Dec 18 AP report: Pentagon memo maps out plan to expand diversity in the force By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The plan, however, skirts the more politically sensitive issues that have roiled the nation and the Trump administration this year, such as the renaming of bases that honor Confederate leaders or removing Confederate statues. Continue reading
Dec 08 WATCH: Pentagon set to begin COVID-19 vaccinations on small scale By Robert Burns, Associated Press Pentagon officials say that once the Food and Drug Administration gives its “emergency use authorization,” the military will start giving shots within a day or two. Continue reading
Nov 24 WATCH: Pentagon officials give COVID-19 update By Associated Press The nation is averaging 172,000 new virus cases per day, nearly double since the end of October, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Continue reading
Nov 18 Acting defense secretary cites risks during troop reductions By Robert Burns, Associated Press The acting defense secretary says the period of U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq in the coming weeks is "fraught with risk."… Continue reading
Nov 17 Pentagon to cut troop levels to 2,500 in Iraq, Afghanistan By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The new plan will accelerate troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan in Trump's final days in office, despite arguments from senior military officials in favor of a more methodical pullout. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 5:39 What role will the presidential transition play in U.S. defense strategy? By PBS NewsHour The transition from a Trump administration to a Biden administration is likely to bring changes at the Pentagon, Department of Defense, and could impact defense strategies both at home and abroad. Mark Cancian, Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic… Continue watching
Oct 07 Marine general tests positive for COVID-19 after Pentagon meeting By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The assistant commandant of the Marine Corps has tested positive for the coronavirus, days after he and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were in a Pentagon meeting with a Coast Guard leader who was infected with the virus. Continue reading
Sep 10 WATCH: Pentagon hosts 9/11 remembrance ceremony By Associated Press Americans commemorated 9/11 on Friday as a new national crisis — the coronavirus pandemic — reconfigured anniversary ceremonies and a presidential campaign carved a path through the observances. Continue reading
Sep 01 Pentagon says China planning big increase in nuclear arsenal By Robert Burns, Associated Press In a new report to Congress, the Pentagon says it expects China over the next 10 years to double its stockpile of nuclear warheads, which it says currently numbers in the "low 200s."… Continue reading
Aug 21 Pentagon says use of surveillance planes in protests was legal By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The investigation by the Air Force inspector general found that the planes were used to gather information about crowd size, crowd flows and fires but they did not monitor individuals. Continue reading