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  1. Police respond to the report of a shooting Monday at the Navy Yard. One shooter is confirmed dead and police are on the lookout for two other possible gunmen. Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images

    Reports: 12 dead, suspects sought in Navy shooting

    Twelve people were killed and several others wounded Monday when a gunman identified as Aaron Alexis, 34, of Fort Worth, opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard, authorities said.

    • Sep. 16, 2013
  2. Pararescuemen secure the area after being lowered from an HH-60 Pave Hawk during a mission in Afghanistan. The Air Force may not replace the aging rescue helicopter. Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/Air Force

    AF considers scrapping A-10s, KC-10s, F-15Cs, CSAR helos

    Faced with steep budget cuts and the desire to keep existing procurement initiatives on track, the Air Force is considering scrapping its entire fleet of A-10 attack jets and KC-10 tankers, according to multiple military and defense sources.

    • Sep. 16, 2013
  3. Maj. Gen. Samuel Cox is in line to become the Air Force's next personnel chief. Air Force

    Cox in line to be next personnel chief

    Maj. Gen. Samuel Cox has been nominated to get his third star and become the Air Force's next personnel chief, the Defense Department announced Monday.

    • Sep. 16, 2013

  4. U.N.: 'Convincing evidence' of Syria chemical attack

    United Nations inspectors said Monday there is 'clear and convincing evidence' that chemical weapons were used on a relatively large scale in an attack last month in Syria that killed hundreds of people in the country's civil war.

    • Sep. 16, 2013
  5. Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh is concentrating on making sure the Air Force can execute its core missions. Air Force

    Welsh: Scarce resources must go to core missions

    Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh has a lot to contend with — an aging fleet of aircraft, an uncertain fiscal future and the possibility that the Air Force will be needed for an operation in Syria.

    • Sep. 16, 2013
  6. Police units walk on a rooftop as they respond to a shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 16. Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images

    A closer look at security at NAVSEA HQ, Building 197

    As law enforcement agencies attempt to piece together what happened this morning at the Washington Navy Yard, the public's attention is shifting to security rules at Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters, a high-security building in the middle of the pre

    • Sep. 16, 2013

  7. At AFA, Fanning calls for innovation

    The acting Air Force secretary warned on Monday that his service needs to double down on innovation in order to survive budget reductions.

    • Sep. 16, 2013
  8. A Park Police helicopter patrols over the Navy Yard on Sept. 16 in Washington, D.C. Paul J. Richards / AFP via Getty Images

    Navy Yard building home to Sea Systems Command

    The shooting Monday at the Navy Yard here took place in Building 197, the headquarters of the Naval Sea Systems Command, an essential component of the country's sea service.

    • Sep. 16, 2013
  9. Company officials unveiled the design for the Scorpion, in works since January 2012, during the annual Air Force Association Air & Space Conference in National Harbor, Md. Textron AirLand

    AFA: Textron unveils light attack Scorpion

    Textron and AirLand today unveiled the Scorpion, a clean-sheet light attack platform that the companies are confident can make inroads in both the international and domestic markets.

    • Sep. 16, 2013

  10. Memorial to Tuskegee Airmen WWII unit unveiled

    Men from western Pennsylvania who served in the all-black Tuskegee Airmen unit during World War II are now honored on a new monument in Allegheny County, billed as the country's largest outdoor monument commemorating the barrier-breaking group.

    • Sep. 16, 2013

  11. Judge at Gitmo considering pause in 9/11 case

    A judge at Guantanamo Bay is considering whether to put preparations for the Sept. 11 trial on hold because of problems with a Pentagon computer system used by lawyers in the case.

    • Sep. 16, 2013

  12. Rouhani: Iran will accept any elected Syria ruler

    Iran's President Hasan Rouhani says his country will accept anyone as ruler of Syria who is elected by the Syrian people, the official news agency reported Monday.

    • Sep. 16, 2013

  13. Air Force may reassess TA funding in fiscal 2014

    The Air Force has budgeted roughly half as much money for tuition assistance in fiscal 2014 as it expects to spend this fiscal year.

    • Sep. 16, 2013

  14. Program aims to give vets mental health, specialty care

    Next year, veterans could have broader access to mental health treatment and specialty care provided by private physicians under a new multibillion-dollar program.

