the navy, the air force, marines, of course, the army air corps. but in 1945, it was unparalleled in power. you could say the soviet military was pretty significant, and it had a lot of numbers, and they did an awful lot of damage to nazi germany. but the united states military was something to behold in the fall of 1945. after the signing of the missouri. the japanese signing on the missouri. five years later, only five years, that military of 10 million strong, 300 aircraft carriers, 50,000 b-17s, 89 combat divisions, that military in five short years went from the most powerful organization on the face of the earth to an atrophy organization that was in the army of occupation of japan. where platoons had three squads, supposed to have three squads, ended up having two. where a company commander or lieutenant instead of captains, captains instead of majors, there wasn't enough ammunition to shoot on the rifle range. they weren't doing regular pt. they were doing insillary guard. mortar ammunition wasn't up to date. and they weren't firing mortars

the air force. we must restore the prestige and attract the brightest minds. that is why i have granted that air force authority to elevate global strike command to a for star billet. they will no longer be outranked by their non-nuclear counterparts. this gives the nuclear air force the second to none leadership it deserves. lastly, secretary james, who has been a tremendous leader, personally awarded the first nuclear deterrent service 25 medals, a new medal to recognize the contributions they make to american security. cultural change must permeate down to the individual, with every airmen in the nuclear enterprise knowing how much we value them and their service. we already have started to match much needed leadership with much-needed investments. earlier this year, the air force established a program to address the most urgent shortfalls in programs, equipment, and manning. we allocated $150 million in fiscal year 2015. some of it will fund incentive pay for critical nuclear assignments. helpin

of do little two months after the fifteenth air force and requested him to run the eighth air force for the rest of the war. >> let's talk just for a minute about do little's replacement, another interesting guy, especially -- and amazing story. >> from an old american military family. they had an almost unbroken line of service in the u.s. army or navy getting from their revolution. planning -- named for an uncle who was an admiral. and his brother was the marine corps general so the military was in their dna and there was previous experience commanding this thirteenth air force and he was tapped by general arnold, the chief of the army air forces in washington to transfer from the pacific to italy and take over the fifteenth air force in january of 44. >> he was shot down in the pacific in six days. >> he wasn't shot down, he was on a b-17 bomber of the ran out of fuel and got lost. he survived that ordeal and the emerge stronger than ever. >> one other local nodes. wasn't he on the force that was hunting pancho villa early? >> yes, he was. in 1916 he was, i think, still a nationa

the air force. we must restore the prestige and attract the brightest minds. that is why i have granted that air force authority to elevate double strike command to a four-star billet. they will no longer be outranked by their non-nuclear counterparts. lastly, secretary james, who has been a tremendous leader, personally awarded the first nuclear deterrent service medals, a new medal to recognize the contributions they make to american security. cultural change must permeate down to the individual, with every airman knowing how much we value them and their service. we already have started to match much needed leadership with investments. last year we established a program to address the most urgent shortfalls in programs, equipment, and manning. some of it will fund incentive pay for critical nuclear scientists. the air force has exempted 4000 airman from manpower reductions while adding over 1100 billets to fill gaps. our efforts must be sustained. the dod will soon finish updating and standardizin

the air force. we must restore the ress tejay we store the prestige that attracted the brightest minds in the cold war era. that is why i grantsed the air force authority to elevate global strike force command to a four-star billet. the head of strategic deterrence to a three-star billet. that will give the air force the second no non-leadership it deserves. last month, second james, who has been a tremendous leader on this, personally awarded the first 25 nuclear deterrence service medals, a new medal to recognize the critical contributions that our airmen make to america's security. cultural change must permeate down to the individual. with every airman in the nuclear enterprise knowing how much we value them and their service. we already are starting to match much-needed leadership and over-sight with investments. earlier this year the air force established a force improvement program for global strike command and reallocated $160 million in fiscal year 2014, and $150 million in fiscal year 2016

