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Obama's half-full, half-empty Afghanistan planPresident Obama has committed to keeping a relatively robust 9,800 US troops in Afghanistan next year, but that number will be cut in half in 2016. It sends a mixed message, some analysts say.
Arlington National Cemetery: 'The history of our nation'Arlington National Cemetery聽鈥� established during the Civil War on property owned by Confederate General Robert E. Lee聽鈥� holds the remains of American soldiers from every US war.- What do you know about US women in war? A quiz.
A year after the Pentagon lifted the ban on women in combat, US women are still fighting to prove they can serve alongside their male counterparts.
Since the days of the Revolutionary War, however, American women have voluntarily put their lives on the line for their country as they navigated battlefields to tend to wounded soldiers, penetrated enemy lines to gather intelligence, and disguised their identities to fight alongside men.
So, how much do you know about women鈥檚 contributions to US war efforts? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
Eric Shinseki: Obama sticks with embattled Veterans Affairs chief 鈥� for nowIn his Memorial Day weekend address, President Obama alluded to troubles at Veterans Affairs when he said the nation must do more to support military vets. So far he's not replacing VA chief Eric Shinseki.
10 futuristic ideas from the Pentagon The Pentagon's DARPA scientists are working to bring to fruition innovations that could affect daily life as dramatically as the World Wide Web. Here are 10 of them.
Military budget: Four ways US lawmakers are blocking Pentagon cost-cuttingThe Pentagon is under pressure to cut the military budget but is facing push-back from members of Congress on issues ranging from pay rates and force size to weapons and base closures.
Secretary Shinseki 'mad as hell' over VA deaths, not ready to resignVeterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki faced a Senate panel Thursday over charges that VA hospitals on his watch 'cooked the books,' leading to delays in treatment that resulted in dozens of deaths.
Medal of Honor recipient recalls friends who fell in 'ambush alley' every daySgt. Kyle White, the seventh living recipient of the Medal of Honor for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, had 'no doubt' he was going to die trying to rescue his friends in Afghanistan in 2007.
Nigeria school attack: why US hasn't sent Special Forces to rescue girlsOffers of US military assistance are 'politically dicey' for Nigeria, experts say, and intelligence suggests the schoolgirls have been split up, making their rescue complicated even for Special Forces.
Veterans health care 101: Why is Obama's VA chief in the hot seat?Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki faces a House subpoena and mounting calls to step down. The concerns: that some VA hospitals are misrepresenting wait times for veterans to get doctors' appointments 鈥� and that patients are dying in the meantime.
Nigeria's captive girls: Calls begin for US military to join rescue campaignThe US is sending a team, including military personnel, to Nigeria to help coordinate the response to the Boko Haram kidnappings of almost 250 school-age girls. Some in Washington urge a deeper US military footprint.
Sexual assault in the military: What happens when the victim is a man?By the Pentagon's data, men account for half of all reported victims of sexual assault in the military. 'Yeah, that kind of stuff happens' is no longer considered to be an adequate response, officials say.
Cover StoryHow women are scaling barriers to combatOne year into a controversial experiment, what the US military is learning about women training for combat duty.
Military's big jump in sexual assault reports: outrage or sign of progress?US service members reported 5,000 rapes or sexual assaults in 2013, up from 3,400 in 2012, the Pentagon reports. Military officials see greater willingness to report such crimes. Critics see an unaddressed 'epidemic.'
How 'deluge' of US military spending fed corruption in AfghanistanA candid Pentagon report lays out how massive US aid overwhelmed the Afghan government, empowered warlords, and encouraged spending habits that impeded the war effort.
US military pact with the Philippines gives Asia 'pivot' some military muscleA new US military pact with the Philippines will allow US fighter jets and more troops into the country. Both countries want to keep China's regional interests in check.
Americans killed in Kabul: what it may signal about Afghanistan鈥檚 futureSome analysts say reducing the US military presence will result in the 'rapid erosion of stability' in Afghanistan, since the security forces there will be unable to operate with so little support.
Can military's satellite links be hacked? Cyber-security firm cites concerns.Satellite communications terminals, including those used by the US military, are vulnerable, says IOActive, a cyber-security firm.聽SATCOM industry officials say the terminals are secure.
US troops arriving in Eastern Europe. Is it more than symbolic?A contingent of 150 US troops began arriving in Poland Wednesday, the first of four such units being deployed for training exercises in Eastern Europe in a move criticized as unlikely to impress Russia.
Punishing Putin: Why Pentagon is cool to sanctions on Russian arms firmPentagon officials are quietly resisting possible US sanctions against the Russian arms firm Rosoboronexport, because it also supplies Mi-17 helicopters to the Afghan Air Force.
