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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had surgery on his foot, leading many to believe it led to his disappearance from public view. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Inside the Ring: North Korean underground missile complex detected

By Bill Gertz

Then-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, New York Democrat talks with Lt. Gen. David Petraeus on Capitol Hill on Jan. 23, 2007. (Associated Press)

Obama protects Hillary Clinton, David Petraeus, cracks down on low-level security leakers

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

A female Army Ranger student crosses the Yellow River on a rope bridge on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, at Camp James E. Rudder on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (Associated Press)

First women soldiers complete Army Ranger school

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Sgt. 1st Class Corey Hood, a parachutist the Army Golden Knights, had logged more than 200 free fall jumps and 75 military static line jumps during his career, according to his Army biography. (Associated Press)

U.S. Army skydiver dies from Chicago air show injuries

Associated Press

The 624-acre Arlington National Cemetery has been active since the Civil War but will run out of grave sites by 2025. (Associated Press)

John McCain fights to expand Arlington National Cemetery

By Anjali Shastry - The Washington Times

U.S. Army, Pfc. Chelsea Manning poses for a photo wearing a wig and lipstick. Defense Department officials say hormone treatment for gender reassignment has been approved for Chelsea Manning, the former intelligence analyst convicted of espionage for sending classified documents to the WikiLeaks website. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, File)

Chelsea Manning faces solitary for ‘contraband’ Vanity Fair featuring Caitlyn Jenner: lawyer

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Army Lt. Col. Jason Amerine testified to Congress last week about retaliation against whistleblowers. (Associated Press)

Whistleblower on failed Obama rescue missions cleared of leaking classified information

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this undated photo released by the Utah National Guard, 1st. Lt. Alessandra Kirby negotiates the Darby Obstacle Course at Fort Benning during the Ranger Assessment. Kirby, a Utah National Guard soldier will be among a handful of women going to the grueling Army Ranger school as part of the U.S. military's first steps toward allowing women to move into the elite combat unit. (AP Photo/US Army, Patrick A. Albright) ** FILE **

Two female students to move to swamp phase of Army Ranger School

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

The U.S. Army's Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III (ENVG III) allows soldiers to accurately shoot from the hip. (Image: U.S. Army) ** FILE **

Army’s new night vision, ENVG III, allows troops to accurately shoot from the hip

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Gen. Raymond T. Odierno said that had the U.S. military stayed in Iraq longer, the Islamic State situation might be under more control. (Associated Press)

U.S. troop withdrawal let Islamic State enter Iraq, military leaders say

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Yellow pieces of paper mark bullet holes in the glass at a military recruiting center on Friday, July 17, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez of Hixson, Tenn., attacked two military facilities on Thursday, in a shooting rampage that killed four Marines. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Mark Milley: Arming recruiters ‘appropriate’ in some cases

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Lt. Gen. Mark Milley (Associated Press) **FILE**

Military leaders name Russia as top threat to U.S.

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Maj. Mathew Golsteyn was to receive the Silver Star for aiding fellow soldiers in Afghanistan, but his award is now in jeopardy.

Green Beret tells of shooting Taliban in CIA job interview, loses Silver Star for it

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the impact of the Budget Control Act of 2011 and sequestration on national security, Jan. 28, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Odierno says U.S military is spread thin: ‘We’re going to have to say what we’re not going to do’

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

The U.S. Army plans on replacing its M9 with the Modular Handgun System by 2018. (Image: U.S. Army) ** FILE **

Hollow-point rounds considered for XM-17, Army’s M9 replacement pistol

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2006 file photo, Army Sgt. Patrick Hart poses for a photo in Toronto. In 2006 Hart had deserted the Army and was living as a &quot;war resister&quot; in Canada. Since then, he turned himself in to the U.S. Army, was convicted of desertion and served time in a military prison. (AP Photo/Harry Rosettani, File)

U.S. soldiers opposed to war now find Canada less hospitable

By CAROLYN THOMPSON - Associated Press

In this Nov. 7, 2014 photo, Debbie Larsen views the graves of her sister Linda Sawatzke and nephew Rory Gavic at the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery near Buffalo, Minn. Gavic was a young, decorated military member who served his country overseas twice, who had earned praise and the respect of his peers, who had volunteered as a Big Brother. His suicide in 2009 devastated his family, especially his mother Linda Sawatzke who killed herself four years later with the same handgun. (Associated Press/The St. Cloud Times, Dave Schwarz) **FILE**

Suicides up among Army, Army National Guard

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

U.S. army soldiers from Ghostrider Company, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment take a break after searching a house during Operation Phantom Phoenix in the village of Abu Musa on the northern outskirts of Muqdadiyah, in the volatile Diyala province, about 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008. Facing another decision about U.S. troop levels in Iraq by spring, U.S. President Bush said Saturday Jan. 12, 2008 it's "fine with me" if generals recommend no more reductions than those already planned to take the force posture down to about 130,000.(AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

Impact of Army reductions will be widespread, general says

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

While the U.S. Army plans to begin trimming up to 40,000 soldiers from its ranks starting in October, military bases around the District of Columbia will mostly be spared from attrition. (Associated Press)

D.C. military bases spared from Army cuts

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 29, 2009 file photo, U.S. Army soldiers walk in a line at a reenlistment ceremony for a comrade in Baqouba, Iraq. New research published Wednesday, July 8, 2015 in JAMA Psychiatry shows war-time suicide attempts in the Army are most common in early-career enlisted soldiers who have not been deployed, while officers are less likely to try to end their lives. The study looked at data on nearly 1,000 suicide attempts among almost 1 million active-duty Army members during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, from 2004 to 2009. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Suicide attempts most common in newer soldiers, study found

By LINDSEY TANNER - Associated Press