Air Force Major Troy Gilbert was laid to rest, finally and completely, at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. He'd already been buried twice, in bits...
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Donald Trump said the cost of the Pentagon's $379 billion F-35 fighter program is "out of control"
Military historians say there has never been a time in modern U.S. history when a commander-in-chief has considered so many generals.
When it comes to the war on terror, the question that will outlive the Obama presidency is: did he do enough?
Trump's pick for Defense Secretary was head of U.S. Central Command from 2010 to 2013 and is described as "a warrior-monk-intellectual."
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A decade-long quest ends with pilot's third burial at Arlington
A decadelong quest ends with a pilot's third burial at Arlington
The benefit of their experience may be offset by a military-centric foreign policy
Donald Trump is upsetting the Republican foreign policy applecart in a big way by hiring Michael Flynn and Mike Pompeo
Trump's stated solution to the U.S. military's woes is more money. Aides say he wants to boost the annual Pentagon budget by about 10% and...
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The U.S. military always salutes, but he needs to reach out, too
If the Smithsonian can raise $300,000 in a week for the ruby slippers, why can’t the Pentagon take the same approach?
Media outlets have been streaming the battle for Mosul live over the internet, a major change in how military operations are covered.
In the first two days of the Iraqi-led offensive to retake Iraq’s second-largest city, ISIS has made multiple claims of suicide bombings.
It’s just over 300 miles from the Iraqi city of Mosul to the Syrian city of Aleppo. But the world's treatment of the two is worlds apart.
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