, army national guard and army reserve across the force. we have visited 17 states and the district of columbia. we have met or corresponded with each of the 54 adjutants general that lead the national guard across the nation. 30 governors, nearly 80 members of congress. we met with all six geographic combatant commanders, several subunified commanders and some functional combatant commanders all of that in an effort to make sure we clearly understood particularly from the governors and the geographic combat and commands what their demands were for army forces. we met with the associations who have represented so man of our soldiers of all three components with think tanks, with subject matter experts, academics and others who have studied the army and national security and defense policy, some within the government and many without, and we did all of that in an effort to meet the requirement of the law that we conduct a comprehensive assessment. we felt for the eight of us that it was important to receive as many varied and informed inputs

next, since we train and fight the army, we have to manage as one army. is this makes it harder for soldiers to transition between components. and we blooe a single payment is will be a step towards implementing total force policy. the army program offers a solution. it's a web based self-service 24/7 system that integrates personnel and pay across all components for a soldier's entire career. the first elements of ipsay have already been scheduled. the commission strongly recommends that army and congress continue to adequately fund the program and maintain the current schedule. we would caution, however, adding more requirements could create problems similar to those that we've experienced in past failed soft eyre programs. and then lastly n 2014, the army 115,000 soldiers. this was done with the national guard, reserve and army all vying for potential recruits and in some cases competing against each other for a shrinking pool of qualified candidates. we have to recruit as one army. congress should authorize and fund a pilot program to allow the recrui

the army. the train and stress on the active duty components is too much sometimes. particularly in various types of units. special forces and so on. they're not at that one to two-b.o.g. dwell. so we have to use the guard and the reserves as they want to be used, to have allow some of our regular army folks to take a knee on occasion. we need to do that. >> hi. you know n a few budget cycles, we could see full sequestration again. and a lot of budgets require extra money and working within constraints of the fy-16 budget requests. how might there be i think chas in your recommendation, or what effect will full sequestration? or could it have on what you've recommended here that works within this constrained suggest? >> our recommendations could not be sustained in an era of sequestration. we make that very clear. that's first and foremost. one of the things i mentioned early on and is mentioned as a recommendation in the report is for re-examination of strategy to budget. so you can give way o

the army. the train and stress on the active duty components is too much sometimes. particularly in various types of units. special forces and so on. they're not at that one to two-b.o.g. dwell. so we have to use the guard and the reserves as they want to be used, to have allow some of our regular army folks to take a knee on occasion. we need to do that. >> hi. you know n a few budget cycles, we could see full sequestration again. and a lot of budgets require extra money and working within constraints of the fy-16 budget requests. how might there be i think chas in your recommendation, or what effect will full sequestration? or could it have on what you've recommended here that works within this constrained suggest? >> our recommendations could not be sustained in an era of sequestration. we make that very clear. that's first and foremost. one of the things i mentioned early on and is mentioned as a recommendation in the report is for re-examination of strategy to budget. so you can give way o

army faces. fanning, if confirmed, he will take office with less than a year remaining in this administration. some may question what you can realistically hope to achieve but as you have been patient waiting for the state it testified, i challenge you to be impatient with confirm secretary. our nation's soldiers do not need a secretary to mark time, they need one that realizes there is much to be done and not a minute to be wasted. senator reid. senator reid: thank you very much, mr. chairman. i thank you for holding this hearing to fill the critical position of secretary of the army. i like to thank mr. fanning for his willingness to serve. it's my understanding from others in the audience and i welcome her. of fanning has a wealth experience having served in senior level positions throughout the department of defense. this includes us serving as the underine -- as the secretary of the air force, overseeing the annual budget and serving as the chief management officer. and he served as a deputy

next, since we train and fight is what army recommends the army as one army. the three army components to operate separate personal and pay systems. this is wasteful, makes it hard for soldiers to transition between components and commission believes a single personnel and pay system is the most important step towards implementing a total force policy. the good news is the army program offers a solution. it's a web-based self-service 24/7 system that integrates personal and pay across all components for soldiers entire career. the first elements have already been fielded. more are scheduled for 2018 and beyond. the commission strongly recommends that army and congress continue to adequately fund the program and maintain the current schedule. we would caution, however, that accelerated implementation or adding the required could create problems similar to those that we experienced in past failed software programs. and lastly in 2014 the army, the army recruited 115,000 soldiers. using about 11,000 recruiters. but this is done with the regular army, national gua

