"Caught between two allies": Gauging military threats in Syria

On this week's episode of the "Where Did You Get This Number?" podcast, go behind the lines of what's happening as U.S. troops move out of Syria

• Oct 23, 2019

Military grapples with rising suicide rates

The Army, Navy and Marine Corps all saw the rate of suicides go up as well as the overall numbers, with only the Air Force showing a decrease, according to data released by the Pentagon

• Sep 27, 2019

U.S. to deploy troops to help with Saudi Arabia's defense

President Trump has approved the deployment of U.S. forces that will be defensive in nature

• Sep 21, 2019

School construction among military projects cut to pay for border wall

The administration is planning to divert military funds allocated to build shooting ranges, missile launching pads and even schools for children at military bases in the U.S. and abroad

• Sep 4, 2019

Pentagon approves use of $3.6 billion for border wall

The administration is using funds from 127 military projects in the U.S. and abroad to construct 175 miles of border barriers

• Sep 3, 2019

Top Pence aide to become Pentagon press secretary

Alyssa Farah, currently Vice President Pence's press secretary, will become the Pentagon press secretary in September

• Aug 14, 2019

Trump attends Pentagon ceremony for Mark Esper

Mark Esper was confirmed as defense secretary in a 90-8 vote this week

• Jul 25, 2019

North Korea launches 2 short-range missiles

1st launch by North Korea since President Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met Kim Jong Un​ at the Demilitarized Zone

• Jul 25, 2019

House wants Pentagon IG to examine whether U.S. weaponized ticks

The amendment​ orders Pentagon inspector general to investigate whether the U.S. experimented with using ticks as biological weapons decades ago

• Jul 16, 2019

Pentagon reveals military cost of Trump's "Salute to America"

President Trump has insisted the cost is "very little compared to what it is worth"

• Jul 10, 2019

Appeals court upholds freeze on Pentagon money for border wall

President declared a national emergency​ in February that the White House said would free billions of dollars from the Pentagon

• Jul 4, 2019

Trump nominates Mark Esper to be next Defense Secretary

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan withdrew his name​ from consideration after reports surfaced of domestic violence incidents involving his family

• Jun 21, 2019

U.S. sending 1,000 more troops to Middle East amid Iran tensions

The move comes just days after the attacks on two oil tankers in one of the world's most important shipping routes

• Jun 18, 2019

Slain soldier's dad unhappy with Pentagon action over Niger ambush

Ex-defense chief Mattis ordered review, worried lower ranking soldiers were taking too much blame, but replacement Patrick Shanahan has recommended no more top brass be punished

• Jun 6, 2019

Spouses of fallen service members lobby to eliminate "widow's tax"

A 1972 law blocks some 65,000 military widows nationwide from receiving full benefits from both the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs

• May 27, 2019

Trump to order 1,500 troops to Middle East

The order comes as Trump is departing for Japan over Memorial Day weekend

• May 24, 2019

California court hears arguments on Trump's plan to use Pentagon funds for border wall

At stake is billions of dollars that would allow Trump to make major progress on a signature campaign promise heading into his campaign for a second term

• May 17, 2019

Elizabeth Warren introduces bill to curb defense lobbying

Warren wants to limit the influence of big defense contractors on national security spending

• May 16, 2019

U.S. seizes North Korean cargo ship for violating sanctions

The seizure of the vessel, initially detained last year in Indonesia, comes at a delicate moment between the two countries

• May 9, 2019

The Pentagon prepares to send military to the Southern Border

The Department of Defense may loosen restrictions prohibiting military interacting with migrants attempting to enter the U.S. Washington Post political reporter Greg Jaffe joins CBSN to discuss why the Pentagon may send more troops to the southern border.

• Apr 27, 2019
• 04:24

N. Korea tests new guided weapon system

North Korea has test-fired a "new-type tactical guided weapon," its state media announced Thursday, a move that could be an attempt to register the country's displeasure with currently deadlocked nuclear talks with the United States. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joins CBSN's DeMarco Morgan with the latest.

• Apr 17, 2019
• 04:11

U.S. seeking to extradite Julian Assange

After his arrest in London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be extradited to the United States, where's he's charged in a conspiracy to hack Pentagon data in 2010. CBS News Washington correspondent Paula Reid joined CBSN to explain what's next in the legal fight to bring Assange to the U.S.

• Apr 12, 2019
• 05:49

First "salvo" missile defense test a success, Pentagon says

It was the first time two interceptor missiles were launched at a single target, and an unarmed missile flying high over the Pacific was hit

• Mar 26, 2019

Pentagon ID's soldiers killed in Afghanistan

The two soldiers killed in Afghanistan earlier this week were identified Saturday by the Defense Department as Spc. Joseph P. Collette, 29, of Lancaster, Ohio, and Sgt. 1st Class Will D. Lindsay, of Cortez, Colorado. The Pentagon said they died of wounds sustained while engaged in combat operations in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan.

• Mar 24, 2019
• 00:25

2 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan

Pentagon isn't saying who, how or where; their deaths are the 3rd and 4th of American service members in Afghanistan this year

• Mar 22, 2019

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