US military

December 26, 2017

The US military is closing its Yongsan military base in the South Korean capital. For people who grew up around the base, it was where they learned about American music, culture and food. But it's also leaving behind environmental problems.

Conflict

Three US Special Forces soldiers die in Niger, as diplomacy takes a backseat in Africa policy

The World

October 05, 2017

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb or a related extremist group is thought to have targeted the US troops, in an attack that highlights an incoherent US policy in West Africa.

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Trump wants a big military parade, but the Founding Fathers might not approve

The World

September 19, 2017

President Donald Trump has again mentioned the idea of having a massive military parade in Washington for the Fourth of July. Historically, the US has never put the military on such a pedestal. The Founding Fathers, in fact, despised the idea of a standing army of any sort.

Conflict

For some Americans, the conflict in Syria is 'the Spanish Civil War of our time'

The World

September 13, 2017

At least 100 Americans have gone — and some continue to go — to Syria to fight against ISIS. Many have joined a Kurdish militia group called the People's Protection Units or the YPG. What these volunteers are doing isn't illegal, but it raises many questions.

Conflict

US Navy pauses global operations and fires an admiral after another collision at sea

The World

August 23, 2017

The Navy removed a fleet's commander after another deadly collision. It's also putting all international operations on hold to remind its sailors of the fundamentals of seamanship.

Conflict

Queer service member: Trump’s trans ban ‘is about fear and loathing of transgender Americans’

The Takeaway

July 27, 2017

Just over a year after President Barack Obama introduced a new policy to allow transgender people to serve openly in the US military, President Donald Trump is reinstating a ban on transgender service members.

Conflict

Trump might send thousands more troops to Afghanistan. Here's what US vets are saying about it.

The World

May 09, 2017

Veterans tell us what they think of a plan that might increase the US presence in Afghanistan.

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What Trump's $54 billion means to the Pentagon

The World

March 01, 2017

President Donald Trump plans to request a $54-billion budget increase in defense spending. That sounds like a lot, but it's not as big an increase as the White House portrays it to be.

Conflict

The US just made it harder for Saudi Arabia to bomb Yemen. The people of Yemen barely noticed.

The World

December 16, 2016

Updated

12/19/2016 - 3:45pm

President Barack Obama signaled his concern about civilian casualties in the Yemen war on December 13 when he halted a major resupply of smart bombs to the Saudi Arabian air force. But the same day, the US Air Force delivered the Saudis four new fighter jets.

Business

Trump has a point about the F-35 fighter jet, but the full story is complicated

The World

December 13, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump's tweet about a US-made fighter jet, the F-35, caused its manufacturer's stock to tumble. Here's why critics of Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter program say that the plane, designed to be efficient and economical, is neither.

US military

The US military's Yongsan Garrison leaves a mixed legacy in Seoul

Three US Special Forces soldiers die in Niger, as diplomacy takes a backseat in Africa policy

Trump wants a big military parade, but the Founding Fathers might not approve

For some Americans, the conflict in Syria is 'the Spanish Civil War of our time'

US Navy pauses global operations and fires an admiral after another collision at sea

Queer service member: Trump’s trans ban ‘is about fear and loathing of transgender Americans’

Trump might send thousands more troops to Afghanistan. Here's what US vets are saying about it.

What Trump's $54 billion means to the Pentagon

The US just made it harder for Saudi Arabia to bomb Yemen. The people of Yemen barely noticed.

Updated

Trump has a point about the F-35 fighter jet, but the full story is complicated

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