Travis J. Tritten

A nuclear missile flies through the sky.

National Security

Former nuclear launch officers ask Congress to rein in Trump’s authority to use the bomb

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January 11, 2018 5:27 pm

Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell made the threats in a tweet and Facebook post on Tuesday evening. (Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

Foreign Policy

Top enlisted leader to remaining ISIS fighters: Surrender or we’ll beat you to death with shovels

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January 10, 2018 6:24 pm

The House Armed Services chairman said he is concerned the delay in funding the government for this fiscal year could mean the Pentagon will not have time to spend operations and maintenance funding for aircraft, ships, and training before the money expires at the end of September. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Mac Thornberry wants to give the Pentagon more flexibility to spend late-arriving budget money

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January 10, 2018 5:56 pm

Some problems have already been found. In an initial audit, the Army found 39 Black Hawk helicopters that weren't on the books, Defense Department Comptroller David Norquist said. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

National Security

Audit work and fixes could cost Pentagon nearly $1 billion this year

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January 10, 2018 4:48 pm

After Jeff Sessions left the Senate to become President Trump's attorney general, there was an empty seat left in the Senate Armed Services Committee. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., (pictured above) has now filled that seat as of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

Foreign Policy

Sen. Tim Scott gets seat on Armed Services Committee

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January 9, 2018 10:28 pm

More than a year after Trump took office, 41 of the Pentagon's 57 Senate-confirmed positions have been filled. (iStock by Getty Images)

National Security

Can the Pentagon actually figure out how it spends its money?

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January 7, 2018 5:01 am

National Security

Trump said H.R. McMaster looked ‘like a beer salesman’ and was boring, new book claims

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January 5, 2018 4:18 pm

The next-generation Virginia-class submarines are used to hunt enemy ships and submarines as well as attack coastal targets and deliver special operations forces. (AP Photo/Jack Sauer)

National Security

House lawmakers worry budget talks could nix a hike in Navy attack subs

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January 4, 2018 9:42 pm

Despite repeated questioning, Rood refused to rule out seeking a waiver to an ethics agreement that bars him from taking any part in Lockheed business for two years. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek )

National Security

Senate easily confirms Pentagon’s No. 3 despite opposition from Elizabeth Warren

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January 3, 2018 11:11 pm

National Security

Ohio man set to become one of the military’s first transgender applicants

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January 2, 2018 9:34 pm

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Former nuclear launch officers ask Congress to rein in Trump’s authority to use the bomb

Top enlisted leader to remaining ISIS fighters: Surrender or we’ll beat you to death with shovels

Mac Thornberry wants to give the Pentagon more flexibility to spend late-arriving budget money

Audit work and fixes could cost Pentagon nearly $1 billion this year

Sen. Tim Scott gets seat on Armed Services Committee

Can the Pentagon actually figure out how it spends its money?

Trump said H.R. McMaster looked ‘like a beer salesman’ and was boring, new book claims

House lawmakers worry budget talks could nix a hike in Navy attack subs

Senate easily confirms Pentagon’s No. 3 despite opposition from Elizabeth Warren

Ohio man set to become one of the military’s first transgender applicants

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