U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford speaks at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax on Saturday. Dunford says it’s problematic that American tech companies don’t want to work with the Pentagon but are willing to engage with the Chinese market. (Darren Calabrese /The Canadian Press via AP)

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The U.S. military needs Congress to provide sustained defense spending to maintain its eroding military edge — but also needs to start innovating, its top uniformed officer said Saturday.

Appeals court orders longer sentence for former master sergeant charged in sexual assault case
A Nebraska Court of Appeals panel has ordered that a former Air Force master sergeant, who got some jail time and probation for attempted child sexual assault, be resentenced to prison.
Air Force announces bases that will test, maintain the new B-21 stealth bomber
The Air Force has chosen Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma to maintain and sustain the B-21, and Edwards Air Force Base in California to handle testing and evaluation.
‘All hell broke loose’ — ambushed Marine carried wounded to safety, fired at the enemy with his free arm
“There was no one out, nothing moving” before “all hell broke loose.”
Pentagon: Troop contingent on border ‘pretty much peaked’
The number of U.S. active-duty troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border has “pretty much peaked” at the current total of 5,800, the Pentagon’s No. 2 official said Thursday.

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Senior Airman Jordan Futch, 2nd Operational Support Squadron air traffic controller, watches an aircraft tracker in preparation for a plane landing during a hurricane evacuation taking place at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., in September 2017. Air traffic controllers who are senior airmen and train other controllers on a day-to-day basis are now eligible for special duty assignment pay. (Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell/Air Force)

Air Force adds jobs to special duty pay list in 2019

Some professional military education instructors, defense couriers and cyber airmen could be eligible for monthly special duty payments in fiscal 2019.
Air Force loses to Wyoming on late touchdown in the snow
Tyler Vander Waal came off the bench and tossed two touchdown passes, including the go-ahead score on a 22-yard strike with 1:09 left in the game, to lead Wyoming to a 35-27 victory over Air Force on a cold, snowy Saturday afternoon in Laramie.
China’s most advanced stealth fighter may now be able to strike targets at greater distances
China’s most advanced stealth fighter is ready for aerial refueling operations, giving it the ability to pursue targets at greater distances.
Trump expresses regret for not visiting Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day
Trump said his travel schedule and official business stopped him from attending.
WWII bomber pilot’s remains, recovered through international efforts, will join those of his son at Arlington
The remains of an Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania whose plane crashed off Croatia during World War II are coming home and will be interred alongside those of his son, a Vietnam War veteran, at Arlington National Cemetery.
Powerball lottery winner gives $500K to veterans group
The lottery winner says it's important "that we never forget the sacrifices our soldiers and families make for our country."

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Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Drill Team, 4th Battalion, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) perform after the conclusion of the 4th Annual Philadelphia Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 4, 2018. (Army)

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Soldiers conduct a combatives demonstration at the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade ranger graduation at Fort Benning, Ga., Oct. 26, 2018. (Patrick A. Albright/Army)

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A Marine fires a Light Anti-Armor Weapon (LAW) on Oct. 22, 2018, during Exercise Bougainville II at the Pohakuloa Training Area on the Island of Hawaii. (Sgt. Ricky Gomez/Marine Corps)

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Marine Corps Sgt. Jade Woodend, assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/1, fires a FIM-92 Stinger from the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a scheduled deployment with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). (MC3 Jenna Dobson/Navy)

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Commands have various events to launch their local Combined Federal Campaign pledge drives, held at various times between now and Jan. 11. Here, a tug-of-war tournament helped kick off the local 2017 Combined Federal Campaign charity pledge drive at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Oct. 13, 2017. (Cpl. Jason Jimenez/Marine Corps)

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