>> ronan, we got a copy of a release from the air force and at the air force base, here's one example to show you you how far the nuclear weapons force system had really degraded over the past 20 years since the end of the cold war. deep cleaning for the first time in the history of the minute man weapons system. a deep cleaning of each launch control center is under way to include sanitizing floors, carpeting and kitchens and restrooms and the control center. that's where the guys with the fingers on the triggers reside when they are on duty. the minute men missile system was established in 1970. for the first time, they are going to deal clean the facilities. that's just one example. there were a number of examples where the air force lost control or track of six nuclear weapons shipped across the country and the cheating scandals at the air force and navy nuclear missile installations. the air force has a long way to go. to try to recover the pentagon, air force, the services are going to spend $10 billion over the next five years and all these facilities increasing the amount of m

army air force with the eighth air force for both conduct deemed a sustained air campaign against not see germany. so i have this test case and i was curious in particular about this dimension. the casualty rate and i'm not talking from 39 to 45 bomber command is now briefly sighted at 56,000. about 56,000, almost 47,000 were killed and about as entertaining as it ended up in a british -- excuse me, german were. the u.s. armyeighth air force, which was in europe, there were about 26,000 they were killed or when dad and another 20,000 or so and peter w. kansas show you how to casualty rate on how you measure between 40% and 50% is substantial given the number of men involved. well, it is fair to say for all sorts of reasons at air combat during the soccer world war was very stressful and produce air crew members in particular, the air crew reacted to stress much the same way. one of the things that is worth mentioning is the on again off again made sure pulled new and different kind of stress, potentially different in the kind of stress and adventure you soldier might experience of the

army eighth air force which was the principal air force, the strategic bombing campaign in europe, there were about 26,000 killed or wounded and another 20,000 or so in pow camps, so you had a casualty rate depending upon how you measure between 40 and 50%. and that is substantial given the number. it is fair to say for all sorts of reasons that air combat during the second world war was very stressful. and for these air crewmen in particular, the air crew reacted to stress much in the same wine. one of the things that is worth mentioning is the on-again off-again nature, and a whole new and different kind of strategy, potentially different than the kind of stress and infantry soldier might experience in the european theater and world war ii. remember, these crews for the most part are based on britain. so depending upon the weather, the target for the day, the mission, they might spend several harrowing hours out over germany where they watched airplanes to burst into flames, a crash, but they watched flak exploding around them and carry out these missions. and they would come back at t

we are now 250 miles, about 400 kilometers, from the air force base. it is a breezy day as we stand overlooking the blue waters of the persian gulf. it is still d-day. the amphibious assault is well underway. this operation is a part of exercise delawar and is designed to point out the ability of the united states military to deliver amphibious support to our allies if and when they should ever call for it. >> a united states navy force took part in the action. the united states and iranian naval forces in the persian gulf launched an amphibious attack. their mission, to clear the island of enemy insurgents. as the landing craft hit the beach, the united states marines stormed the shore. ♪ other marines were airlifted. the choppers contribute it their share to the success of the operation. use of helicopters greatly increased tactical mobility. heavy equipment was transported in a similar manner. the official observers witnessed firsthand this valuable training exercise. the landing forces were recovered from the island at the conclusion of the opera

he was enlisted in the air force in 1954 and then served in the combat support group of the vietnam war. he served our country for 20 years on active duty and another ten years in the air force reserves. he has received numerous category a letters of commendations, acknowledgments and appreciations for all levels of command at the headquarters, first flight fighter wing air defense command, hamilton air force, and was awarded the air force commendation medals and ribbon for superior performance, proficiency and outstanding achievement. mr. william is also recognized and appreciated for negotiating the support agreements for 47 organizations supported by the 46 61 air base group ~. before retiring in 1975, he worked with car-car electronics as well as the united states mint. he is survived by his ex-wife mrs. helen yancy, their children and countless other family members and friends who were greatly inspired by his courage and bravery to take the initiative and spread his love for others. thank you for joining us here today. thank you for your patience. and, colleagues, if we -- i'm subm

