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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pauses during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, where he announced that he is ordering top-to-bottom changes in how the nation's nuclear arsenal is managed, vowing to invest billions of dollars more to fix what ails a force beset by leadership lapses, security flaws and sagging morale. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

$10 billion needed to upgrade nuclear weapons systems, Hagel says

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel listens to a question during a briefing at the Pentagon. Hagel has concluded that problems in the nation's nuclear forces are rooted in a lack of investment, inattention by high-level leaders and sagging morale, and is ordering top-to-bottom changes, vowing to invest billions of dollars to fix the management of the world's most deadly weapons, two senior defense officials told The Associated Press on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Hagel to announce overhaul of U.S. strategic nuclear forces

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby declined to comment on a review to be released by the Pentagon that cites serious problems of U.S. nuclear capabilities. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Inside the Ring: Nuclear forces need fixing

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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This June 24, 2014, file photo, shows an ICBM launch site located among fields and farms in the countryside outside Minot, N.D. The Air Force on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, fired two more nuclear commanders and disciplined a third. The actions were confirmed to the Associated Press in response to an AP inquiry about an internal Air Force investigation of two commanders at the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., which also is responsible for 150 Minuteman 3 missiles. (Associated Press)

Air Force fires 2 nuclear missile commanders, disciplines another

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

This June 24, 2014, file photo, shows an ICBM launch site located among fields and farms in the countryside outside Minot, N.D. The Air Force on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, fired two more nuclear commanders and disciplined a third. The actions were confirmed to the Associated Press in response to an AP inquiry about an internal Air Force investigation of two commanders at the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., which also is responsible for 150 Minuteman 3 missiles. (Associated Press)

2 nuclear commanders fired, another disciplined

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

bird of prey: In inquiries following the friendly fire deaths of five American servicemen and one Afghan battalion commander, officials have questioned the efficacy of the B-1B bomber and its crews to carry out precision strikes. (u.s. air force)

EXCLUSIVE: Budget cuts, errant B1 bomber blamed in deadly ‘friendly fire’ accident in Afghan war

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Lawmakers consider missile site as historic site

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Police officers stand outside the home of Craig Spencer, a Doctors Without Borders physician who recently returned to the city after treating Ebola patients in West Africa, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, in New York. Spencer tested positive for the virus, according to preliminary test results, city officials said. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Air Force transports doctor’s Ebola-infected blood sample from N.Y. to CDC in Atlanta

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber from the 34th Expeditionary Squadron flies a combat patrol over Afghanistan on Dec. 10, 2008. (Image: Department of Defense)

Air Force fires controller who called in ‘friendly fire’ airstrike in Afghanistan

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 3, 2010, file image provided by the Vandenberg Air Force Base shows technicians examining the X-37B unmanned space plane shortly after landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (AP Photo/Vandenberg Air Force Base) ** FILE **

Conspiracy theorists on alert as X-37B plane returns from 674-day secret space mission

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 3, 2010, file image provided by the Vandenberg Air Force Base shows technicians examining the X-37B unmanned space plane shortly after landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (AP Photo/Vandenberg Air Force Base) ** FILE **

Air Force’s X-37B spy plane returns to Earth after two-year mission

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Air Force wide receiver Jalen Robinette celebrates after throwing a pass for a touchdown after fielding a lateral from quarterback Kale Pearson against Navy in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game at Air Force Academy, Colo., on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Air Force takes to skies to overwhelm Navy

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds throws to a receiver in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Rutgers in Annapolis, Md., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Navy gears up to face resurgent Air Force

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 17, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at White House in Washington. The Obama administration celebrated when sign-ups for the health care law crossed the 8-million mark after a stumbling start. But most Americans are unimpressed. A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds that public opinion remains deeply negative. One bright spot: Most of those who signed up say premiums are about what they expected, or lower. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Inside the Beltway: $5,242 a minute: White House fundraising continues

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 photo, Brandon Bryant, 28, poses for a photo, in Caras Park in Missoula, Mont. Bryant, a former sensor operator, manned the cameras for drone pilots at Air Force bases in Nevada and New Mexico for about five years. Bryant said he has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and that he still suffers from insomnia, depression and nightmares three years after he participated in his last mission. (AP Photo/Lido Vizzutti)

Emotional toll taxes military drone operators too

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

An F-22 fighter jet (U.S. Air Force) ** FILE **

F-22 Raptors fly into combat for the first time with Syrian airstrikes against Islamic State

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Barksdale museum flying high

By JOHN ANDREW PRIME - Associated Press

In a photo from Sept. 9, 2014, Bob Vick, president and chief executive officer of the K.I. Sawyer Heritage Air Museum, stands by the B-52-D Stratofortress, one of the planes on display in the static exhibit area of the museum in Marquette, Mich. The Cold War is over, but the memories linger and they're memories that should be kept alive. That's one reason for the creation of the museum in the former Silver Wings Recreation Center at the former U.S. Air Force base. The museum was founded by members of local Air Force Association Lake Superior Chapter 238 in 1993 when it was learned Sawyer Air Force Base was going to be shut down. (AP Photo/The Mining Journal, Christie Bleck)

Museum keeps memories alive of K.I. Sawyer

By CHRISTIE BLECK - Associated Press

Airmen repeat the oath of enlistment at the Air Force Basic Training graduation ceremony, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas (U.S. Air Force, Staff Sgt Vernon Young Jr.)

Air Force dumps ‘so help me God’ from enlistment oath

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times