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Smoke and flames from an airstrike by the US-led coalition rise in Kobani, Syria, as seen from a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014 Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

National Security

Current cost of ‘Inherent Resolve’: $424 million

Kelly Cohen · October 22, 2014 11:36 am

Turkish soldiers on a tank hold their position on a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, overlooking Kobani, Syria, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, Oct. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

National Security

Pentagon more optimistic about Kobani

Charles Hoskinson · October 21, 2014 10:18 pm

Army rolls out bid to stay relevant

Charles Hoskinson · October 20, 2014 9:00 am

Army Stf. Sgt. Samuel Hines, left, helps Cpl. Zachary Wicker tape gloves to his uniform in Fort Bliss, Texas, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014.Â An United States-based emergency Ebola response team is being prepped, the Department of Defense said Sunday.Â (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca)

Pentagon readies Ebola response team

Kelly Cohen · October 19, 2014 6:34 pm

Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, updates reporters at the Pentagon about the military campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. The top U.S. commander for the Middle East says fighting over the Syrian border town of Kobani has allowed the U.S.- led coalition to take out large numbers of Islamic State group fighters that have been pouring in. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Pentagon readying for long war in Iraq, Syria

ROBERT BURNSLOLITA C. BALDOR · October 17, 2014 7:51 pm

National Security

Is ISIS flying captured Syrian fighter jets? U.S. can’t confirm

Charles Hoskinson · October 17, 2014 7:07 pm

Gen. Joseph Dunford promoted to Marine Corps commandant. (AP Photo)

National Security

Gen. Joseph Dunford promoted to Marine Corps commandant

Charles Hoskinson · October 17, 2014 6:01 pm

Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, updates reporters at the Pentagon about the military campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. The top U.S. commander for the Middle East says fighting over the Syrian border town of Kobani has allowed the U.S.- led coalition to take out large numbers of Islamic State group fighters that have been pouring in. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Commander: Iraq the focus of U.S. campaign against ISIS

Charles Hoskinson · October 17, 2014 4:07 pm

Obama authorizes National Guard to fight Ebola in West Africa

Brian Hughes · October 16, 2014 8:50 pm

National Security

War against Islamic State is named Operation Inherent Resolve

Charles Hoskinson · October 15, 2014 8:07 pm

"We have to have a national security debate," Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno said at the Association of the U.S. Army annual conference in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

How many ground troops? Army leaders want renewed debate

Charles Hoskinson · October 13, 2014 6:34 pm

Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta hasn't been known for being shy in his long and diverse Washington career, which took him from working as a Republican congressional aide to a Democratic budget hawk to President Obama's CIA director and finally Pentagon chief. (AP Photo)

National Security

7 takeaways from Panetta’s memoir

Charles Hoskinson · October 13, 2014 4:14 pm