army faces.ing, if confirmed, he will take office with less than a year remaining in this administration. some may question what you can realistically hope to achieve but as you have been patient waiting for the state it testified, i challenge you to be impatient with confirm secretary. our nation's soldiers do not need a secretary to mark time, they need one that realizes there is much to be done and not a minute to be wasted. senator reid. senator reid: thank you very much, mr. chairman. i thank you for holding this hearing to fill the critical position of secretary of the army. i like to thank mr. fanning for his willingness to serve. it's my understanding from others in the audience and i welcome her. of fanning has a wealth experience having served in senior level positions throughout the department of defense. this includes us serving as the underine -- as the secretary of the air force, overseeing the annual budget and serving as the chief management officer. and he served as a deputy unde

national guard and army reserve levels. so we work together as one team. focused together on one thing, to recruit an individual, to be part of the total force. >> christina wong, the hill. >> thank you. christina wong with "the hill." just two questions. one simple. does every recommendation that costs more money, does that come with any kind of offset or a recommendation? secondly i wanted to know how far out in the future you looked and dr. hicks, you swore you addressed part of this. the recommendation for a total force of 980 now,0 0980,000, is the foreseeable future and are the requirements expected to continue at least throughout sequestration? i just want to look at the horizon the commission was looking at. >> with regard to the cost average, secretary hale mentioned we paid particular attention to the aviation requirements, and there are offset figures associated with those. the other recommendations are mostly not costed. for example, we identify a shortfall in short-range air defense capabilities as general thur

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the army is looking at this. it has a number of other programs like that where the senior master sergeant of the army has something called not my squad to cover a range of issues. part of that is training people to look for indicators they should act on and report on. sen. donnelly: it really helped -- reduce the number in the idf. said the army recognizes tactical importance of the humvee fleet and maintaining a relevant and capable fleet. toyou expect the army neutralize a large humvee fleet even after it has been fully fielded? mr. fanning: absolutely. as i recall, the ultimate end state as they rationalize requirements for the ground fleet was to maintain a 50,000 humvees. cullso allows them to the newest and one maintain so it will be a relatively young and maintain fleet and sizable still. looking in the middle east, one of the things that has struck me as we have seen refugees through world. at the same time that we won't put in a no-fly zone or saison -- or safe sozone. support putting in place of a no-fl

army. they do the kind of work around camps at fortress monroe throughout the theaters of combat for tens of thousands of former slaves running away the union lines their first experiences with free labor after running away are as laborers for the u.s. army. they do all kinds of work that soldiers themselves don't want to do. this is an image from alexandria , virginia. former slaves digging ditches, building stockade fences. this is an image from coastal south carolina in 1862. you get a sense of the variety of laborers that these contrabands are doing for the u.s. army. they can cook they can clean they can provide necessities of camp life. more gruesomely, former slaves do other kinds of cleanup. the clean up the battlefields after battles. this is an image from the reinterment of bodies that were buried hastily after battle. they were later dug up to be reburied. you see the image of african-american men doing that work. some of the first work that former slaves do after the moment of t

the army. he would go to military bases as a young lieutenant or captain with a string of polo ponies and a yacht. [laughter] and his fellow officers didn't begrudge him that, because he was the best polo player in the army x he was the best -- and he was the best yachtsman in the army. and he actually in 1912 participated in the olympics in stockholm, sweden, in an event called the pentathalon which came from the old greek olympics where you have -- it's a martial event. you have about half a dozen deferent things that you do -- different things that you do. in the old greek version, they actually kill one another. but in the new version -- [laughter] they set it up to be as though you were military courier, and you had to ride, you had to shoot, you had to swim and you had to shoot a pistol. and patton at that point was a captain, and he was very food at all these things -- very good at all these things because he was the best horseman in the army, and he had been a track star at west point,

