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  1. A loadmaster gives final signals to the crew of a B-52 as it begins shutdown procedures at RAAF Base Darwin, Australia.

    Prime ContentPacific shift: New assignments and duty stations in throwback to Cold War deployments

    As the U.S. builds its presence in the Pacific, the Air Force is looking back to the Cold War for managing deployments.

  1. Air Force identifies airman killed in helicopter crash

  2. Yemen's al-Qaida leader vows to free prisoners

  1. Prime ContentDoD responds to child abuse crisis

  2. Prime ContentDoD: Fate of quality-of-life programs left to services

  3. Prime ContentEditorial: A budget blow to troops

  4. Retired lt. col. helps get diaper supplies to families in need

  5. DoD weighs major COCOM realignment

  6. USAF captains' nonprofit helps Afghan women sell handmade scarves

  7. JBLM houses airspace protection program

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    Shaw AFB helps new dads cope with kids

    New parents have a hard enough time dealing with crying, up-at-all-hours babies.

    • Aug. 11, 2013
  2. This court room sketch shows Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan during his court-martial Aug. 6 at Forth Hood, Texas. Brigitte Woosley / AP

    Fort Hood trial: Vivid testimony, quiet defendant

    The first week of the trial of Maj.

    • Aug. 11, 2013

  3. NATO says 3 troops killed in Afghanistan

    NATO said three of its service members were killed Sunday in eastern Afghanistan but provided no further details.

    • Aug. 11, 2013
  4. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, who commands the U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), said the signing of a bilateral security agreement between America and Afghanistan will send a clear signal both to the Afghan people and the Taliban that the international community is committed to the future stability of the country even as foreign forces withdraw. Ahmad Jamshid / AP

    Interview: Dunford says Afghan security deal vital

    The top U.S.

    • Aug. 10, 2013
  5. Military prosecutor Col. Steve Henricks, right, speaks as Nidal Malik Hasan, center, and presiding judge Col. Tara Osborn look on during Hasan's court-martial on Tuesday. Victims and others are asking why the November 2009 attack at Fort Hood is being tried as a case of workplace violence instead of an act of terror. Brigitte Woosley / AP

    Fort Hood shooting: Terrorism or not?

    Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan admits pulling out a pistol, shouting 'Allahu akbar' (God is great) and opening fire on unarmed people, killing 13 of them. All, he says, in an effort to stop them from going to Afghanistan and killing his fellow Muslims.

    • Aug. 10, 2013
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    Wayne, a San Clemente fox that was rescued by civilian wildlife biologists, entertains visitors in his cage on San Clemente Island, Calif. Lenny Ignelzi / AP

    Photo gallery: Endangered species thrive on U.S. military ranges

    The sign leaves no doubt about the risk in entering the steep seaside hills that North America's rarest bird calls home: 'Danger. Boom. Explosives. Unexploded Ordnance and Laser Range in Use. Keep Out.'

    • Aug. 10, 2013
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    Army uses Air Force lessons learned in basic training review

    The Army wants to learn from the Air Force's mistakes.

    • Aug. 10, 2013

  8. Suspected U.S. drone strike kills 2 in Yemen

    A suspected U.S. drone strike killed two alleged al-Qaida militants in southern Yemen on Saturday, military officials said, making it the ninth such strike in just two weeks.

    • Aug. 10, 2013
  9. President Barack Obama speaks Saturday at the Disabled American Veterans' convention in Orlando. Jacquelyn Martin / AP

    Obama: Progress made on disability claims backlog

    President Barack Obama assured disabled veterans Saturday that his administration is making progress on reducing a backlog of disability claims and said the number of requests for assistance has fallen by nearly one-fifth since peaking at more than 600,000 just a few months ago.

    • Aug. 10, 2013
  10. Yemeni soldiers inspect a car at a checkpoint Saturday on a street leading to the U.S. and British embassies in Sanaa, Yemen. Eighteen U.S. diplomatic outposts closed because of a terrorist threat will reopen Sunday, but the U.S. Embassy in Yemen will remain closed due to ongoing concerns about potential terrorist attacks by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. Hani Mohammed / AP

    Post-Benghazi, Obama plays it safe with embassies

    President Barack Obama seems determined to make sure he doesn't have another Benghazi.

    • Aug. 10, 2013
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    N.H. Korean War veterans to be honored

    Sixty-two residents of the New Hampshire Veterans Home are being recognized for their service in the Korean War.

