Jul 09 Watch 2:24 News Wrap: NATO to discuss Ukraine’s bid to join alliance at upcoming summit In our news wrap Sunday, leaders of NATO countries are preparing for a summit where they will discuss Ukraine’s bid to join the alliance, Russia said it shot down a cruise missile over Crimea, the U.S. said it killed an… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 2:23 An Army bugler’s story about his special wartime assignment By StoryCorps In the final days of World War II, U.S. Army Sgt. Harrison Wright was stationed in a small Belgian village near the German border. He tells his grandson, Sean Guess, about a special assignment in this animated feature from our… Continue watching
May 22 As tensions with Iran escalate, U.S. military posts photos of bomb capable of destroying underground bunkers By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press As tensions with Iran have escalated over its nuclear program, the U.S. military this month posted pictures of a powerful bomb designed to penetrate deep into the earth and destroy underground facilities that could be used to enrich uranium. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 5:48 Study finds higher cancer rates among U.S. military airmen and ground crews The women and men of the U.S. military routinely put themselves in harm’s way, and a recent Pentagon study found U.S. military airmen and ground crews face another risk: higher cancer rates. Tara Copp, the Pentagon and National Security reporter… Continue watching
Mar 24 China threatens ‘ serious consequences’ over U.S. warship actions near disputed island By David Rising, Associated Press China is threatening "serious consequences" after the United States Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row. Continue reading
Feb 09 U.S. and allies in Asia ready for ‘aggression’ from China, North Korea, general says By Jim Gomez, Associated Press American forces and their allies in Asia are ready for battle after years of joint combat exercises, a United States general said Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 06 China decries U.S. decision to shoot down suspected spy balloon By Emily Wang Fujiyama, Associated Press Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng says he lodged a formal complaint with the U.S. Embassy over the use of military force on the balloon. Continue reading
Oct 20 U.S. military suicides drop as leaders push mental health programs By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A new report and Pentagon data show that suicides across the active duty U.S. military decreased over the past 18 months, driven by sharp drops in the Air Force and Marine Corps last year and a similar decline among Army… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 7:31 Parents of murdered Army officer push for burial at Arlington cemetery By Geoff Bennett, Kaisha Young 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… Continue watching
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… Continue watching