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National Security

The price of stealth

Tara Copp · August 22, 2015 4:01 am
Clockwise from left: Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, Lance Cpl. Skip Wells, Sgt. Carson Holmquist and Gunnery Sgt .Thomas Sullivan died when Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez fired multiple rounds Thursday at their reserve center in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Facebook screenshots) National Security

Marines killed in Tenn. shooting identified

Tara Copp · July 17, 2015 3:57 pm
Authorities work an active shooting scene on amincola highway near the Naval Reserve Center, in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Thursday, July 16, 2015. Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke says police are pursuing an active shooter after reports of a shooting at the military reserve center. (WRCB-TV via AP) National Security

Four Marines killed in Tennessee shooting

Tara Copp · July 16, 2015 4:30 pm
Defense Secretary Ash Carter will travel to Israel and Saudi Arabia next week. (AP Photo) National Security

Carter to visit Israel, Saudi Arabia to discuss Iran deal

Tara Copp · July 16, 2015 2:17 pm
"[T]he working group will start with the presumption that transgender persons can serve openly without adverse impact on military effectiveness and readiness," said Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, in the center. (AP File Photo) National Security

DOD allows transgender troops to serve openly

Tara Copp · July 13, 2015 10:25 pm
US soldier, center, instructs Ukrainian soldiers during joint training exercises on the military base in the Lviv region, western Ukraine, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Troops from the United States and Ukraine conduct joint training exercises intended to help bolster Ukraine's defense against incursions from Russian-backed separatists. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko, Pool) National Security

U.S. considers sending more troops to Ukraine

Tara Copp · July 13, 2015 7:05 pm
A plume of smoke rises after an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State group positions in an eastern neighborhood of Ramadi, Iraq. (AP Photo) National Security

U.S. ramps up airstrikes in Ramadi

Tara Copp · July 13, 2015 6:53 pm
Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division during a troop event on Fort Bragg, N.C., July 10, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kissta DiGregorio) National Security

Does cutting 40,000 soldiers put the U.S. at risk?

Tara Copp · July 11, 2015 4:01 am
U.S. Army trainers speak with Iraqi Army recruits at a military base on April 12, 2015 in Taji, Iraq. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) National Security

Despite global threats, 40,000 soldiers in line to be cut

Tara Copp · July 9, 2015 8:40 pm
Negotiations between Sen. John McCain, left, Rep. Mac Thornberry should be "fascinating," Rep. Adam Smith says. National Security

Who knew acquisition reform had such personality?

Tara Copp · July 9, 2015 4:45 pm
Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, stand to attention while being introduced during a homecoming ceremony in the Natcher Physical Fitness Center on Fort Knox in the early morning hours of Wednesday, November 20, 2013 in Fort Knox, Ky. (Photo by Luke Sharrett/Getty images) National Security

McCain, Thornberry slam plan to cut 40,000 troops

Tara Copp · July 8, 2015 8:59 pm
Defense Secretary Ash Carter testifies at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 7, 2015 about Counter-ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) Strategy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) National Security

Pentagon: No changes planned for Syrian train-and-equip effort

Tara Copp · July 8, 2015 6:15 pm
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