    • Aug. 10, 2013
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    Led by Heather Gray, widow of Maj. Walter Gray, the DG140 group starts the final leg of a march from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 8, the one-year anniversary of Gray's death. Colin Kelly / staff

    TACPs march to remember leader 1 year after his death

    On Aug. 8, one year after Maj. Walter David 'DG' Gray died in Afghanistan when a suicide bomber attacked his vehicle, 13 of his men finished a 140-mile ruck march from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Arlington National Cemetery to honor him.

    • Aug. 9, 2013

  13. Military pay to be exempt from sequestration in 2014

    Troops' pay will continue to be exempted from the budget cuts known as sequestration during fiscal 2014.

    • Aug. 9, 2013

  14. 5 MTIs spared discharges at trial are now out of AF

    Five former military training instructors sentenced to jail time but spared a punitive discharge in a series of courts-martial at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland are no longer in the Air Force.

    • Aug. 9, 2013

  15. Yemen: 7 Saudis among militants killed by drones

    At least seven suspected militants from Saudi Arabia were among the alleged al-Qaida members killed in Yemen in a recent wave of U.S.

    • Aug. 9, 2013

  16. Air Force: Faulty wire brought down F-22

    A charged electrical wire brought down an F-22 last November at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., destroying the stealth fighter while the pilot ejected safely, according to an Air Force investigation into the crash.

    • Aug. 9, 2013

  17. How will Affordable Care Act affect veterans? New VA website has answers

    The Veterans Affairs Department has launched a new website explaining the likely impact of the Affordable Care Act on former troops and their families.

    • Aug. 9, 2013

  18. Former Marine accused of defrauding troops, veterans

    The Securities and Exchange Commission has shut down a former Marine's investment operation, alleging he defrauded active-duty members, veterans and others, spending their money on, among other things, rent for a $10,000-a-month Hollywood mansion, a luxur

    • Aug. 9, 2013
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    Melissa Weinmann and her family won $1 million in the lottery. She is shown at the Circle K where she bought her winning ticket. Bruce Graner / Pensacola News Journal

    Pensacola Naval Air Station secretary, Marine husband hit lottery jackpot

    A civil service worker who has felt the sting of federal furloughs and her Marine Corps husband won't have to work 'paycheck to paycheck' anymore after winning $1 million in Wednesday's $448.4 million Powerball jackpot.

    • Aug. 9, 2013
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    Charles Ormsby walks around the Aluminum Overcast, the Experimental Aircraft Association's fully restored B-17, Aug. 8 at the Purdue Airport. Ormsby was a flight engineer aboard a B-17 with the 398th Bomb Group 603 Squadron in World War II. He joined other guests as the Aluminum Overcast visited the airport. John Terhune / Journal & Courier

    Photo gallery: B-17 bomber tour a reminder of bygone era

    Charles Ormsby can describe his experience as a flight engineer in B-17 bombers during World War II in three short words.

    • Aug. 9, 2013

  21. New film explores fallout from weapons testing

    Nine years ago, Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo made a promise to victims of nuclear fallout from Cold War weapons testing in Nevada.

    • Aug. 9, 2013

  22. Now showing: First-run movies in military theaters

    In a world where big-screen features come and go faster than on-screen car chases, military moviegoers are often left out in the cold when it comes ot the latest blockbuster hits.

    • Aug. 9, 2013
  23. Afghan National Army soldiers and U.S. soldiers from 2nd Platoon Fox Co. of 2-506th Infantry Battalion of the 4th Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division interrogate Mulik, center, a young Afghan they suspect of insurgent ties after they found two IEDs nearby in Khost province. Victor J. Blue / USA TODAY

    'It's their fight now': Afghan soldiers on their own

    An Afghan soldier had spotted the tiny wire in the road, bringing the convoy of Humvees to a halt.

    • Aug. 9, 2013
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    Watch it: Civilian feels the power of Military Working Dogs

    A reporter with The News Journal recently spent a day discovering what it's like to partner with Military Working Dogs at Dover Air Force Base.

    • Aug. 9, 2013

  25. Congressman wants VA to rescind bonuses after Legionnaire's outbreak

    Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy wants Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shineski to rescind more than $100,000 in bonuses given to VA leaders in the wake of a Legionnaire's disease outbreak at Pittsburgh's Veterans Affairs hospitals.

    • Aug. 9, 2013

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