fact of here at the air force academy to have the opportunity to study in britain to pursue a doctorate at king's college and being an airman i had a taste that was quite natural with the command and they were both conducting a sustained air campaign against nazi germany so i had a test case about the human dimension and it decided at 56,000 and of the almost 47,000 were killed and about nine or 10,000 ended up in the german prisoner of war camps. you have a casualty rate almost 50 percent with bomber command. and that principled campaign in europe and to another's 20,000 in the pow camp. there is the casualty rates and that is substantial given the number of men. end in the air combat of the second world war these air crew members in particular whether things worth mentioning is the on-again off-again nature to bring in new and different kind of stress different with the infantry soldier experience in the european theater. but they were based in britain so depending on the weather or the target to spend several harrowing hours rather watch airplanes burst into flames and then they come

credit upon himself and the united states air force. ladies and gentlemen, i am pleased to present the 2014 u.s. -- uso airman of the year, senior airman john c hamilton. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> our next presenter leads the largest component of the department of homeland security. to present the award for the 2014 uso coast guardsmen of the year, please welcome the 25th commandant of the coast guard, admiral paul s. zuchoonst. >> all right, you have heard it from a-z. aisha, i'm not sure which is more difficult,. i have the not cool name. my last name means future and the future of the coast guard is very bright. [applause] in two months, the u.s. coast guard, the shallow water service, will cover all seven continents on the globe. today, we are in afghanistan, iran, africa, liberia, in south america, china, we are everywhere and i could not be more proud to serve the service but i cannot be more proud to have a seat that chairman dempsey has afforded me to be a guest on the chairman of the joint chiefs as we deal with many challenges tha

secretary of the air force james as i noted will leave for minority air force base in north dakota, to meet with missileers and bomber crews now stationed there. my message to them today and to their colleagues across the military is i am simple. other nuclear enterprise is foundational to america's national security and resources and attention we commit to the nuclear force must reflect. that we need our best people in this enterprise. i will now take a couple of questions before secretary james and i leave. and as i said, this team will stay behind and answer further questions that you may have. rita. >> mr. secretary you talked a little bit accountability. as you know several years ago secretary gates fired people and did similar reviews of the nuclear force, who, where is the accountability for the failure to, i guess improve and take the steps that were needed over this time? it has been quite a while, with steps that haven't been taken to do what was needed to improve the force. where is the accountability for those who didn't take those steps? just a quick question on the money.

. >> reporter: the air force isn't just needed in the fight but also to evacuate the wounded. general campbell says the afghan air force is growing in strength. >> we continue to train their pay are pilots, we continue to train their nurses, their medics to be able to perform those cares, i think they continue to get better and better. >> reporter: but the new afghan president doesn't agree. he just recently voiced his own concerns that if afghan troops were injured on the battlefield, his own air forces would not be able to evacuate them. >> translator: i cannot look at an injured policeman orin tell generals officer or soldier in the eye to tell him that i cannot evacuate him. as he could die from his injuries. our heros in the national armed force need a strong air force. >> reporter: after 13 years of conflict nato is now leading afghanistan -- leaving ahead began stan with the battle far from over. the most the afghan forces can hope to do is contain the taliban and the al qaeda identifies fighterfighters stil. general campbell says they are you have to the task. >>> ray

over the card. >> has the air force i.g. audited the use of these purchase cards for you? >> yes, the air force audit agency, i'm not aware of the i.g. looking at these particular cards. they usually refer that to the air force contracting organization if they suspect or if anyone reports a problem with a purchase card they refer those issues. >> it's just when you're spending $1.2 billion with 26,000 purchase cards in distribution in just the air force, it's hard to believe there hasn't been some misuse. >> we have documented 26 actions out of the 1.5 million. >> but you have heard the statistics here today. that would put you at radical variance from other federal agencies in the civilian sector. >> yes, that's not to say we don't have abuses of the card or misuse of the card and we know about every single one of them and we do a check on those particular issues. >> if your numbers are accurate, then maybe we need to have the u.s. air force take over the issuance of all cards. >> give us the rours resources, we'd be glad t

the tour with the air force was at the air war college. i'm going to brag. the air-war college has won the prize and it's an award by the national geographic association for the best thes inch is. i won it that year. you can fool the people all of the time. fine. is extremely i was wondering, one of the things i wanted to talk about is i have been working with the eisenhower memorial commission and helping them getting through all of the hurdles. as you heard, i was the chairman of the american battle monuments commission and that is one of the best i ever had. and i can remember the day of dedication of world war ii. and i was standing there and then i had to -- i was the first speaker. i had to move up and deliver the world war ii memorial to the president of the united states. and i can remember the words and i stood there, mr. president, it is my highest honor to present to you and the people of america, the national world war ii member wall. and that was one of my highest honors ever. all i could think of is my father, my father who died in active duty.

