Nation Oct 20 U.S. military suicides drop as leaders push mental health programs By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
Nation Aug 21 Watch 7:31 Parents of murdered Army officer push for burial at Arlington cemetery In May 2017, Richard Collins III had just been commissioned into the U.S. Army when he was stabbed to death at a university bus stop. His killer had links to a white supremacist group and was sentenced to life in… By Geoff Bennett, Kaisha Young
Politics Aug 01 Watch 8:13 Sen. Jon Tester discusses roadblocks for a bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have long been working to pass the PACT Act, a key bill that would expand health care access to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. But what was supposed to be easy passage on a bipartisan…
Politics Jul 28 WATCH: Jon Stewart criticizes Republicans for voting down bill to increase care for veterans exposed to burn pits Former Talk show host turned veterans advocate, John Stewart joined a bicameral group of Democrats to call out Senate Republicans for failing to pass the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022. By Associated Press
Nation Jun 09 Novavax vaccine may be an option for service members who sought religious exemptions A COVID-19 vaccine that could soon win federal authorization may offer a boost for the U.S. military: an opportunity to get shots into some of the thousands of service members who have refused the other coronavirus vaccines for religious reasons. By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
Feb 06 U.S. airborne infantry troops arrive in Poland amid tensions By Associated Press A few dozen elite U.S troops and equipment were seen landing Sunday in southeastern Poland near the border with Ukraine, following President Joe Biden’s orders to deploy 1,700 soldiers there amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 10:59 After escaping Kabul, an Afghan interpreter reunites with an American vet By Hari Sreenivasan As Kabul fell to the Taliban last August, Abdul Qader Zaman and his family were among the tens of thousands desperately trying to flee the country. With the help of volunteers and veterans from his time as an interpreter for… Continue watching
Jan 22 Russia toughens its posture amid Ukraine tensions By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press With tens of thousands of Russian troops positioned near Ukraine, the Kremlin has kept the U.S. and its allies guessing about its next moves in the worst security crisis to emerge between Moscow and the West since the Cold War. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watchdog warned of Afghan air force collapse ahead of U.S. pullout By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press A year-old report by Washington's Afghanistan watchdog has now been declassified and shows that it warned back in early 2021 that the Afghan air force would collapse without critical U.S. aid and training. Continue reading
Dec 08 Thousands of Afghans wait at U.S. bases after frantic evacuation By Ben Fox, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security and refugee resettlement agencies say they hope to have the Afghans off the bases and into American communities by Feb. 15. Continue reading