Dec 24 Watch 2:54 U.S. military services musicians perform Christmas classic ‘Jingle Bells’ By Dan Sagalyn This Christmas Eve, we continue a tradition we started a few years ago with members of the U.S. military presenting a holiday song. This year, musicians from the military services perform the Christmas classic "Jingle Bells." This video was produced… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch 10:28 Osprey aircraft back in service as families of crash victims question its safety By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Hamada Hanoura The Osprey aircraft was grounded for three months across the military after a crash in Japan last November killed all eight airmen on board. That crash was the fourth by an Osprey in the last two years. The military says… Continue watching
Nov 16 Trump’s Pentagon pick was flagged as a possible ‘Insider Threat’ in the National Guard By Tara Copp, Michelle R. Smith, Jason Dearen, Associated Press Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member due to a tattoo on his bicep that's… Continue reading
Nov 14 U.S. military suicides increased in 2023, continuing long-term trend By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Suicides in the U.S. military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend that the Pentagon has struggled to abate. Continue reading
Nov 05 Ex-military defense contractor behind Navy bribery scandal sentenced to 15 years By Associated Press Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that swept up dozens of U.S. Navy officers, federal prosecutors said. Continue reading
Oct 13 Trump suggests he’ll use the military on ‘the enemy from within’ the U.S. if he’s reelected By Stephen Groves, Associated Press During his first term as president, Donald Trump tested the limits of how he could use the military to achieve policy goals. If given a second term, the Republican and his allies are preparing to go much further, reimagining the… Continue reading
Sep 27 U.S. troops will leave some bases in Iraq under deal to end mission fighting Islamic State By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press The U.S. announced an agreement with the Iraqi government Friday to wrap up the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by next year, with U.S. troops departing some bases that they have long occupied during… Continue reading
Aug 08 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as U.S. F-22s arrive in Middle East amid heightened tensions By Associated Press On Monday, several U.S. personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack at a military base in Iraq, in what has been a recent uptick in strikes on American forces by Iranian-backed militias. Continue reading
Aug 02 U.S. is sending fighter jets to boost military presence in Middle East as tensions soar By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The U.S. Defense Department will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, as leaders worry about escalating violence in response to recent attacks by Israel on… Continue reading
Jul 05 U.S. troops leaving Niger bases this weekend and in August after coup, commander says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500 remaining troops will leave a critical drone base in the West African country in August, ahead of a Sept. 15… Continue reading