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For a new generation of Marines, 9/11 is history
Sunday, September 10, 2023
For many Americans, 9/11 is now simply a date to mark, much like December 7th and the Pearl Harbor attacks. Even the military war colleges are moving on.
Tuberville's hold on military promotions may put 650 officers in limbo by year's end
Monday, August 28, 2023
Hundreds of nominees for military positions have been stalled as Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., protests Pentagon abortion policy, and that total could swell to 650, the Pentagon says.
The GOP candidates' differing takes on the war in Ukraine
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Last night, eight of the Republican candidates running for president took the debate stage for the first time. They had one major point of disagreement: Russia's war on Ukraine.
Corruption in Afghanistan offers lessons for billions going to Ukraine
Thursday, August 17, 2023
John Sopko has long been a U.S. government-appointed watchdog for how money was distributed in Afghanistan. He believes there are lessons that apply to aiding Ukraine's fight against Russia.
Afghans are still making the dangerous trek to the U.S. via Mexico to escape Taliban
Monday, August 14, 2023
Kabul fell to the Taliban close to two years ago, but desperate Afghans continue to flee, even taking the dangerous journey into the U.S. across the Mexican border.
How one Afghan family made the perilous journey across the U.S.-Mexico border
Wednesday, August 09, 2023
Kabul fell to the Taliban close to two years ago, but desperate Afghans continue to flee, even taking the dangerous route into the U.S. across the Mexican border. Here's the story of one such family.
An Afghan teen makes it to the U.S., but his family is left behind in Kabul
Sunday, July 23, 2023
As Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021, a teenager got separated from his family at the airport and wound up on a plane without them. He's been living on his own in the U.S.
Biden administration to give controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine
Thursday, July 06, 2023
The White House will send cluster munitions to Ukraine. Officials say they'll be effective against dug-in Russian troops, but the controversial munitions are also banned by more than 100 countries.
U.S. is expected to announce it will send cluster munitions to Ukraine
Thursday, July 06, 2023
More than 100 countries ban such weapons because unexploded bomblets can be picked up by civilians, causing injury or death.
The story of one Afghan teen who was separated from his family while evacuating Kabul
Tuesday, July 04, 2023
As Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021, a teenager was separated from his family at the airport and wound up on a plane without them. He's been in the U.S. ever since — alone.
Ukraine's counteroffensive is finally underway
Friday, June 16, 2023
Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive is underway. Many wonder how successful it will be in pushing back Russian forces, but U.S. defense officials are calling the war a marathon, not a sprint.
What declining Army recruitment numbers mean for the future of U.S. national security
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Analysis of what declining Army recruitment might mean for the U.S. moving forward.
Friendly fire killed an Iraqi interpreter. The U.S. told his family something else
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
The NPR Taking Cover podcast team tracks down the family of an Iraqi man who was mistakenly killed by Marines.
The U.S. told them terrorists killed their brother. It was a lie they held for years
Sunday, May 28, 2023
In 2004, a U.S. general told the family of an Iraqi interpreter that insurgents killed their brother. The truth was more painful: He was mistakenly killed by Americans he had risked his life to help.
Ukraine appears to have started its next big move against Russia
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Pentagon officials met today with other nations supporting the war, and Kyiv says it's steadfast in pushing Russia out of the country altogether.
The U.S. evacuates some 1,000 Americans from Sudan
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Two convoys of private U.S. citizens arrived in Port Sudan over the weekend after departing the capital of Khartoum, where deadly fighting between rival militaries has killed hundreds.
The intelligence community is doing damage control after the Pentagon leaks
Saturday, April 15, 2023
President Biden is ordering the intelligence community to further secure sensitive information after a major breach, allegedly by a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman.
A fatal mistake: The truth behind a Marine Corps lie and broken promises
Friday, April 07, 2023
A mortar blast killed two Marines in Iraq almost 20 years ago. But families weren't told for years it was "friendly fire," a tragic accident, despite regulations. Some of the wounded were never told.
'Taking Cover' examines a friendly fire incident in Iraq and the ensuing cover up
Thursday, April 06, 2023
NPR podcast Taking Cover delves into the worst Marine-on-Marine friendly fire incident in modern history.
U.S. strikes Iran-backed militias in Syria after attack on American base
Friday, March 24, 2023
After a self-detonating drone killed an American contractor and wounded five soldiers, U.S. forces launched a retaliatory strike in Syria against a facility being used by Iranian-backed militias.