the air force and the navy took their eyes off the ball essentially and didn't pay attention. to try to change that culture, they are going to increase training. they are going to up the number of personnel at many of the nuclear facilities which had been not ignored certainly, but again many in the air force and navy thought the nuclear mission was quite frankly a career ender. the officials stress however that even with all these problems that occurred there was no threat to the american public or to national security. andrea? >> here some of us thought the dr. strange love was the problem, but it was a wrench. and a surgeon working in sierra leone and diagnosed with ebola may be flown to the u.s. tomorrow for treatment. he is a citizen of sierra leone and a permanent resident who lived in maryland with his wife. the 44-year-old is going to be traveling to omaha to be treated at the nebraska medical center where two other patients were successfully treated. they confirm with m srksnbc wily for the evacuation. there was a question as to whether he was able to travel, but he n

reliable in the air force. it just so happens that they say these string of incidents, they happen to planes that are very high-profile so people tend to notice. >> let's hope it remains that way. rene, thank you very much. >>> new details about the behind of scenes legal wrangling that may be going on as the suspect in the hanna graham goes before a judge. for lotus f1 team, the competitive edge is the cloud. powered by microsoft dynamics, azure, and office 365, the team can gain real time insights and instantly share information around the globe. when every millisecond counts, staying competitive begins with the cloud. this is the microsoft cloud. ♪ honey, we need to talk. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? [ male announcer ] whether you're new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. it's up to you to pay the difference. so think about an aarp medicare s

that's late-breaking news about the air force. if it sounds familiar, it's because nuclear mishaps are a thing now, they keep happening. nine were fired for their role in a cheating scandal. hundreds cheating on proficiency exams. cheating on illegal drug use. what could go wrong? the number two officer in charge of all nuclear weapons being arrested for using counterfeit chips at a gambling casino? getting fired for drunken antics on a trip to russia. and it wasn't all that long that the air force accidentally flew six armed missiles from minot in north dakota to barksdale, before anybody realized they were missing. but tonight we have another message in the nuclear category. two were relieved of duty tonight, reported by the associated press. there are only three bases that handle them in this country. it's unusual to have disciplinary action taken simultaneously at two of those three bases, but that does appear to be what happened. until we learn more, we will let you know. until then you can file it under "oops." >>> tomorrow

when we days an enemy we need airstrikes. >> the air force is not just needed in the fight but also to evacuate the wounded. the afghan air force is growing in strength. >> we continue to train their pilots. we continue to train their nurses, their medics to be able to perform this care. they continue to get better and better. >> the afghan president does not agree. >> our heroes in the national arm forces needs a strong air force. >> after 13 years of conflict nato is now leading afghanistan with the battle far from over. the most the afghan forces can hope to do is contain the taliban and tha the al-qaeda fighters still in the country. they insist they are up to the task. >> and you can see more of that interview with general campbell on "talk to al jazeera" on 0530 o0530 gmt on sunday. >> now going to thai curriculum. >> students are instructed on 12 virtues of being thai. they range from being grateful to parents and teachers to having sympathy for others. >> we feed to make sure that all students can see the importance of being 12 civic duties. this is not just a subject. tens of

it. >> the air force is not just needed in the fight but also to evacuate the wounded. general campbell says that the afghan air force is growing in strength. >> we continue to train the pilots. we continue to train their nurses, their medics to be able to perform this care. they continue to get better and better. >> but the new afghan president does not agree. they voiced their own concerns that if afghan troops were injured on the battlefield, his own air forces would not be able to evacuate them. >> yet, i cannot look at an injured policeman or intelligence officer or soldier in the highs. he could die from his injuries. our heroes need a strong presence. >> after 13 years of conflict, nato leaves afghanistan. the most the afghan forces can hope to do is to contain al-qaeda. and they say they are up to the task. >> a wave of explosions has killed 48 people and injured 9 others. in the past 24 hours six car bombs were set off in central baghdad and shia muslim neighborhoods killing 32 people. in are a ma'a ramadi a booby-trapped house killing six people. >> 15 people

