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First Look Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan want their own memorialVeterans from the post 9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan want a monument, but is it too soon for a memorial if fighting continues?
First LookWhy does Florida VA office keep listing living veterans as deceased?A Vietnam vet from Florida called to inquire about a late disability payment and was told he was categorized as deceased. The case of mistaken identity was one among many in the Tampa Bay area.
First LookLots of questions about DOD's $43 million gas station in AfghanistanThe compressed natural gas station was supposed to help Afghanistan decrease their reliance on oil imports by building natural gas demand. But the Defense Department didn’t study whether this was actually feasible, according to a government watchdog.
How 50 US troops in Syria could actually make a differenceThe US will send 50 Special Operations Forces troops to Syria to coordinate with rebels. Critics call them a token force. But they have a specific mission.
Warship honoring Marine christened at Maine shipyardThe USS Peralta is believed to be the first warship named for someone who was born in Mexico. Sgt. Rafael Peralta was killed in action in Iraq in 2004.
First LookMysterious unmooring of 250-foot surveillance blimp troubles ArmyShotgun-wielding authorities eventually shot down the blimp over the Pennsylvania countryside. The wreckage is scattered in trees along a ravine in a secluded area with no roads leading directly to the site.
Rogue Army blimp triggers blackouts across PennsylvaniaAn unmanned Army surveillance blimp broke loose from its moorings in Maryland and floated over Pennsylvania Wednesday, trailed by two US fighter jets.
Carter: US to step up airstrikes, ground raids against ISISThe Secretary of Defense did not say under what circumstances the US might act on the ground on its own, but said 'once we locate them, no target is beyond our reach.'
US-China agree: No rude gestures by fighter pilotsTo prevent a military escalation, China and the US have agreed to be more civil when their military pilots meet in mid-air.
First LookCombating ISIS: 70 prisoners rescued from 'impending mass execution'A US soldier was killed during the raid, the first American serviceman to die in Iraq since the United States ended combat operations in 2011.
Fighter jet crash in England kills US pilotThe pilot of a US Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet died in a crash about 70 miles north of London.
Is the US mission in Afghanistan 'working'? Or is that just spin?The Obama administration claims leaving 5,500 US troops in Afghanistan is a sign that the US strategy is working. Is it?
First LookUS military compromised: Hacker accused of leaking information to ISISMalaysian and US authorities allege that Kosovo native Ardit Ferizi provided a member of Islamic State with information about more than 1,000 US military and government personnel.
First LookWhy Obama is changing tune on pulling troops from AfghanistanThe White House has revised existing plans to withdraw the majority of troops from Afghanistan by the end of the Obama administration.
Is Russia trumping US in Syria? Pentagon is of two minds.On one hand, Russia could be inserting itself into a quagmire in Syria. On the other, it's calling the shots.
- Why ISIS's reign of fear has worked, and how it can be countered
The Islamic State is brutal, but for a purpose. It can succeed in the short term because locals don't appear to have any other options.
Why did US attack an Afghan hospital? Kunduz's troubling questions.The US's goal of zero civilian casualties went badly wrong at a Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Kunduz, leaving US officials to try to piece together why their efforts to protect civilians failed.
US defense chief: Russian airstrikes targeted non-ISIS areas in SyriaSecretary of Defense Ash Carter said the strikes highlight a contradiction in Russia's approach. He said the Russians should not be supporting the Assad government, and their military moves are "doomed to fail."
Why US commanders want to keep more US troops in AfghanistanPresident Obama wants all but 1,000 US troops out of Afghanistan by 2017. The Pentagon has another plan now.
Taliban topples Kunduz: what that means for Afghanistan's securityThe Taliban seizure of the major Afghan city of Kunduz is a major warning sign for Afghanistan's security forces. But it could be a needed one.
