Reporters push Pentagon to let journalists embed with U.S. troops in Europe

Pentagon and White House reporters are pushing the Biden administration to allow journalists to embed with U.S. troops heading to Eastern Europe, arguing the lack of access does a disservice to Americans, particularly those whose loved ones serve in the military. 

The Pentagon Press Association sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Wednesday asking that journalists be allowed to embed with U.S. troops who are deploying to Eastern Europe. Another group, the Military Reporters and Editors Association, had already requested access. 

"The public in a democratic society deserves independent media coverage of their sons and daughters in uniform, and that cannot be provided today without first-hand, on-the-ground reporting of troop activities in Europe," the Pentagon Press Association Board of Directors wrote.