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i think these guys, what they show is that if the air force is called upon, the air force will deliver. >> absolutely. it is a real flsh to -- pleasure to have you guys and gals here today. thank you for joining us on veterans day. they are going to lead the air force contingent up fifth avenue today. let's go back inside. ainsley's got the news. >> i guess so. it is also important to tell you the air force band is here. we have the american bombshells not just on the couch but they are actually the bombshells serving in the military. unbelievable job. ainsley leads the news. >> let me tell you what's happening in the headlines. we are grateful to all of our vets. don't mess with rush limbaugh. the conservative radio host threatening to sue the democratic campaign committee for defamation saying they twisted his words in a fund-raising attempt. >> how many of you guys in your own experience with women have learned that no means yes if you know how to spot it? >> the committee used that statement to say that limbaugh is advocating for rape. they tried to get him removed from the air by

that's late-breaking news about the air force. if it sounds familiar, it's because nuclear mishaps are a thing now, they keep happening. nine were fired for their role in a cheating scandal. hundreds cheating on proficiency exams. cheating on illegal drug use. what could go wrong? . the number two officer in charge of all nuclear weapons being arrested for using counterfeit chips at a gambling casino? getting fired for drunken antics on a trip to russia. and it wasn't all that long that the air force accidentally flew six armed missiles from minot in north dakota to barksdale, before anybody realized they were missing. but tonight we have another message in the nuclear category. two were relieved of duty tonight, reported by the associated press. there are only three bases that handle them in this country. it's unusual to have disciplinary action taken simultaneously at two of those three bases, but that does appear to be what happened. until we learn more, we will let you know. until then you can file it under "oops." there was n

the visitor center at the air force academy is courtesy of his resources. the legacy of spencer penrose really is a higher quality of life for all the citizens of the pike's peak region and the state of colorado. throughout the weekend american history tv is featuring colorado springs, colorado. about colorado springs and other stops on the c-span city to our odd c-span.org/local content. >> after the american revolution and before he was elected, the first president of the united states george washington retired from public life. up next, edward larson focuses on washington and how he contributed to western expansion and his efforts to link the east and west through the potomac river.

he was once an intercontinental ballistic missile officer in the air force. he's also co-founder of global zero, the movement to eliminate nuclear weapons. and david trachtenberg, he focused on nuclear weapons at the pentagon during the george w. bush administration and served on the house armed services committee's staff. he now has is own consulting company. >> bruce, do you agree that there are systemic problems with what we consider a nuclear force? >> oh, absolutely. we've had systemic problems for decades, going all the way back to my service. and i think the report did a fine job of identifying the short-term problems in aging hardware and personnel and offering fixes to those problems at a reasonable cost, which i think was projected to run around $8 billion over the next five years. we, obviously, have to maintain properly and man properly our existing nuclear arsenal, or else risk catastrophic failure in security or safety. >> sreenivasan: david, do you agree there are systemic problems? >> i think the report was a good step in identifying problems

that's late breaking news about the air force. if it sounds familiar it's because nuclear mishaps are a thing now. they keep happening. nine air force commanders fired this spring for their role in a cheating scandal. hundreds of air force personnel in the program cheating an proficiency exams. it was unleashed into an investigation of drug use. the number two officer in charge of all nuclear weapons getting demoted for using counterfeit gambling chips at anndan casino. and the top officer in charge getting fired for drunken antics an a trip to russia last year. and it wasn't that long ago the air force accidentally flew six nuclear-armed missiles from minot to barksdale without anybody noticing that all those nuclear weapons were missing until the next day. but now apparently tonight we have yet another edition to the category nuclear missteps. two very senior commanders in charge of nuclear missiles at air bases in wyoming and north dakota relieved of duty. it's being reported by the associated press. only three bases that handl

