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As in recent years, Congress will again prevent the Air Force’s attempt to retire the A-10 attack aircraft, pictured above, to pay for more F-35s, despite the fact that congressional budgeteers have given the Air Force no choice. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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When it comes to budgets, the Air Force keeps losing

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June 1, 2016 4:01 am

The situation is dire for the 50,000 people held hostage by the extremist group. (militant photo via AP)

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Islamic State using civilians as human shields in Fallujah, U.N. says

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May 31, 2016 7:29 pm

Mullah Akhtar Mansour died in a U.S. drone strike May 20, as he was riding in a vehicle in Pakistan's Baluchistan province near the Afghan border. (AP Photo)

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Pentagon says Taliban ‘taxi driver’ legit target

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May 31, 2016 6:04 pm

The Pentagon has continued to draw a distinction from being in a dangerous war zone. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Rick Hurtado / Released)

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Two U.S. troops wounded in Iraq and Syria, not in ‘active combat’

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May 31, 2016 4:59 pm

President Obama presents the Medal of Honor posthumously to the parents of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller, Phil, center, and Maureen Miller, left, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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13 Medal of Honor recipients you should know about

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May 29, 2016 4:01 am

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Trump suggests dozens of nations must pay more for defense

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May 28, 2016 2:15 pm

Steve Daines introduced a bill Thursday that would ban the transfer or release of Guantanamo Bay detainees until either the end of this year or enactment of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act. (AP Photo)

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Republicans attempt to head off Gitmo closure

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May 27, 2016 8:31 pm

Smoke rises from Islamic State group positions after an airstrike by U.S.-led coalition warplanes in Fallujah, as Iraqi security forces and allied Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces and Sunni tribal fighters, take combat positions outside Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 23, 2016.

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U.S. kills Islamic State commander in Fallujah

Jamie McIntyre -

May 27, 2016 6:51 pm

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U.S. troops in Syria ordered to remove offending patches

Jamie McIntyre -

May 27, 2016 6:45 pm

The Navy, Carter told the newly minted officers, will play a vital role in checking Chinese ambitions. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Carter: China risks building ‘great wall of self-isolation’

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May 27, 2016 3:16 pm

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When it comes to budgets, the Air Force keeps losing

Islamic State using civilians as human shields in Fallujah, U.N. says

Pentagon says Taliban ‘taxi driver’ legit target

Two U.S. troops wounded in Iraq and Syria, not in ‘active combat’

13 Medal of Honor recipients you should know about

Trump suggests dozens of nations must pay more for defense

Republicans attempt to head off Gitmo closure

U.S. kills Islamic State commander in Fallujah

U.S. troops in Syria ordered to remove offending patches

Carter: China risks building ‘great wall of self-isolation’

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