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US would like to intensify campaign against ISIS. Why that's proving tricky.More support could take the form of sending more troops or attack helicopters to Iraq 鈥� if Iraq would let them in.
For America鈥檚 drone warriors, help to deal with mental and physical tollsCommanders at the top-secret operations center in Virginia are bringing in chaplains, physicians, and others. They鈥檙e also rethinking the long work shifts.
First LookWest Point ushers in new era for women in military with first female commandantThe appointment of聽Brig. Gen. Diana M. Holland as West Point's commandant of cadets聽comes just two weeks after the Pentagon's decision to open combat roles to women across all branches of the armed forces.
Did 'Serial' get Bowe Bergdahl court-martialed?To one former military lawyer, Bowe Bergdahl's statements to the 'Serial' podcast might have made it a 'no-brainer' for the Army to court-martial him Monday.
First LookOn the heels of 'Serial' launch, Bowe Bergdahl faces court-martialSgt. Bowe Bergdahl could face a much more serious penalty than the Army's investigating officer recommended during the pre-trial phase of the investigation.
New Navy stealth destroyer rescues Maine fishermanThe USS Zumwalt is the first ship of a new class of high-tech, stealth destroyers.
Why America isn't winning its warsIt's easy to blame presidents for a lack of strategy, but a growing number of officials are saying that the fault lies with a lack of vision in the Pentagon.聽
Bowe Bergdahl on 'Serial': Exploring the moral fault lines?Bergdahl, a kidnapped US soldier held for five years by the Taliban, has earned fierce scrutiny for his decision to leave post. A popular podcast about the controversial case may shed light on others' decisions, as well.聽
Should women now be drafted? Why many women answer 'yes'Now that the Pentagon has decided to allow women to serve in combat, starting next month, the next step could be the draft.聽
Former drone pilots denounce 'morally outrageous' programFour former drone operators have penned an open letter to President Obama and the CIA, calling for a reevaluation of the US drone program, which has killed between聽488 and 1,071 civilians in the last eight years.聽
Six things to know about World War II after Pearl HarborAs the US commemorates Pearl Harbor Day, here are the top 6 things that the National World War II Museum's chief historian would like Americans to know.
What new photos reveal about huge US seaplane sunk at Pearl HarborThe clearest photos ever taken of the Catalina PBY-5 sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor were released.聽The Navy seaplane had a wing span of 100 feet, about the size of todays Boeing 727 commercial jet.
Military women 'over the moon' about Pentagon opening combat posts to females'Every little girl in America can grow up and dream of driving a tank, or being a machine gunner, or an infantryman, and nobody鈥檚 going to say, "You can鈥檛 do that because you鈥檙e a girl," 鈥� says a Marine attack helicopter pilot.
All US military services must be open to women: Which branch will balk?The order rebuts arguments from Marine Corps leaders that women could weaken their units, and aligns with Army, Air Force, and Navy strides towards full gender inclusion.聽
Human error led to strike on Doctors Without Borders hospital, general says'We made a terrible mistake that resulted in unnecessary deaths,' Brig. Gen. Wilson Shoffner said of the October attack that killed 30 staff and patients at a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan.
Were West's assumptions about Islamic State wrong?The Paris attacks have changed the calculations around the Islamic State, which has become a major international terrorist sponsor quicker than anticipated. 聽
Search for a Syria solution: how Russia might help, as ties with US improveA thaw in US-Russia relations offers limited possibilities for military-to-military cooperation, say defense officials, but civilian casualties in Syria are a concern. Diplomacy might have more potential.
Paris attacks: Would US troops in Syria play into Islamic State's hands?Even though the Islamic State would be on the receiving end of a stepped-up campaign, that could serve the group鈥檚 propaganda purposes.
How sophisticated were the Paris terror attacks?While the attacks in the French capital were effective in creating terror, some analysts have pushed back on the notion that they required especially advanced training.
Is a US goal of containing the Islamic State advisable?In an ABC News interview, President Obama talked about shrinking the Islamic State's 'scope of operations until it no longer poses the kind of threat that it does.'