upon himself and the united states air force. ladies and gentlemen, i am pleased to present the 2014 u.s. so air men of the year, senior airman john c hamilton. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ leads thet presenter largest component of the department of homeland security. to present the award for the 2014 uso coast guardsmen of the year, please welcome the 25th commandant of the coast guard, admiral paul s. zuchoonst. >> all right, you have heard it from a-z. , i'm not sure which is more difficult your name or my. i have the not cool name. andast name means future the future of the coast guard is very bright. [applause] months, the u.s. coast guard, the shallow water service, will cover all seven continents on the globe. today, we are in afghanistan, iran, africa, liberia, in south america, china, we are everywhere and i could not be more proud to serve the service but i cannot be more proud to seat that chairman dempsey has afforded me to be a guest on the chairman of the joint chiefs as we deal with many challenges that face us a

he called representatives of each of the five service branches, the army, air force, marines, navy and coast guard. the president expressed his appreciation on behalf of a grateful nation. >>> hundreds of u.s. soldiers are celebrating the holiday in afghanistan, even though they kbnt at home. they still enjoyed a traditional

for the more than 1500 nuclear weapons that the air force has, they had one wrench. one tool kit that create attack a nuclear warhead on to a missile. and they had to fedex that tool kit back and forth between bases any time they needed it. i'm going to tell you the root problem. at the end of the cold war, the nuclear mission just lost the significance. people in the air force and the navy when they thought they were going to the nuclear force they saw it as a career ender. essentially both the service and the pentagon took their eye off the ball. officials here, however, insist that the public was never at risk and that the nation was always secure. >> jim miklaszewski, just awe inspiring what you told us about how crazy things get. i understand losing your keys every now and then but six nukes. put a chirpy thing on it. >>> new threats a aimed a the west from the man leading the isis terror ground. baghdadi calls the u.s. terrified. there are conflicted reports whether he was dead or alive. the recording suggests he's still very much in charge. > the group he's ru

the first black u.s. air force general was among the graduates. second graduate was lieutenant curtis. second lieutenant robert. .nd second lieutenant mack ros , one of the key evolutions to inting to this point was 1941. eleanor roosevelt, at the andngs of her close friend social activist mary, moved to expand the program in tuskegee. she not only visited the field but incredibly, and against the advice of her secret service detail, she asked the chief flight instructor to take her on a flight. act of flying the first lady for more than an hour had great symbolic value to the advocates for black military aviation. teskeught a visibility to --tuskegee's pilot training program. the opened the door for the claimant black military aviation units to the european theater. they were still in segregated units. 2483 pilothere were trainees that entered training in tuskegee, alabama. of which 992 graduated, earning their wings as pilots. from 1942-1946. there were 352 pilots that deployed to europe. and -- the p 47 p-51he 51 mustang -- mustang. personnel w

he has degrees from the air force academy. he has a doctorate in medicine and a mastzer's in tropical medicine and hygiene from the uniform services, university of the health sciences and a master's degree in national security studies from georgetown. next to him is charlotte florence. sharyl lot is the policy expert here at heritage for africa and the middle east, dealing with economic freedom, democratic institutions, development and security coop ragsz. she was also an expert on international security and foreign policy issues for the senate and government affairs committee and for then-senator scott brown. she has lived and worked in africa before. >> next to her is dr. kevin troy. he and his actions there included implementing issues combatting bioterrorism and public health emergency preparedness. he was also the acting assistant president for domestic policy. he has a bachelor's in science from cornell, and a 35i67 d. from the university of texas at austin. and then our fourth panelist is dr. carol o tool who is a missi

upon himself and the united states air force. ladies and gentlemen, i am pleased to present the 2014 u.s. so air men of the year, senior airman john c hamilton. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> our next presenter leads the largest component of the department of homeland security. to present the award for the 2014 uso coast guardsmen of the year, please welcome the 25th commandant of the coast guard, admiral paul s. zuchoonst. >> all right, you have heard it from a-z. aisha, i'm not sure which is more difficult your name or my. i have the not cool name. my last name means future and the future of the coast guard is very bright. [applause]

