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Congresswoman wants pensions for top brass rolled back

Pensions for three- and four-star generals and admirals should be rolled back to pre-2007 levels, before Congress approved hikes of as much as 63 percent to the retirement packages of top br...

DATE: Jan 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

IEDs believed to continue

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon’s multibillion-dollar effort to combat makeshift bombs will continue even after the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan ends next year. The bureaucracy th...

DATE: Dec 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pentagon builds forces in Pacific, eyes China

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is fortifying bases in the Pacific and looking to revive World War II-era air bases as part of an effort to survive a Chinese missile attack that could wipe out cri...

DATE: Nov 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Services fight each other for pieces of shrinking budget

Pentagon budget battles heat up

DATE: Nov 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Weapons of less-than-mass destruction for Syria?

The Air Force has an arsenal of weapons that could neutralize Syria’s suspected chemical weapons and also stop, but not destroy, its power-generation systems. Last week, USA TODAY...

DATE: Sep 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

War costs could escalate quickly

WASHINGTON — Waging war, even on a limited basis, is a costly venture. An attack on Syria would be no exception to the rule. “This would come in under $100 million, if ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pentagon announces plan to address sexual assaults

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon announced a plan Thursday to deal with sexual assault in the ranks, including tighter control of recruiters and trainers, shored-up protections for victims and impr...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Afghans taking charge and changing names

WASHINGTON — Military announcements of deaths in Afghanistan – generally terse, bare-bones statements – have undergone a subtle change this summer, reflecting the shift to Afghans for the se...

DATE: Aug 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Afghan aid money squandered, report says

A U.S. program designed to promote stability in war-ravaged Afghanistan has spent $47 million money on conferences and none on grants to accomplish its aim, according to a report released Mo...

DATE: Jul 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

House fails to kill Pentagon’s foreign websites

WASHINGTON - The House has failed to kill funding for websites the Pentagon uses to try to influence foreign audiences, an initiative criticized in a recent undisclosed government report. ...

DATE: Jul 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

West Pointer caught for taking nude photos of cadets

WASHINGTON – A soldier at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has been charged with crimes for taking nude photos of female cadets without their consent, extending the military’s sex-sca...

DATE: May 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World