Tom Bowman

Tom Bowman appears in the following:

How a government shutdown could impact you

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

As House Republicans struggle to keep the federal government open beyond September 30, NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with a trio of NPR correspondents about the potential impact of a government shutdown.

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Low enlistment numbers has the Army rethinking their tactics to attract new recruits

Monday, September 25, 2023

At the Minnesota State Fair, Army recruiters are trying to entice young men and women to sign up. But they are facing serious challenges.

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How the motivation to join the Marine Corps has changed since 9/11

Monday, September 11, 2023

Twenty-two years after the Sept. 11 attacks, different motivations are drawing Marine recruits into service. New recruits were born years after the attacks.

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Latest Marine recruits at Parris Island, S.C., were all born after Sept. 11 attacks

Monday, September 11, 2023

Twenty-two years after the Sept. 11 attacks, different motivations are drawing Marine recruits into service.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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