the friction the army -- >> when you shrink the army you get the deploy ratio is difficult. >> absolutely. because the demand is not shrinking at the same rate. >> should we be pushing for more resources for a larger army given the threats that we face? is that something you would advocate for? >> i do worry about the size of the army today. when we were directed to go down to 450 in the active component by the gdr, general odierno testified this was at risk. i know he said this quite a bit. and general testified we could beat the requirements at 450, but the risk is increasing. i don't see that vector changing. two years ago when we targeted 450 we didn't have isil. we didn't have russia as provocative as it is. so i am concerned. it's preventing us from doing a number of things we want to do to the army to make it ready-er and to keep it whole. i look forward, i know that you directed the chairman, the joint chiefs to a force assessment on the army specifically. >> yes. >> probably in the next month which i think will be very telling. >> good. i look forward to receiving that. especiall

the army continues to draw down with the final goal of 4 50,000 in the active army, 335,000 in the armyational guard and in addition i would welcome your comments in your testimony on whether the u.s. can continue to meet the commit tomorrows overseas with this smaller army. at the same time, the army must also contend with how to modernize the force increased readiness levels. as you're aware the army modernization program has been challenged, many programs have been truncated or canceled and, mr. fanning, i look forward to hearing your thoughts on how the army can make targeted investments in modernization as well as your views as how the army can improve its acquisition process. finally, i welcome secretary carter's decision to welcome all military positions to service by women. with respect to the army it's my understanding that no one requested an exception of policy to keep any position within the army closed. as general millie testified last july during his confirmation hearing, there is no doubt that women can engage in ground combats with the enemies of the nation because they

do you think the army will continue to rely on a large ?umvee fleet recall, after they rationalized requirements was to maintain 50,000 humvees. this allows them to call out the newest and best maintained of what they have. it will end up being relatively young and maintained fleet. >> looking into the middle east, one of the things that has struck me is we have seen refugees all throughout the world. at the same time, we have put in a no-fly zone for safety right in the same country where those refugees are coming from. putting in place a no-fly zone or a safe sound? not studied those proposals enough to give you an opinion. i am happy to come back and talk to you area did i do think we have not done enough collectively to prevent the crisis and deal with the crisis, which is unlike any refugee crisis i have seen. >> would you work with the department of defense, secretary of defense and this is a critical issue to all of us. we need to provide the truth of your opinion to him. i wonder if you're going to look into this and start to put th

do you see any kind of major shift on the horizon for the army, and what the army will do, how it will operate and what it will need? said werd gates always have a perfect record at predicting the future, we get it wrong every time. do, or will try to do with the army is not predict what the future is, but take advantage of some of the reforms we are talking about and make the army more agile at getting these capabilities out to the field. we are losing the competitive edge we have against our adversaries in how to use technology, which is a big part of it. we need to empower people with the tools we already have and incorporate new ideas and technology faster into what we already reduce. -- already produce. >> is there specific equipment that the army has that you believe is outdated and should be replaced? do you have a list of what needs to be ended in order to move forward in the future for what you will need? >> in the current state, there are things we can end. a lot of the platforms are old what they have new technology on them. there are three phases, modernizing what you have,

for generations men have joined the british army.hey say they don't need the government or ngos to come and rebuild their homes. what they do want is designs for earthquake resistant homes so that they can go ahead and rebuild their lives. back in october the national planning commission said it had drawn up designs for earthquake resistant houses, but the people here say they are still waiting for the details. making the best of a bad situation locals here have decided to go ahead with some basic improvements to their village. roads have been widened. people say they need skilled help, not other forms of charity. >> translation: right after the quake we need ed blankets and everything. we are waiting. if people give charity to us all the time, we will get spoilt. if people want to help, they can give us building materials. we don't have enough human resources, carpenters, masons. we need to build. instead of charity we want to receive training. men and women are both ready for training. >> reporter: villagers here have been to the l

army. and the odd thing is that very shortly after she was detained, the confederate troops guarding her were called away. they were redeployed. had no idea what to do this woman, so they left her. when she made her way up to the north, she said i'm done with this. she sat down, wrote her memoirs and like belle boyd, spent the rest of her life on stage, making money describing her intelligence exploits, however brief they were. afric african-americans as intelligence collection. slaves and former slaves proved an excellent and willing source of information for the north, and they constituted a network in place at the start of the war. runaway slaves gave tactical information to union commanders. they moved very easily between the lines and inside the south. and the material that they provided to the union, to most intelligence operatives and military commanders were referred to as black dispatches. this is a play on word. not only is it being delivered by african-americans, black is the wor

