A big allied offensive in southern Afghanistan. A new U.S. strategy on the line. And the top Afghan Taliban commander captured in Pakistan.

Pulitzer Prize-winning military writer Tom Ricks on the Pentagon, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and the state of America’s wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

President Obama lays out his war strategy. We’ll look at the road ahead.

Marine Sergeant Jeremiah Workman fought in Fallujah. Won the Navy Cross – and a brutal case of PTSD. He’ll tell his story.

Horror at Fort Hood, Texas – a mass killing by one of the Army’s own. We’ll look at the tragedy, its meaning, and its impact on the US military.

Vietnam War critic Daniel Ellsberg and Iraq War critic and Colin Powell’s right-hand man, Lawrence Wilkerson, say we need to take a long, hard look at Afghanistan.

A new plan for Afghanistan. Pakistan, too. We’ll look at the Obama strategy and what it’s up against.

The education of an American soldier, from the battlefield of Afghanistan to the political battlefield at home.

Pulitzer Prize-winning defense writer Tom Ricks on the U.S. military’s lessons from Iraq – and challenge in Afghanistan.

U.S. warships, Russian warships, and the bold pirates of the Somali coast. We look at high stakes piracy on the high seas.