Lolita Baldor

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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, meets with South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin, right, Saturday, May 31, 2014 in Singapore. Hagel traveled to Singapore to attend the 13th Asia Security Summit. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

Hagel: Russia aggressive actions galvanized NATO

Lolita Baldor · May 31, 2014 5:18 am

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, meets with Vietnam's Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh, right, before the start of their meeting, Saturday, May 31, 2014 in Singapore. Hagel traveled to Singapore to attend the 13th Asia Security Summit. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

Hagel: China territorial claims destabilize region

Lolita Baldor · May 31, 2014 3:32 am

A Pro-Russian militia member guards next to an APC and anti-aircraft gun, outside the administrational building in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 29, 2014. Pro-Russian militia in eastern Ukraine shot down a government military helicopter Thursday amid heavy fighting around Slovyansk, killing 14 soldiers including a general. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

AP sources: Russian troops leaving Ukraine border

Lolita Baldor · May 30, 2014 1:43 am

Hagel to raise China disputes in meeting

Hagel to raise China disputes in meeting

Lolita Baldor · May 30, 2014 1:16 am

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks with members of his military staff before boarding his plane prior to his departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Hagel is traveling on a 12-day trip to Asia and Europe, his fourteenth international trip, to discuss key regional and global issues with leaders of several countries. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez, Pool)

National Security

Hagel: Afghan anti-terror planning still underway

Lolita Baldor · May 28, 2014 11:34 pm

President Barack Obama walks to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 27, 2014, to speak about the future of US troops in Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The president will seek to keep 9,800 US troops in Afghanistan after the war formally ends later this year and then will withdraw most of those forces by the end of 2016.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

A snapshot of US troop commitment in Afghanistan

Lolita Baldor · May 28, 2014 7:17 am

Hagel orders review of military health system

Hagel orders review of military health system

Lolita Baldor · May 28, 2014 2:23 am

US citizens urged to leave Libya

US citizens urged to leave Libya

Lolita Baldor · May 28, 2014 1:20 am

USS Bataan moves into Mediterranean

National Security

USS Bataan moves into Mediterranean

Lolita Baldor · May 27, 2014 11:06 pm

President Barack Obama walks to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 27, 2014, to speak about the future of US troops in Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The president will seek to keep 9,800 US troops in Afghanistan after the war formally ends later this year and then will withdraw most of those forces by the end of 2016.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

A snapshot of US troop commitment in Afghanistan

Lolita Baldor · May 27, 2014 9:13 pm

US Army chief of staff calls Thailand general

National Security

US Army chief of staff calls Thailand general

Lolita Baldor · May 23, 2014 10:15 pm

US sheds 21 excess military facilities in Europe

National Security

US sheds 21 excess military facilities in Europe

Lolita Baldor · May 23, 2014 4:56 pm