the army, i don't know how the army is handling the obesity issue. i no it is doing some things to eliminate trans fats and certainly is more concerned about salt and sugar, but i don't know if it is doing any specific initiatives. 's. >> let's open it up to questions from the audience. in the back. >> how was chosen. >> the native food labs. you know, so glad you asked that question. being in massachusetts that is incredibly important because pretty much mit and mit was a huge collaborator during world war ii and all sorts of sides including food science and something interesting is that actually mit was the founder or one of the 1st to food science programs in the united states, and it was one of the leaders in food science up until the 1980s and they dismantle the program entirely. slightly weird circumstance but perhaps because the funding was diminished. it's have a very big role up until that time. >> another question. >> out of they get from glass canning to ten canning? >> i'm glad you brought that up. obviously glass might have some issues,

army native americans. the heavy american casualties are -- and resulting in harassment -- embarrassment forced the calculation of territorial interest. the national library for the study of george washington hosted this event. it's about 90 minutes. >> it's a pleasure to welcome to speak ton gordon you tonight. he's an eminent historian at native american history. who know george washington notary significance of native americans in the man and his story. that thereficant isn't a lot of great books on george washington and native american peoples, particularly one that bring out the full perspective of native american groups as well as they could, particularly reflecting the latest literature, which has been transformed in the last 30 years and more. professor calloway has been one of the people leading the transformation in the way that american historians have come to understand the challenge of incorporating native american history into american history. he is currently professor of history and professo

the army leaders trance formed the army before. they restored the develop and morale of the force of the vietnam war. they transitioned to an all volunteer force and removed saddam hussein from kuwait. the continued reduction will lead to depleted readiness and chronic modernization problems and morale. these are the major challenges the army faces. one secretary will not tackle them alone. if confirmed, you will take office with less than a year remaining in the administration. some will question what you can hope to achieve. i challenge you to be impatient if confirmed. they do not need a secretary to mark time. they need a strong secretary who realizes there is much to be done and not a minute to be wasted. senator reed? >> thank you very much and i join you in welcoming mr. fanning. i thank you for holding the hearing for filling the critical position of secretary of the army. i would like to thank the willingness to serve and it's my understanding as the chairman indicated that your mother is here in the audience and i welcome

victory ♪ ♪ in the army, in the army ♪ and the army goes rolling along ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >> ladies andd afternoon. speaker boehner, leader minister o'toole, general votel, ambassador, thank you and all of you our special guests. what a wonderful afternoon it is. and made possible because congressman jeff miller, the chairman of our veterans affairs committee in the house and senator jon tester introduced legislation remembering our special forces, the first special service force. thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, senator. we can applaud them. that would be good. again. [ applause ] thank you, mr. speaker, for bringing us all together. it is fitting we are gathered here in emancipation hall because the heroes we honor today helped win the fight to free the world of tyranny. for generations our northern neighbor has been vital as a trusted ally and friend to our country. the first special service force made up of men from both the united states and canada continue that tradition. canadians and u.s. citizens, men who made their living laboring as lumberjacks and trappers, mou

the army, i don't know how the army is handling the obesity issue.i know it's, you know, doing some hinges to eliminate -- things to eliminate transfats and certainly is more concerned about salt and sugar and the ration. but i don't know if it's doing any specific initiatives around that. >> let's open it up if there are any questions from the audience. i'm full of questions. i can keep going. in the back there. >> [inaudible] which got the nadic lab going, how nadic was chosen? >> oh, that's -- about the nadic food labs and why nadic? >> you know, that is -- i'm so glad you asked that question because being in massachusetts, that's incredibly important. and that is because pretty much mit. [laughter] and mit was a huge collaborator during world war ii in all sorts of science including food science. something really interesting is that, actually, mit was the founder of one of the first two food science programs in the united states. and it was one of the leaders in food science up until the 1980s. and they dismantled their program entirely. you know

