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  1. Police respond to the shooting Monday at the Washington Navy Yard. Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images

    Fatalities, multiple shooters reported in Washington Navy Yard shooting

    Fatalities are being reported on the scene of the Monday morning shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, Navy officials have confirmed, and it involved at least two shooters.

    • Sep. 16, 2013
  2. A U.S. Army soldier and South African soldiers react to a simulated ambush by opposition forces during exercise Shared Accord 2013 near Alicedale, South Africa, on July 26. Spc. Taryn Hagerman/AFRICOM

    First regionally aligned BCT shares lessons learned

    Working with foreign partners presents soldiers with a new set of challenges, according to the commander of the first unit to be regionally aligned with a combatant command.

    • Sep. 16, 2013
  3. 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
  4. Fort Drum soldier indicted in infant's death

    A Fort Drum, N.Y., soldier held in the death of an infant has been indicted by a St. Lawrence County grand jury, the Watertown Daily Times reported.

    • Sep. 16, 2013
  5. Marine Corps expands residential options for officer education

    The Marine Corps will broaden residential options for captains and majors attending professional military education classes, which will allow them to finish the required courses faster and closer to home.

    • Sep. 16, 2013
  6. Lt. Gary Ross salutes while rendering honors during the commissioning of the amphibious transport dock ship Anchorage in its namesake Alaskan city in May. Ross was dubbed the ship's top department head 'regardless of rank' by Anchorage's skipper in the most recent fitness report available to his selection board. MC1 James R. Evans/Navy

    Passed over for speaking out?

    He's his ship's go-to lieutenant. When it entered the locks of the Panama Canal on its maiden voyage last November, he was the officer of the deck.

    • Sep. 16, 2013
  7.  Thinkstock Images

    Citing budget cuts, Marine Corps ends popular Moto Mail program

    The secure electronic service Marine Corps families use to get mail to troops in Afghanistan and aboard Marine expeditionary units within 48 hours will cease operations at the end of September due to Defense Department budget cuts, Marine Corps officials

    • Sep. 16, 2013
  8. 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
  9. U.N.: 'Convincing evidence' of Syria chemical attack

    United Nations inspectors said in a report 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.

    • Sep. 16, 2013
  10. 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
  11. Coast Guard court-martial scheduled Monday in Va.

    A Coast Guardsman accused of sexual assault and other charges is scheduled to face a court-martial in Virginia.

    • 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. Lyons flooding leaves National Guard stranded

    The Colorado National Guard says 15 rescuers, including members of their unit, are stranded in Lyons after they were trapped by flooding on Sunday.

    • Sep. 16, 2013
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. From left: Cpl. Derrick Hill, Sgt. Pete Hill and Pvt. Randy Hill are characters in the new Fox show 'Enlisted.' The cast includes, from left, Chris Lowell, Geoff Stults and Parker Young. Fox

    Welcome to Fort McGee and 'Enlisted' on TV

    'Enlisted,' a new sitcom coming in January from Fox and creator Kevin Biegel, is pop culture's latest attempt to portray military life.

    • Sep. 15, 2013
  18. With new up-or-out limits, Marine reservists must advance to stay in uniform

    Reserve Marines will now face the same pressure as their active-duty counterparts to pick up rank or risk discharge from the service.

    • Sep. 15, 2013
  19. AF: Don't wait too long to transfer GI Bill benefits

    The days of being able to wait until you were close to retirement to transfer your GI Bill benefits are over, and Air Force officials want you to plan ahead so you and your family don't lose out.

    • Sep. 15, 2013
  20. to Mike Morones / Staff

    NCIS agents brief troops on stopping workplace violence

    Special agents at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service want you to consider this scenario:

    • Sep. 15, 2013
  21. Individual augmentees practice shooting on a weapons course at Fort Bliss, Texas. The post now has a center to prepare 'individual deployers' for their tours to 30 countries. Sgt. Marcie Wright / Army

    Army consolidates deployment processing

    In one month, the new Continental United States Replacement Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, has processed almost 250 soldiers and Army civilians for their overseas deployments.

    • Sep. 15, 2013
  22. 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
  23. Report: Radiation in bunker 7 times above normal

    A military report says a contaminated bunker discovered at a West Texas military post had nearly seven times more than the level of accepted radiation.

    • Sep. 15, 2013
  24. Ind. Guard sergeant dies of illness in Afghanistan

    Indiana National Guard officials say a sergeant from Indianapolis serving in Afghanistan has died from a non-combat related illness.

    • Sep. 15, 2013
  25. 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

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