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 Pentagon to increase drone flights by 50 percent By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Faced with escalating aggression from Russia and China, the Pentagon is planning to increase its use of drones by about 50 percent over the next several years. Continue reading
Jul 13 Pentagon announces plan aimed to lift transgender ban By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the Pentagon's current regulations banning transgender individuals from serving in the military are outdated, and anyone willing to serve the country should be able to do so. Continue reading
Jul 08 Army cuts could grow even bigger if budget impasse persists By Robert Burns, Associated Press In the midst of a war against the Islamic State that the Obama administration says will last many years, the Army is moving ahead with big troop cuts. And they could grow even larger unless Congress and the White House… Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 4:18 News Wrap: Pair of bombings kill 44 in Nigeria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, twin bombings rocked a muslim restaurant and a mosque in central Nigeria, killing 44. The attacks were believed to be carried out by Boko Haram militants. Also, President Obama met with military leaders at the… Continue watching
Jul 06 Obama: Fight against IS progressing, but still a long slog By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is making a rare visit to the Pentagon to get an update from military leaders on the campaign against the Islamic State. Continue reading
Jun 22 Newspaper: Pentagon reprimands general for steering contract By Associated Press WASHINGTON — An Army general has been reprimanded for steering a defense contract to a firm run by two former classmates at West Point, according to a published report. Continue reading
Jun 14 U.S. military launches airstrike in Libya targeting al-Qaida operative By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. military says it launched an airstrike Saturday targeting a mid-level al-Qaida operative in Libya. Continue reading
Jun 09 More labs got shipments of live anthrax samples By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says the number of laboratories that received shipments of live anthrax samples has grown to 68, including one in the United Kingdom. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 4:09 Number of labs mistakenly shipped live anthrax by the military grows By PBS News Hour Live anthrax was shipped to 51 labs across the country and to three foreign nations. That's a larger number than previously disclosed by the Pentagon, and there could be more. Judy Woodruff talks to Nancy Youssef of The Daily Beast. Continue watching