Jan 15 Watch 6:34 Is the U.S. military faced with impossible missions? By PBS News Hour A critique of the U.S. military establishment written by journalist James Fallows has made waves in defense circles and beyond. Who is responsible for how America applies its military might? Judy Woodruff gets reaction from former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq… Continue watching
Dec 08 Only one percent of male military victims report sexual assault By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Sexual assaults on men in the military happen more often than people might think. But Nelson, who left the Marine Corps in 2011 as a corporal, is one of the rare men willing to report it and talk about it… Continue reading
Oct 29 Troops returning from Ebola mission will be quarantined for 21 days By Associated Press Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday approved a recommendation by military leaders that all U.S. troops returning from Ebola response missions in West Africa be kept in supervised isolation for 21 days. Continue reading
Sep 24 Air Force’s newest fighter jet, F-22 Raptor makes combat debut By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press F-22 Missile Launch. Video courtesy of U.S. Air Force. WASHINGTON — Envisioned in the 90s as crucial to U.S. military superiority in the next century — the sleek, radar-evading F-22 Raptor has finally seen its first combat. Never… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch Does the current U.S. military intervention underestimate the Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Is the U.S. doing enough to defeat the militants of the Islamic State group and relieve the humanitarian crisis in Iraq? Hari Sreenivasan gets two views from Feisal Istrabadi of Indiana University and retired Army Col. Derek Harvey. Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch U.S. national security official stresses Iraq political solution, not boots on the ground By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Shields and Brooks on Iraq reluctance, Nixon’s legacy By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s top news, including U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group in Iraq, how Americans are grading President Obama’s foreign policy performance,… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Islamic State fighters defiant after U.S. airstrikes By PBS News Hour American warplanes and an unmanned drone targeted fighters and artillery of the Islamic State militant group in northern Iraq. President Obama announced the strikes — the first since the last U.S. troops left Iraq in 2011 — as thousands of… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch Islamic State movement into Kurdish territory changes equation for U.S. By PBS News Hour The White House is weighing launching airstrikes and sending humanitarian aid as the crisis darkens for displaced Christians and Yazidis fleeing Islamist militants in northern Iraq. Karen DeYoung of The Washington Post joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how the rationale… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch Government still building case against Benghazi suspect By PBS News Hour Abu Khattala, who is accused of being involved in the deadly attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, appeared in court for a second day. The militia leader was captured in June by the U.S. military, and has pleaded… Continue watching