    • Sep. 16, 2013
  15. Army Air Corps veteran Vaughn Boone, 97, performs for residents at Arbor Acres retirement community in Winston-Salem, N.C. Andrew Dye / Winston-Salem Journal via The Associa

    Photo gallery: World War II vet, 97, plays oldies for retirees

    At the end of World War II, 2nd Lt. Vaughn Boone traveled across North Africa to entertain his fellow service members waiting their turn to go home. He performed music, magic shows, mind-reading acts, hypnosis and ventriloquist routines.

    • Sep. 15, 2013
  16. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks to his car after arriving at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sept. 15. Larry Downing / AP

    Kerry warns Syria: 'Threat of force is real'

    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday sent a strong warning to Syria, saying 'the threat of force is real' if it does not carry out an internationally brokered agreement to hand over its chemical weapons.

    • Sep. 15, 2013
  17. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., speaks to the media outside the White House after a meeting with President Obama on Sept. 3. Alex Wong / Getty Images

    SASC chairman: Expect 2014 budget cliffhanger

    A cliffhanger finish to the 2014 defense budget is forecast by the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman, leaving doubts right to the end of the year about funding levels, the size of the military pay raise and potential changes in how the military jus

    • Sep. 15, 2013
  18. A bulldozer drives on the sidewalk past Boulder Creek, whose swollen waters have receded somewhat since the intense rain has abated over the past two days, in Boulder, Colo., on Sept. 15. The National Weather Service says up to 2 inches of rain could fall Sunday, creating a risk of more flooding and mudslides. Brennan Linsley / AP

    More rain may hamper Colo. rescue efforts

    The search for people stranded from the Rocky Mountain foothills to the plains of northeastern Colorado grew more difficult Sunday, with a new wave of rain threatening to hamper airlifts from the flooded areas still out of reach.

    • Sep. 15, 2013
  19. People are directed off the tarmac at Boulder Municipal Airport after being flown from Jamestown on a National Guard helicopter after being stranded from heavy rains in Boulder, Colo., on Sept. 13. Mark Leffingwell / AP

    Colo. Guard: 1,750 rescued from flooded areas

    Military helicopter crews are expanding their searches for people who are stranded with more rain expected to fall in flooded areas.

    • Sep. 15, 2013
  20. Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds (19) looks to pass against Delaware linebacker David Mackall (25) on Sept. 14 in Annapolis, Md. Nick Wass / AP

    Reynolds leads Navy to 51-7 win over Delaware

    Delaware coach Dan Brock said his team needed to put the pressure on Navy early to have any chance of pulling off a victory Saturday in the Midshipmen's home opener.

    • Sep. 15, 2013
  21. President Obama reaches to shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during the G-20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sept. 5. Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP

    Obama: Russia doesn't share U.S. 'values' in Syria

    President Obama says a U.S.-Russian agreement offers a chance to destroy Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons and promises to end the threat they pose to Syrians and the world.

    • Sep. 15, 2013
  22. Air Force Falcons quarterback Jaleel Awini (12) fakes a handoff to running back Jon Lee (24) at Bronco Stadium on Sept. 13. Brian Losness / USA Today

    Boise State tops Air Force 42-20

    At a school with a long list of pretty good quarterbacks, Joe Southwick's passing performance Friday night lifted Boise State to a second straight win and set a new standard for pinpoint passing.

    • Sep. 15, 2013

  23. Officials tone down expectations for 2013 CFC drive

    Expectations are not high for this year's Combined Federal Campaign, given problems with the economy and the federal budget woes that have affected some government employees.

    • Sep. 15, 2013
  24. An Iraqi army soldier stands guard as policemen inspect the site of a car bomb attack at a market in Basra, Iraq, on Sept. 15. Nabil al-Jurani / AP

    At least 48 die in Iraq bombings

    A new wave of insurgent attacks in Iraq, mostly car bombs targeting Shiite-majority cities in the center and south of the country, killed at least 48 people on Sunday, officials said.

    • Sep. 15, 2013

  25. Pakistani Taliban issue demands before peace talks

    The Pakistani Taliban demanded Sunday that the government release militant prisoners and begin withdrawing troops from the group's tribal sanctuary before they participate in peace talks, raising doubts about prospects for negotiations.

    • Sep. 15, 2013

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