he reverts to a regular army, permanent standing army and it is very confusing with the two armies. the army goes out his captain and he goes to washington. he testifies before the congressional judge basically explains very truthfully how disloyal they are. they're they're trying to maintain the racial order that they had in slavery and custer's very honest about this. at the same time he was describing himself he would describe the confederates because they have to consider the within the army and the troops. he is speaking radically to republicans and about his future. he's been on us but he also knows his audience. what he finds out is that there is a conflict brewing between republicans and andrew johnson. over whether there will be civil rights laws or whether there'll be some sort of established civil rights, possibly some equality for free people. the weather will have a racial hierarchy which, by law slaves will be kept down. custer sympathizes with andrew johnson and he also finds out that general grant has assigned him to a black regiment. what we now call the buffalo sol

the army, i don't know how the army is handling the obesity issue.i know it is doing some things to eliminate trans fats and is more concerned about salt and sugar in the rations, but i, but i don't know if it is doing any specific initiative around that. >> let's open it up to questions from the audience. >> am full of questions. >> got it going. >> the native food labs. >> you know, so glad you asked that question. being in massachusetts is incredibly important. that is because pretty much mit, and it was a huge's collaborator during world war ii. something interesting is mit was the founder of one of the 1st to food science programs in the united states, and it was one of the leaders in food science up until the 1980s, and they dismantle the program entirely. 's slightly weird circumstances but perhaps because the funding was diminished. have aa big role in food science up until that time. >> how do they get the glass canning to the ten canning. >> i'm glad you brought it up. obviously glass might have issues,, especially if you are going to be a

maybe even more so to the army. the army is fortunate that some of its systems are more robust and are fielded and making sure that you shut down the legacy systems when you're supposed to. the legacy systems aren't audit-compliant. you need to force the work force into the systems that are compliant. those are the two areas i would focus on the most. >> thank you very much. i notice that my colleague senator graham has arrived. let me forego questioning in the second round so he can have the first opportunity. senator graham. >> thank you. thank you very much. have you been following the media reports that there may be consideration at the pentagon to reduce -- to take a star away from general petraeus? >> i have. >> what's your view of that? >> i shared secretary mckee's view that no further action was necessary. i was acting under when he was the secretary of the army. >> i want to say for the record that i hope there's bipartisanship for this approach. number one, that's a great answer. i think general petraeus,

the second, maybe even more so to the army, the army is fortunate in that some of its systems are more robust and are fielded and making sure that you shut down the legacy systems when you are supposed to because those systems are not audit compliant. you need to force the service and workforce into the compliant areas. sen. reed: thank you. i know my colleague, senator graham, has arrived. let me forgo things in the second round. sen. graham: have you been following media reports that there may be consideration at the pentagon to take some away from general betray us? -- general patreus? -- to take a star away from general petraeus? i just want to say for the record, i hope there is bipartisanship for this approach. that's a great answer, i think the general like everyone else fighting this war, only god knows how many years was detroit -- how many years he was deployed. he made a mistake. he took responsibility for it. and his military record stands as one of the greatest in recent memory. and i would urge the secretary of defense to follow the recommendation and not go down this pat

go to the army, this was an army level investigation. thank you very much for your time, ladies and gentlemen. >> on the next washington journal, bloomberg news looks at the stock market, oil prices, and china slowing economy. they discuss labor unions in the united states. potential supreme court ruling could mean for their future. plus, your phone calls, facebook comments, and tweets. all in washington journal, live at 7:00 he eastern on c-span. smiley, 10 years ago, the covenant with black america. this is 10 years later. what are you trying to get at 10 years ago? guest: first of all, happy new year, good to see. 10 years ago, we are the middle of the bush administration. hit005 hurricane katrina and kanye west said george bush doesn't care about black people. whatever they think that he did or did not do, it was black people who lost most of their lives in new orleans. in 2006 black people had basically had enough. we were sick and tired of being sick and tired. we put together an agenda that laid out the top 10 issues important to

