Oct 12 What military support the U.S. is providing to Israel’s army By Tara Copp, Associated Press Within hours of the horrific attack by Hamas, the U.S. began moving warships and aircraft to the region to be ready to provide Israel with whatever it needs to respond. Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing after U.S. shoots down armed Turkish drone in Syria By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Pentagon said Thursday the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone that came within 500 meters of American troops in northeastern Syria, in a rare use of force by one NATO member against another. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 1:57 News Wrap: U.S. Marine Corps aircraft crashes in Australia, killing 3 In our news wrap Saturday, three U.S. Marines died in an aircraft crash in Australia, Florida is bracing for Tropical Storm Idalia heading toward the state, Russia confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin died in Wednesday’s plane crash outside Moscow, and hundreds… Continue watching
Aug 27 U.S. Marine Osprey crash in Australia kills 3, critically injures 5 during training drills By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press A United States Marine Corps aircraft with 23 Marines aboard crashed on a north Australian island Sunday, killing at least three and critically injuring at least five during a multinational training exercise, officials said. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 7:10 Why recruiting and confidence in America’s armed forces is so low right now By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery The U.S. military has reached crisis levels of low recruitment, at the same time the American public’s perception of the armed forces is increasingly divided. In a recent Gallup poll, only 60 percent of respondents said they had confidence in… Continue watching
Aug 13 Study links ‘forever chemicals’ exposure to testicular cancer among military personnel By Hannah Norman, Patricia Kime, KFF Health News A new federal study for the first time shows a direct association between PFOS, a PFAS chemical, found in the blood of thousands of military personnel and testicular cancer. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 9:31 The military is changing how it handles sexual assault cases. Will it be enough? By Laura Barrón-López, Dan Sagalyn After years of protest and advocacy, a new executive order from the Biden administration seeks to bolster the military’s ability to deal with sexual assault in the ranks. But how far-reaching are these changes and will they make a difference?… Continue watching
Jul 24 North Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in latest weapons test By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The test is apparently in protest of the United States sending major naval assets to South Korea in a show of force. Continue reading
Jul 24 American-led UN Command says it’s communicating with North Korea about U.S. soldier By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The American-led U.N. Command says it has started a conversation with North Korea about a U.S. soldier who ran into the North last week across one of the world's most heavily fortified borders. Continue reading
Jul 15 What Tuberville’s blockade of military promotions means for the Pentagon By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is waging an unprecedented campaign to try to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions. Here's what to know about the clash. Continue reading