.S. contractor died Wednesday when at least 10 rockets slammed into an air base housing U.S. and other coalition troops in western Iraq, the Pentagon said. Continue reading
Mar 01 Pentagon announces $125 million military aid for Ukraine By News Desk and Associated Press Kirby also updated reporters on last week's U.S. military airstrikes in Syria, saying the strikes likely killed one militia member, and left two others wounded. Continue reading
Feb 22 WATCH: Pentagon says no attribution for Iraq rocket attacks By Associated Press The Pentagon, at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has started deploying thousands of active-duty troops to open mass vaccination centers across the country. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 8:44 U.S. military grapples with a rising epidemic of sexual assault in its ranks By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn A video posted by a female U.S. Marine about sexual assault in the military rocketed across the internet and into a Pentagon press-briefing room Friday. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin promised to take additional steps to stop such violence. But… Continue watching