

Nation Jan 22

The confirmation of Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as the first Black secretary of defense is a milestone. Nick Schifrin reports on how it also spotlights the racial disparities at the highest level of the military ranks.
By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn
Politics Dec 18

It's been one year since the U.S. Space Force was created. Vice President Mike Pence celebrated the anniversary Friday.
By PBS NewsHour and Associated Press
Nation Dec 08

The Army on Tuesday said it had fired or suspended 14 officers and enlisted soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, and ordered policy changes to address chronic leadership failures at the base that contributed to a widespread pattern of violence including…
By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
Politics Nov 28

From the get-go, President Donald Trump has miscast or exaggerated the military’s role in his administration’s crash program to accelerate the development, production and eventual distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
By Robert Burns, Associated Press
Oct 06

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and other top military leaders are under quarantine after a senior Coast Guard official tested positive for the coronavirus.
Sep 21

By Associated Press
Space Force now has a squadron of 20 airmen stationed at Qatar's Al-Udeid Air Base in its first foreign deployment.
Sep 18

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press
The Russian military on Friday accused the U.S. and its allies of provoking tensions in the Black Sea region with a sharp increase in the number of bomber patrols and intelligence flights.
Sep 09

By Robert Burns, Zeke Miller, Associated Press
The top U.S. general for the Middle East says the Trump administration will pull thousands of troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan by November. Gen. Frank McKenzie says the number of troops in Iraq will drop this month from about…
Sep 04

By William Brangham
President Trump is facing continued criticism over disparaging remarks he allegedly made about U.S. troops. A report in The Atlantic magazine, which was later confirmed by multiple other news outlets, says Trump repeatedly called fallen American servicemembers “losers” and “suckers.”…
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