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FILE - In this June 13, 2017, file photo, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., listens during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Warner said an overhaul of the security clearance process is long overdue, particularly if the U.S. government is going to continue to attract top-notch workers and recent graduates, and not hamper transitions of mid-career intelligence professionals from agency to agency. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Security clearance points to problems with access to secrets

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FILE - In this June 13, 2017, file photo, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., listens during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Warner said an overhaul of the security clearance process is long overdue, particularly if the U.S. government is going to continue to attract top-notch workers and recent graduates, and not hamper transitions of mid-career intelligence professionals from agency to agency. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Security clearance backlog leads to risky interim passes

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In this Feb. 28, 2017, photo, an F-15C Eagle from the California Air National Guard, 144th Fighter Wing, flies out of the nicknamed Star Wars Canyon over Death Valley National Park, Calif. Military jets roaring over national parks have long drawn complaints from hikers and campers. But in California's Death Valley, the low-flying combat aircraft skillfully zipping between the craggy landscape has become a popular attraction in the 3.3 million acre park in the Mojave Desert, 260 miles east of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Restoring the military’s moral underpinnings

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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, Texas Republican, said Wednesday he hopes the Trump administration will be open to increase the $603 billion budget proposal to rebuild the military will be increased to $640 billion. (Associated Press)

Thornberry seeks to boost Trump’s proposed Pentagon budget to $640 billion

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Correction: Trump-Campaign Ethics story

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Defense Secretary James Mattis' authority to set U.S. troop levels for Afghanistan and the fight against Islamic State could ease the bitter bureaucratic battles that divided the Obama White House and the Pentagon over war strategy. (Associated Press/File)

Pentagon welcomes greater freedom under Trump but is wary of blame

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times Shares

In this photo taken May 11, 2017, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump to overhaul VA medical records system to link with Pentagon

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times Shares

In this Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 file photo, U.S. Marines patrol the Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Large number of soldiers dismissed for misconduct suffer PTSD, TBI Report

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Remains of Vermont soldier killed in Korea to be returned

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US company turned blind eye to wild behavior on Iraq base

By DESMOND BUTLER and LORI HINNANT - Associated Press Shares

In this photo taken March 27, 2008, the Pentagon is seen in this aerial view. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Report: Troops complained about nude photo sharing last year

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AP FACT CHECK: Do Trump’s Mar-a-Lago trips cost $3 million?

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AP FACT CHECK: Do Trump’s Mar-a-Lago trips cost $3 million?

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Democrats criticize Trump’s Air Force pick over past work

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Congress probes Islamic State counterpropaganda operations

By DESMOND BUTLER and RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press Shares

Congress probes Islamic State counter-propaganda operations

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How the Trump administration can make doing business with DoD great again

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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2017, file photo, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump walk into the Pentagon in Washington. Mattis is making his debut with a visit to staunch U.S. allies South Korea and Japan, both of which host tens of thousands of American troops and, for good reason, see North Korea as their biggest national security threat. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump left with scores of Pentagon vacancies to fill after Obama team flees

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times Shares

U.S. military botches online fight against Islamic State

By Desmond Butler and Richard Lardner - Associated Press Shares

Military’s shift away from oil clashes with Trump’s promises

By JULIE WATSON and GREGORY BULL - Associated Press Shares

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