Sep 18 Russian military says U.S. flights near Crimea fuel tensions 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. Continue reading
Sep 09 U.S. will withdraw thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan 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… Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 2:26 Atlantic report highlights Trump’s complex relationship with the military 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.”… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 12:10 David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart on Kenosha politics, Trump and the military New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including visits to Kenosha, Wisconsin, by President Trump and Joe Biden and how their responses to social unrest have… Continue watching
Sep 04 WATCH: Trump holds news conference following accusations of U.S. military comments By Associated Press The allegations, sourced anonymously in The Atlantic, describe multiple offensive comments by the president toward fallen U.S. service-members, including calling World War I dead at an American military cemetery in France "losers" and "suckers" in 2018. Continue reading
Sep 04 Trump says he won’t let Pentagon close Stars and Stripes newspaper By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon's plan to shut down the military's independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, hit a major roadblock Friday, as President Donald Trump announced that he won't allow that on his watch. Continue reading
Sep 04 Trump disparaged U.S. military casualties as ‘losers,’ ‘suckers,’ report says By Associated Press The allegations were first reported in The Atlantic. A senior Defense Department official with firsthand knowledge of events and a senior U.S. Marine Corps officer who was told about Trump's comments confirmed some of the remarks to The Associated Press. Continue reading
Aug 13 U.S. says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The Iranian navy boarded and briefly seized a Liberian-flagged oil tanker near the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S., a U.S. military official said Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: House Armed Services committee holds hearing on sexual harassment and retaliation By Justin Stabley The hearing was held several weeks after the remains of Spc. Vanessa Guillen were found after her disappearance from Fort Hood in Texas. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 6:43 Voices of service members who experienced abuse in the ranks The disappearance and murder of Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen has sparked an outpouring of stories from other service members. Mostly female, they say that they also suffered sexual harassment and abuse in the ranks, but felt that the military’s reporting… Continue watching