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used another ten suicide bombers in attacks on the army north of the city, destroying army vehicles and taking control of the headquarters. the army has made big advances into and around ramadi in recent weeks. that progress helped them free 100 families who had been trapped by the fighting. i.s.i.l. fighters are accused of using people as human shields. >> translation: may god punish them. they shot people in the head who refused to go with them. bodies are still there. you can go and see them. retaking ramadi was the first big victory since i.s.i.l. seized a third of iraq in 2014. it schemes the army is still battling for control of both the city center and wider area and remain under threat from boob traps and bombs left by i.s.i.l. fighters >>> the increasing violence across the middle east in north africa has driven a new wave of refugees to europe. border control data says more than a million refugees and migrants lived last year more than a third of all rivals were from syria. the second largest group are afghans looking to escape the ongoing fight with the taliban. the director

army. >> at the same time that he was a u.s.pecial forces headquarters in fort bragg, north carolina he was also intimately involved with al qaeda, training bin laden's bodyguards. >> ali mohammed had done what they call casing of the american embassy in nairobi in december of 1993. a five-year span between casing and operation. >> reporter: and listen to what ali mohammed said in a u.s. court. >> my surveillance files and photographs were reviewed by osama bin laden. bin laden looked at the picture of the american embassy and pointed to where a truck could go as a suicide bomber. >> reporter: shortly after the terrorist attacks on the two u.s. embassies this man, abdul raheem al nashiri, approached bin laden with a new scheme. two years of planning followed. on october 7th, 2000, in the yemeni port of aden, two al qaeda suicide bombers steered their small boat up to the "uss cole." their bomb blew a gaping hole in the navy destroyer and killed 17 american sailors. >> to those who attacked them, we say, you will not find a safe

the salvation army says, this is not just emergency shelter. they plan to get people into programs for transitional and permanent housing. efforts continue for a proposed permanent shelter dubbed "volusia safe harbor." we will be watching today as the budget -- as the buses from the salvation army come to pick up some of these people here. that will happen later this back to you guys. michelle: alex, thank you so much. this morning, the mother of an escaped inmate' s begging for her son to come back and turn himself in. gary bullock jr. has been on the he was on work release at the el caribe resort in daytona beach. investigators say, he cut off his ankle monitor, and was picked up from the hotel by his girlfriend, natasha quigley. they' re believed to be with quigley' s three-year-old son. bullock' s mother says, her son was just nine months from freedom. >> they were a happy little family. i don' t know why they would make this decision, when it was so close to being a reality. michelle: quigley' s father is also pleading for his daughter to

the army continues to grow down army,,000 in the active 195,000 in the army reserve.ld welcome your comments on whether the u.s. could meet the commitments overseas. force.modernize the program for modernization has been challenged. many programs have been truncated or canceled. on the for two reviews on how the army can improve. i welcome the decision to open position to service by women. there was an exception to policy to keep it closed. cane is no doubt that women engaged in ground combat, because they have been doing it for 10 years. three women have graduated from the premier training school for officers. the graduation rate was only 42%. people were men prior to that. these three women represent the army of today and the army of the future. i look for two full integration and tear proposals and plans and ideas. thank you, mr. chairman. custom to ask several standard questions. i will begin them now and appreciate your answers. is important that the committee are able to receive testimony and other communications of information. dutiesu assumed any which would a

the army's largest training installation is getting new headquarters. today, army commanders and staff held a ribbon cutting celebrating a move into refurbished headquarters on fort jackson. the new headquarters is being named in honor of major general george mabry, a world war ii medal of honor recipient from sumter. "it's an honor for the family. it's and honor for fort jackson. this is a great institution, its been around since at least 1941 soldiers the army has ever had." the old headquarters had been built of wood in 1941 and had space for only 35 people. army officials say the change allows 250 officers and staff to work in one building instead of being scattered throughout the post. coming up in sports.... the gamecocks sell out the c-l-a for their showdown crimson tide. plus... carolina baseball begins practice ahead of opening day. those stories and more next in sports. ready to dish out revenge. tomorrow night inside the cla... usc men's hoops faces alabama. one of just two teams to beat the gamecocks this year. 22nd ranked carolina gets its

isil used another ten suicide-bombers in attacks on the army north of the city. >> isil fighters are also accused of using people as human shields. >> may god punish them. they shot people in the head who refused to go with them bodies are still there. you can go and see them. >> retaking ramadi was the first big victory for the army since they seized a third of iraq in 2013. but it seems that the army is till battling for control of the city center and wider area and remain under threat from booby traps and bombs left by isil fighters. >> we'll have more on iraq in a few moments. u.k. soldiers may face persecution during the iraq washing. >>> an attack on a major mali hotel in november. bring your family and friends together to discover the best shows and movies with xfinity's winter watchlist. later on, we'll conspire ♪ ♪ as we dream by the fire ♪ a beautiful sight, we're happy tonight ♪ ♪ watching in a winter watchlist land, ♪ ♪ watching in a winter watchlist land! ♪ xfinity's winter watchlist. watch now with xfinity on demand- your home for the best entertainment this holiday sea

