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The Army would grow the most under a Heritage Foundation plan, adding 8,500 active-duty soldiers for a total strength of 492,000. Another 1,000 soldiers would be added to the Guard and Reserve. (iStock)
National Security

Heritage, Trump’s favorite think tank, calls for $17 billion defense boost and 26,500 more troops in 2019

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There were 50 reports of sexual assaults at the West Point, N.Y., military academy, an increase of 24 cases from the 2015-2016 school year. (iStock)
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West Point sees sexual assault reports nearly double

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The Islamic State group and the Taliban are competing to take credit for a horrific spike in violence in Afghanistan over the last month, and analysts say both insurgent groups are growing in strength as security forces wither under their relentless attacks and a feuding government struggles to win over citizens. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
National Security

Taliban in the crosshairs of more planes and better intelligence as US war effort shifts focus to Afghanistan

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Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces subcommittee, held the group's fifth hearing on pilot hypoxia. The hearing comes after the Air Force grounded T-6 training jets last week after more incidents cropped up. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Foreign Policy

Air Force draws fire from lawmaker over mystery of pilot oxygen deprivation

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The service is looking to purchase a light and inexpensive aircraft capable of fighting insurgencies and carrying out close-air support. Pictured is the A-29 Super Tucano, one of the two finalists being considered by the Air Force. (Air Force)
National Security

Air Force picks Wolverine and Super Tucano as finalists for light attack aircraft

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Nearly three years after a Florida mailman flew undetected and landed at the Capitol, the Air Force is now testing its ability to detect gyrocopters and other small aircraft over Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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Air Force testing gyrocopter detection over D.C.

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Tech. Sgt. Geraldine Lovely is stationed at the Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, but officials at the base told the New York Daily News that Lovely was
National Security

Airman under investigation after Facebook rant about ‘subordinates that are black females’

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Republican Rep. Vicky Hartzler, who lives on a farm in her Missouri district, was thrust into the international spotlight last year when she spearheaded an effort to block transgender troops from serving in the military. Her proposal was rejected in the House, but the following month, President Trump surprised many by announcing a ban. (The Kansas City Star via AP)
Foreign Policy

Vicky Hartzler on rebuilding the military: ‘It is going to take a long time to recover’

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The A-10, affectionately known as the
National Security

US sends A-10s, drones, helicopters to Afghanistan as air war intensifies

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Foreign Policy

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson: ‘This is not a game. It’s a very dangerous world’

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