Jun 22 What to know about the U.S. military's intervention in the Israel-Iran war By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press The United States inserted itself into Israel's war against Iran, bombing three of the Islamic Republic's key nuclear sites overnight in an attack it dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer.”… Continue reading
Jun 21 WATCH: Trump addresses the nation after U.S. bombs 3 Iranian nuclear sites By Sam Mednick, Aamer Madhani, David Rising, Associated Press Addressing the nation from the White House, President Donald Trump said Iran’s key nuclear sites were “completely and fully obliterated.” He also warned Tehran against carrying out retaliatory attacks against the U.S., saying Iran has a choice between “peace or… Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 5:00 Military historian discusses the message Trump's military parade sends to the world By John Yang There’s a big parade in Washington, D.C. Saturday evening. On the streets: tanks and thousands of soldiers. In the air: flyovers and parachute jumps. And for taxpayers, a big price tag: as much as $45 million. It’s all to honor… Continue watching
Jun 14 WATCH: Trump's military parade honoring Army's 250th birthday rolls through DC By Lolita C. Baldor, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for years barreled down Constitution Avenue on Saturday with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute, playing out against a counterpoint of protests around the country by those who decried… Continue reading
Jun 12 What U.S. law says about Trump's deployment of active duty troops to Los Angeles By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact The standard to dispatch the military to a state is not simply in the eye of the beholder. There are limited legal circumstances in which a president is supposed to deploy the military domestically. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 9:33 'We have earned our spots': Facing Trump ban, trans troops reflect on military service By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Joshua Barajas Friday marks the deadline for the estimated 4,200 active-duty transgender military members to accept what the Defense Department calls "voluntary separation." Those who volunteer to leave may be eligible for separation pay while transgender troops who don’t leave voluntarily will… Continue watching
May 08 Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being separated from the military in new Pentagon order By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify under a new directive issued Thursday. Continue reading
May 01 Reports of sexual assault in the military fell last year, led by significant drop in the Army By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A new Pentagon report says that the number of sexual assaults reported across the military fell by nearly 4% last year and there was a significant drop in the Army. Continue reading
Apr 18 U.S. strikes Yemen oil port in deadly escalation of Trump's campaign against the Houthis By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A U.S. airstrike on an important oil port held by Yemen's Houthi rebels killed more than 70 people and wounded many others, the Iranian-backed rebel group said Friday, marking a major escalation in the military campaign President Donald Trump launched against… Continue reading
Apr 16 Service members deployed to southern border killed in vehicle accident By Tara Copp, Associated Press Two service members deployed to the U.S. Southern border were killed and a third is in serious condition after a vehicle accident near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Continue reading