isil used another 10 suicide-bombers in attacks in the army north of the city destroying army vehicles and taking control of the tense division headquarters. the army has made big advances to and around ramadi in recent woke. that will help 100 families who have been trapped by the fighting. >> isil has been accused of using people as human shields. >> may god punish them. they shot people in the head who refused to go with them. bodies are still there. you can go and see them. >> retaking ramadi was the first big victory for the army since mid 2045. but it seems that the army is battling for the wider area and remain under threat of boobie traps left by isil fighters. >> some british troops who served in the iraq war may face prosecution for war crimes according to a head of an unity created to investigate abuse between 2003 and 2009. the investigators are obtaining significant evidence of alleged abuse. >> the british soldiers filmed here was subsequently jailed. allegations of abuse and murder remain unresolved and unpunished. asked about the veerty of the allegations, they told the

isil used another ten suicide-bombers in attacks on the army north of the city destroying army vehicles and taking control of the tense division headquarters. the army has made big advances in to and around ramadi in recent weeks. that process helped to free families who had been trapped by the family. they are also accused of using people as human shields. >> may god punish them. they shot people in the head. bodies are still there. you can go and see them. >> retaking ramadi was the first big victory for the army since isil seized a third of iraq around 2014. but the army is still battling for control of both the city center and wider area and remain under threat from boobie traps and bombs left by isil fighters. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> and still to come on this news hour, going head to head, taiwan hopefuls battle it out on television. >>> the u.n.'s plans to get more children into school. and barcelona in the race. we'll have more details first, two rival afghan taliban factions have agreed to a cease-fire. the group announced it after the death of their leader in july. >> n

and then that justified the army going out to get them.the troops that were gonna bring in the sioux. >> in late spring, custer leads his 7th cavalry deep into indian territory on the northern plains. >> sir! there's an indian camp up aheadk to his familiar playbook, dividing his regiment into smaller detachments, the same tactic that worked for him at washita. >> custer does not do his homework. he does not do his reconnaissance. that's really his short card. >> captain benteen, take three companies and advance on the left. major reno will advance on the right with three companies to the base of that incline. go, sir, go! >> general, perhaps it would be best not to separate the troops right now. >> you have your orders, captain -- go! >> engaging a hungry and desperate band on the washita in the middle of winter is a heck of a lot different than engaging determined sioux in good weather. >> but custer is single-minded, separating his men among the hills, where they'll be blinded to each other's positions. major reno will attack the camp h

a militarist click concentrated in the army or factions within the army but also drawing japanese in from other walks of life. it would be hard to put it into one individual. >> bombing nagasaki and hiroshima, going into the burning of tokyo say a few words about those options, what with the other options? >> we had a complete blockade of the japanese islands, cutting off the seaborne supply lines to their central resource areas, putting them into a situation which their economy, civilian economy could not function at all. germany had been defeated. the declaration coming south of berlin, regardless of surrender, and simply saying there's a photograph, even if it hadn't changed the japanese calculus, would have achieved something else and shifted the responsibility to the japanese regime for what then happened later. a lot of this i am exploring in my research, up will be addressed in the next book and another myth that has come don't was is the american people and american leadership was unanimous, even in senior ranks of military services and there were bitter critics in this decis

isil used another 10 suicide bombers in attacks on the army north of the city destroying army vehicles and taking control of the division headquarters. the army has made big advances around ram add i -- ramadi in recent weeks. isil fighters are accused of using people as human shields. >> may god punish them. they shot people in the head who refused to go with them. bodies are still there. you can go and see them. retaking ramadi was the first big victory since isil seized right arm in 2014. it seems the army is battling for control of the city center and wider area and remain under threat from boobby traps and bossp bombs left by isil fighters. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> the number of british soldiers who served during the iraq war may face prosecution for war crimes. that's according to the head of an investigation into alleged cases of murder of, abuse and torture. paul brennan is our reporter. >> reporter: the british soldier filmed here abusing iraqi prisonsers was jailed but 7 years after the end of uk combat operations, many other allegations abuse and murder by british sol

