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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. Army Black Knights defensive back Josh Jenkins (39) celebrates after intercepting a pass at Michie Stadium. Danny Wild / USA Today

    Army fights hard but loses 34-20 to No. 5 Stanford

    Don't mention moral victory to the Army Black Knights. It's not in their lexicon.

    • Sep. 15, 2013
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., speaks during a 2011 hearing before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee in Washington. Alex Wong / Getty Images

    Key GOP chairman prepared to cut troop benefits

    A key Republican subcommittee chairman is ready to accept pay and benefits cuts for future service members, but he won't support base closing or significant force structure cuts.

    • Sep. 14, 2013
  22. The Marine Corps is randomly screening Marines at work twice a year for alcohol testing. Sixteen Marines tested positive from April through June. A total of 5,125 Marines have been tested so far, with only three-tenths of 1 percent having alcohol in their systems, but the pace of screenings is expected to pick up. Ryan McVay / Getty Images

    On-duty Marines pop positive in spot blood-alcohol tests

    Officials expect numbers to grow as program goes into full swing

    • Sep. 14, 2013
  23. Program update allows Marines in Selected Reserve to leave service a year early

    Marines looking to exit the Selected Marine Corps Reserve will be able to leave the service up to a year early — starting now.

    • Sep. 14, 2013
  24. From left, Chief Hospital Corpsman Mo Sambe, Chief Electronic Technician Tamika Williams, Chief Legalman Abe Tarr, Chief Personnel Specialist Lori Files, Chief Yeoman Rick Riley and Chief Cryptologic Technician (Networks) Cami Rohr gather at the new chiefs' mess (goat locker) Aug. 29 at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C. Colin Kelly / Staff

    Chiefs invited to stop by D.C.'s new 'goat locker'

    Until recently, when it came time to meet, these D.C.-based chiefs were forced to temporarily commandeer a conference room. But not anymore.

    • Sep. 14, 2013
  25. The government-owned, contractor-operated Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio, is building Abrams tanks that the Army says it doesn't need. General Dynamics Land Systems

    Army to report on vehicles' turbulent future

    The Army has set itself a Dec. 15 deadline to brief Congress on the results of a comprehensive study of its ground vehicle industrial base that it began in 2012, according to a draft document obtained by Defense News, a sister publication of Army Times.

    • Sep. 14, 2013

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