Tom Bowman
Stories
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Pentagon keeps Austin's hospitalization quiet for days from White House, Congress
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin waited several days to inform President Biden and members of Congress that he was hospitalized after complications from elective surgery.
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Investigations
Senator wants Marines to explain why wounded troops weren't told the truth
Three people died and nearly a dozen were injured in a deadly accident that the military initially lied about, then buried
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Politics
The Air National Guard disciplines 15 members in wake of Discord intel leak
The Air Force says it's disciplining 15 members following it's investigation of Jack Teixeira, an Air National Guardsman accused of classified leaks online.
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Politics
The brutal calculus of war: Is the killing of civilians ever justified?
The numbers are classified, but U.S. military planners use what's called a collateral damage estimate to gauge how many civilians might be killed in an attack on a target. Here's what that means.
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As Israel's assault on Gaza intensifies, how will the ground operation unfold?
Israel's attacks on Gaza are intensifying, but the strategy of the operation remains unclear.
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National
U.S. has a lot of questions about Israel's potential invasion of Gaza
When it comes to attacking Hamas, the U.S. says it supports Israel but has a lot of questions about how it's going about it.
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Politics
Many wonder how Israel intel missed attack prep as U.S. sends forces to Mediterranean
Israel and Hamas are waging one of their deadliest clashes as the U.S. moves naval forces into the Mediterranean Sea. Questions persist about why Israel was caught so unprepared in the assault.
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Politics
Who's in the Army now? A pitch switch aims to get more military recruits
Amid those hawking corndogs and cheese curds at the Minnesota State Fair, the Army is trying to sell itself. An effort to entice sign ups is happening as the Army struggles to fill its ranks.
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Politics
For a new generation of Marines, 9/11 is history
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.
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Politics
With hold on confirmations, Pentagon says fate of hundreds of officers in limbo
Hundreds of nominees for military positions have been stalled as Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., protests Pentagon abortion policy. The Pentagon says the total number could swell to 650.