so, told me why don't you go into the army? wentt into the army and through basic training and i myk a test and i made 125 on test, and they wanted to want -- to know why i knew codes. my neighbor in the back, he taught me code, because i was in the boy scouts. had a code machine. that helped me out in the army. so, they sent me direct to electronic code school. and from that, i was transferred to the 761st tank battalion. -- all the way up to berlin. our biggest problem with the 761st, that we had to fight the germans and fight the -- because in, i'd get a radio sometimes the antenna was missing, the battery was missing. always something was wrong with the equipment they sent us. on the way, i got a call and he was the one that sent us to relieve the 92nd airborne. they were dropped in the wrong place. days.k us two and half it was snowing like hell. but we got there. i had a message for the highest-ranking person there. i saw the sergeant -- and -- tankwith me in the 761st battalion. the sergeant i gave the message to, i don'

the army recaptured one of the most important towns there. it lies on the road between damascus and deraa, the birth place of the revolution. south syria is one of the remaining strongholds appeared one where the rebels are considered moderates by the international community. further north strong holds are under siege. this has forced fighters to abandon their position, or agree to truces. >> sometimes the free syrian army withdrew from the places and the heavy shelling of the fighters, but it's easy to go back to that place. >> reporter: the army and its allies have made strategic and tactical gains but the war is far from over. the battle for aleppo will be the tipping point. syria's commercial capital has been a divide city for years. the government and its allies are fighting to encircle the opposition-held east and they have been trying to cut rebel supply lines into the city from idlib and the turkish bored. >> aleppo has a name that is important, as a city is important, as a location is important important for the regime, important for

, yet 2.4% of alds acts of violence committed by the army led to indictment of israelis. it's a rare gays, the government treated it sensitively. from day one, there has been a ban media to report the situation. we hear that it's been partially lifted. members of the israeli government called this act an act of jewish terrorism, and so do the palestinians, they have seen the attack as contributing to the violence that we have seen in recent months. tit for tat attacks. 144 palestinians killed, more than 20 israelis killed as well. certainly the charge levied against the israeli men coming at a particularly sensitive time. a lot of skepticism as to whether the trial will be 100% transparent. human rights groups says there's a culture of impunity, there has been a surge of violence and attacks doubled in the last 19 years, a major study by a major study found 92% of cases end without charge, and the latest israeli army figures reveal 96% of military investigations end without action. the director of research at the israeli rights group says that the attack in duma should ha

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talley: so the army reserve is a little different than the rest of our great army. so the regular army, which we call component one, is mainly brigade combat teams, so combat formations, and our great national guard, which is a state force, is brigade combat teams, for the most part, but the army reserve are all technical careers. so most of the doctors and nurses and lawyers and logisticians and broadcast journalists and anything that quires advanced technical skills--those capabilities are reserve. lauren: tell me a little bit more about the balance that a reservist needs to maintain between a civilian life and their military career, too. talley: well, i will tell you from personal experience, it's actually difficult. what i tell soldiers is, i want you to be a leader in your family. i want you to be a leader in your community because we're a community-based force. and i want you to be the very best in your civilian employment and not worry so much about being a reserve soldier. i want to focus citizen soldier because if i get the first 3, i'm gonna get a soldier

army central at shaw air force base---but civilian aide to the army bill dukes says that decision has already been made and cruz---quote---"can't save 3,000." dukes says only additional funding for the military will help. he is out of the country, but in a message to us said the midlands had dodged a bullet in the first round of restructuring---and more cuts will happen eventually. how many and when is still unknown. jack kuenzie wis news ten. straight ahead is your first alert forecast. von gaskin has the details. a bit warmer with lows in the upper 20s to around 30 partly to mostly cloudy today with a 20% chance of a late day showers or snow flurry. highs in the low to middle 40s. wednesday, mostly sunny, chilly, highs middle 40s. thursday, increasing clouds, showers by evening, highs lower 50s. rain chance 60%. i'm judi gatson. in today's military salute we are proud to honor 3 outstanding young men who are best friends. mason cox ... austan day ... and jacob robertson grew up together in rural gilbert. they all decided to take the brave journey to serve in the us army, choosing in