. >>> and also the pioneer as this veteran shares her story of being the air force flight instructor back in the 40s. >>> plus, billions of dollars in sales for a made up shopping holiday as we are not talking about black friday. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> now at 6:30, ice, snow, bitter cold slamming the upper midwest, even turning deadly as it is not letting up. welcome back, i'm ken bastida. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. many people are digging out under a foot or more of snow and temperatures have plummeted. our coverage will begin with cbs reporter jamie yucas and the bitter conditions. >> reporter: ice coated the streets of lincoln, nebraska slowing traffic to a crawl. from colorado to wisconsin, an arctic blast that left piles of snow. shut down schools, causing dozens of accidents. nearby minneapolis a dash camera caught a tractor trailer slamming in to a squad car as temperatures will plummet. the winter storm will hit minnesota especially hard. it is only november, but the safe transportation website shows that 2/3 of the state's roads are either partially or totally covered wit

the first black u.s. air force general was among the graduates. second lieutenant curtis. second lieutenant charles. second lieutenant roberts. second lieutenant ross. one of the key evolutions of getting to this point was in 1941. eleanor roosevelt, at the first lady urgings of her close friend and social activist mary, moved to expand the program in tuskegee. she not only visited the field but incredibly, and against the advice of her secret service detail, she asked the chief flight instructor to take her on a flight. this single act of flying the first lady for more than an hour had great symbolic value to the advocates of black military aviation. it brought a visibility to tuskegee's pilot training program. this help to open the door for blackpointment of military aviation units to the european theater. unfortunately they were still in , segregated units. in total, there were 2483 pilot trainees that entered training in tuskegee, alabama. of which 992 graduated, earning their wings as pilots. from 1942-1946. there were 352 pilots that the ploy to the european theater

the head of the air force, the answer was no. and ultimately, there were two people who said yes, the head of the coast guard and general odierno. but in both cases they could think of one perp. there, too, you have this culture where this tragedy's happening, this horrific crime. you're beginning to the see suicides among female soldiers, mainly the victims of sexual assault. but in neither case was the person held accountable, and i agree with you, they should be. and until they are, this won't change. >> one of the things you brought out in the book is soldiers or marines who feel this are afraid if they raise their hand, they are canceling out their opportunity to be promoted. so you have it on both sides of the continuum. they're afraid to say anything because their career might be derailed. >> exactly. and it's -- to take one example that, again, the air force. don't mean to pick on the air force, but if you're a pilot, and especially this really hits a female pilot because the rape situation so often with female members of

the air force. we must restore the prestige and the brightestt minds. that is why i have granted that air force authority to elevate double strike command to a nt.r-star billa --billet. they will no longer be outranked by their non-clear counterparts. james, who hasry been a trend as leader, personally awarded the first nuclear deterrent service tols, and new medal recognize the contributions they make to american security. permeatechange must down to the individual. man knowing how much we value them and their service. we already have started to match needed leadership with investments. established--last year we established a program. urgentess the most shortfalls in programs, equipment, and manning. some of it will fund incentive pay for critical nuclear scientists. the air force has exempted 4000 airman from manpower reductions. 1100 billetsover efforts mustour be sustained. the dod will soon finish updating and standardizing how we conduct inspections and elevate our personal across the nuclear

the air force is a fledgling force here, a small fraction of what nato could afternoon them. and of course in this country where you have wide tracks of land, where you have mountainous areas, the air sport has been crucial here. i was in northern heilman province, and the only way to get there . they know it's going to be a difficult fight. they're hoping to learn a lot. the whole idea the reason that they have waited until now to close its big bases was to give the afghan forces as much support as possible through the fighting season, which ends about now. as the snows start to fall and the mountains and fighting starts to slow down. >> during this most recent government transition, americans could read in their newspapers and see in their broadcasts final words were hamid karzai, and he was very rough on the united states, and why it was in afghanistan in the first place. was that view shared by regular afghans. was there gratitude or more ambivalence in the country. >> i think many afghans are very happy that the united states came in, and it's nay owe allies came in. the

