Feb 04 Watch 8:13 Bipartisan report urges the Biden administration to remain committed to Afghanistan One of the Biden administration's primary foreign policy challenges is how to end the United States' longest war. A new bipartisan report urges the administration to remain committed to Afghanistan and ongoing peace talks. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching
Jan 19 U.S. soldier arrested in plot to blow up New York City 9/11 Memorial By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Cole James Bridges of Stow, Ohio, was in custody on charges of attempted material support of a terrorist organization — the Islamic State group. Continue reading
Aug 06 Fort Hood has high rates of murder, assault says Army secretary By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America McCarthy visited the based Thursday as part of an independent review he ordered of the command climate at Fort Hood following the slaying of Spc. Vanessa Guillen. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 5:07 Murder of Vanessa Guillen puts spotlight on abuse in the U.S. military In light of the disappearance and murder of Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen, new attention is focused on the problem of sexual harassment and abuse in the U.S. military. How does a military chain of command handle such complaints? Retired Lt. Continue watching
Jan 03 AP source: U.S. is sending 3,000 more troops to Mideast as reinforcements By Zeke Miller, Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The dispatching of extra troops reflects concern about potential Iranian retaliatory action for the killing Thursday of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Quds Force. Continue reading
Oct 20 3 US soldiers killed in accident at Fort Stewart in Georgia By Associated Press U.S. Army officials say three soldiers were killed and three others were injured when the armored vehicle they were riding in was involved in an accident during training at Fort Stewart in Georgia. Continue reading
Sep 23 U.S. soldier arrested for talk of bombing news network By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Jarrett William Smith, a 24-year old private first class infantry soldier stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, was charged with one count of distributing information related to explosives and weapons of mass destruction. Continue reading
Sep 17 Army on track to meet enlistment goal after falling short last year By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Army leaders say they expect to sign up more than 68,000 active duty soldiers for the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30. Continue reading
Aug 15 Veteran accused of assaulting boy for not removing hat during national anthem By Associated Press An attorney said the man, who suffered a traumatic brain injury from an automobile crash, believed he was doing what President Donald Trump wanted him to do. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 8:23 For Arlington's Old Guard, the mission is to honor, and the standard is perfection Arlington National Cemetery is well known as the final resting place for fallen U.S. soldiers. Less famous is the elite unit that performs the funerals for these military heroes: The Old Guard, the Army’s oldest active duty regiment. Sen. Tom… Continue watching