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Pentagon a quiet force in gun-control debate. What does it want?The Pentagon has already successfully taken on the NRA over a pro-gun congressional measure that it didn't like. Now some retired officials are speaking out in the gun-control debate.
Senate 'old boy' network is misfiring on Hagel nominationWhile senators typically support their own in confirmation hearings,聽聽that is not the case for former Senator Hagel, whose nomination to be secretary of defense is under heavy fire.
US 'fully committed' in Afghanistan, Panetta says. But no troops after 2014?Afghan President Hamid Karzai meets with President Obama Friday in the wake of a 'zero option' being floated for US troops. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Mr. Karzai met at the Pentagon Thursday.
Chuck Hagel, Vietnam vet: Would time as a 'grunt' be a plus at Pentagon?If confirmed by the Senate, Chuck Hagel would become the first Vietnam veteran 鈥� and the first enlisted soldier 鈥� to hold the post of Defense secretary. To many military veterans, that matters.
WikiLeaks: Bradley Manning was treated improperly in lockup, judge rulesBut the military court declined to throw out the case against former Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, who faces trial for allegedly facilitating the largest leak of classified documents in US history.
Obama's 'in your face' cabinet picks: why he chose Chuck Hagel, John BrennanPresident Obama officially nominated Chuck Hagel for Defense secretary and John Brennan for CIA chief Monday. Each brings a unique view of the organization he would lead.- Do war-weary troops have drinking problem? Marines launch get-tough policy.Recent Pentagon surveys indicate that after a decade of war, a 'shocking' number of troops say they're heavy drinkers. On-duty Marines found with even low levels of alcohol will be sent for counseling.
- How Air Force database is preventing its old bombs from claiming new victimsThe US military estimates that an Air Force lieutenant colonel is saving hundreds of lives a year through a new database he is creating of past bombing campaigns. He's also challenging the history books.
Gay marriage at Supreme Court: Will military couples get more benefits?Same-sex military couples are not eligible for many benefits that heterosexual married couples in the military receive, including housing and medical care. But the Supreme Court could redefine the federal status of gay marriage next year.
Home for the holidays: Fewer US troops are absent this yearChristmas 2012 marks the smallest deployment of combat troops abroad in at least five years, as the war in Iraq ends and US forces deployed to Afghanistan have been drawing down.- Sexual assault reports jump at military academies, Pentagon findsDespite the Pentagon's sexual assault awareness programs, reports at military academies rose by nearly a quarter in 2010-2011. Officials say women could be feeling more secure reporting the crimes.
Violence in Iraq spikes. Are US security interests in jeopardy?A recent rise in civilian deaths and injuries in Iraq is cause for concern, but Pentagon personnel say Iraqi security forces are proving to be 'very capable' in the year since US troops departed.
'Zero Dark Thirty': Top 3 controversies from the Osama bin Laden film "Zero Dark Thirty," which tells the story of the hunt and capture of Osama bin Laden, is already garnering critical accolades 鈥� and plenty of criticism, too. Here are the top three controversies currently surrounding the film.
How 'fiscal cliff' is already hitting defense industryAlthough lawmakers have been moderating dire predictions, some small businesses are talking about layoffs if no deal on the fiscal cliff is reached. And some have already lost contracts.
What Chuck Hagel would, and wouldn't, bring to job of Defense secretaryChuck Hagel, a storied Republican maverick with a record of voting against his party, opposed the war in Iraq, supports engagement with Iran, and backed Barack Obama in his first presidential run.
X-37B: US launches super-secret, orbiting, robotic planeThe X-37B is designed to stay in space as long as nine months and to collect electronic signals of all kinds in a way that other countries can't stop. The Air Force is not commenting on its mission.
Pentagon warns that insider attacks could derail the war in AfghanistanIn its latest mandated update to Congress, the Pentagon reports that safe havens in Pakistan and corruption within the Afghan government are the greatest risks to 'sustainable security.'
Daring Special Ops rescue in Afghanistan: Why was kidnapped doc kept secret?On Sunday, Special Operations Forces rescued a doctor held by the Taliban. Few Americans even knew a doctor had been kidnapped in Afghanistan 鈥� and that was by design.
Too much religion at military academies? West Point cadet revives charge.Citing overt religiosity on campus, a West Point Academy cadet publicly quit this week just months before graduation. This is not the first time the military has come under fire for practices that nonreligious students see as aggressively evangelical.
Covert US-Iran war bubbles over with claims of drone captureMost of the actions in the US-Iran covert war remain mysterious and unclaimed 鈥� until one side sees an advantage in shining light on an incident. That鈥檚 what Iran has done with the drone capture.
