Jul 28 WATCH: Jon Stewart criticizes Republicans for voting down bill to increase care for veterans exposed to burn pits By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 09 Novavax vaccine may be an option for service members who sought religious exemptions By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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
Oct 26 Watch 7:57 One Afghan refugee on her ‘desperate hope’ for her homeland, life in the U.S. By Nick Schifrin Thousands of Afghan refugees are now in the process of settling into American life following their evacuation from Afghanistan when the Taliban took control of the country in August. Those refugees are mostly scattered among eight military bases around the… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 7:16 How U.S., UK and Australia plan to counter China’s rise through strategic partnership Wednesday evening at the White House, President Joe Biden — joined by the prime ministers of the United Kingdom and Australia — announced a new partnership in the Indo-Pacific region, including an effort to build nuclear-powered submarines for Australia. The… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 9:05 Dover Air Force Base chaplain reflects on the ‘forever’ sacrifice of America’s longest war By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Last Sunday, President Joe Biden witnessed the repatriation of American service members killed in Afghanistan. As it has for the last 20 years, Delaware's Dover Air Force Base hosted dignified transfers. The solemn, quiet rituals are led by Dover’s chaplains… Continue watching