the air force removed the pilot's body and begun an investigation. >>> president obama hosting a bipartisan power lunch this afternoon. sitting down with the leaders since it shifted to the republicans. he blocked out two hours to discuss how to move forward. immigration and isis will be high on the agenda. since the election, both sides have promised to work to find common ground. >>> president obama has sent a secret letter to the leader of iran to discuss isis. a shared interest in defeating them, but the white house denies coordination with iran on military actions. >>> more than 600 troops claim they were opened to chemical weapons. the new numbers are much larger than previously thought. and raised questions about how many others were exposed. >>> a cyber attack is being blamed on hackers linked to the russian government. a trojan horse malware program penetrated power grids, gas lines and water treatment plants. it had been lurking in the computers since 2011 but was not activated. >>> the supreme court could be dragged back into the gay marriage debate. ohio, michigan, kentucky and

in battle senior airman ken, says their communication with forces in the air is critical. >> this is designed to just be a mock up village. >> mount up. >> we get aircraft overhead and pushing video feed. we can tell them, you know, what building we see the bad guys in so they make sure they're targeting the right building. >> reporter: and today they're using this mock village to practice not only communication but their mission drills as well. going into what could be a hostile area rooting out the bad guys and keeping their friendly forces safe. >> we also use this as a training range for like tactics, close quarters battle, room clearing, weapons drills, assault locations. >> like business ball team. they got to practice. they got to be on their a game when they go to play in the playoffs. that's what they trained to here. >> reporter: for these military members having this training facility right here means they're better able to keep you safe. >> for us to be able to have this in our backyard is absolutelabsolutely huge for usr new jersey's national guard the army guys as well.

where people were being herded out of the air force base into the street with no place to go. and then we were asked to the delta ministry to shoot images of poverty. that is my favorite one. these kids lived in their faces. all kinds of questions. are you civil rights? are you freedom riders? where did you come from? they were so bright and inquisitive. our freedom schools were the model for head start. a lot of people don't know that. it was so interesting how we could not sustain the amount of kids sent to these freedom schools room wise and even staff wise. these were the kids who had shoes. these are the kids who had clothes that could come to the freedom school. there were a bunch of them left home. we did a lot of work in 65 and 66 around culture and black history. that was pretty effective with kids from this age up through high school, which is kind of when i discovered how you cannot do this work, especially interracial and multicultural work without work on history. this is the meredith march. this whole generation of kids were not afraid. they grew up, from the tim

> the air force is not needed in the fight but to evacuate the wound: general campbell says that the air force is growing in strength. >> we condition to train their pilot. pilots. we continue to train their nurses and medics to perform those cares. i think they get better and better. >> but the new afghan president does not agree. there are concerns that if the afghan troops are injured on the battlefield their own air force would not be able to evacuate them. >> i would not look at an intelligence officer or soldier and say they could die from their injuries. our heroes need a strong air force. >> after 13 years of conflict, nato is now leading afghanistan with a battle far from over. the most the afghan forces can hope to do is contain the taliban and the al-qaeda fighters still in the country. general campbell insists that they are up to the task. al jazeera, kabul. >> and you can see more of that interview with general campbell on "talk to al jazeera" at 0 5:30 gmt on sunday. >>> now survivors of the strongest storm ever recorded when typhoon haiyan hit a year ago. some protest

upon himself and the united states air force. ladies and gentlemen, i am pleased to present the 2014 u.s. so air men of the year, senior airman john c hamilton. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> our next presenter leads the largest component of the department of homeland security. to present the award for the 2014 uso coast guardsmen of the year, please welcome the 25th commandant of the coast guard, admiral paul s. zuchoonst. >> all right, you have heard it from a-z. aisha, i'm not sure which is more difficult your name or my. i have the not cool name. my last name means future and the future of the coast guard is very bright. [applause] in two months, the u.s. coast guard, the shallow water service, will cover all seven continents on the globe. today, we are in afghanistan, iran, africa, liberia, in south america, china, we are everywhere and i could not be more proud to serve the service but i cannot be more proud to have a seat that chairman dempsey has afforded me to be a guest on the chairman of the joint chiefs as we deal