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Military police patrol near Fort Hood's main gate, Thursday, April 3, 2014, in Fort Hood, Texas. A soldier, Spc. Ivan Lopez, opened fire Wednesday on fellow service members at the Fort Hood military base, killing three people and wounding 16 before committing suicide. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Army probe shows gaps in threat identification system

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

U.S. prisoners of war sit with their hands tied behind their backs during the Bataan Death March during World War II. (Image: U.S. Air Force)

Jesse Baltazar, Bataan Death March survivor, finally receives Purple Heart

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

The Pentagon. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Army investigates former West Point chief of staff over accounting activities

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican and member of the House Armed Services Committee (Associated Press) **FILE**

Army battlefield intelligence network for Afghanistan War met only ‘minimum capabilities’

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

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Army bribery case ‘sweetheart’ deal raises questions

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

HAZARDOUS: Fort McClellan in Alabama was the site of the only military facility in the U.S. to use live chemical weapons such as sulfur mustard and nerve agents. (Associated Press)

Pentagon puts budget concerns ahead of Fort McClellan troops’ welfare

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was released in May after nearly five years as a hostage, and perhaps after a failed ransom payment to an Afghan national. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Bowe Berghdal ransom claims grab attention of Pentagon’s inspector general

By Bill Gertz

Bergdahl

Bowe Bergdahl: Four-star general Mark Milley handed soldier’s court martial case

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

The first commander of U.S. Cyber Command, then-Army Gen. Keith Alexander, gave Congress in 2013 one of its first public overviews of how quickly an offensive cyberwarfare mindset was spreading across the Pentagon. In military parlance, it means "normalizing" cyberoperations into the daily routine. "We have no alternative but to do so because every world event, crisis and trend now has a cyber-aspect to it, and decisions we make in cyberspace will routinely affect our physical or conventional activities and capabilities as well," Gen. Alexander told lawmakers. (Associated Press)

U.S. Cyber Command investment ensures hackers targeting America face retribution

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is awaiting an Army decision on whether he will face criminal charges for walking off his base in Afghanistan on June 30, 2009, and becoming an enemy captive until last May. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Bowe Bergdahl court-martial would require an honorable discharge

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 2014 file photo provided by Eugene R. Fidell, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl prepares to be interviewed by Army investigators. U.S. officials have finished an investigation into how and why Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (boh BURG'-dahl) disappeared from his base in Afghanistan. Bergdahl was held captive for five years by the Taliban. (AP Photo/Eugene R. Fidell, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

Bowe Bergdahl investigation ends; Chuck Hagel and top leaders briefed

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Image: Facebook, U.S. Army, 75th Ranger Regiment

Army pulls job posting that mandated ‘Christian faith’ after complaints

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Poster for the movie Act of Valor.

Special operations forces tactics compromised by Hollywood, media reports

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Raytheon's Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System. (Image: Raytheon)

Army surveillance over Maryland: Giant blimps to begin three-year test

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Navy players celebrate in the stands with Midshipmen after beating Army 17-10 in the Army-Navy NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

SNYDER: Army-Navy, again, proves that it’s more than just a game

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times

Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds, left, dodges Army defensive back Hayden Pierce as he rushes the ball past teammate Noah Copeland in the second half of the Army-Navy NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, in Baltimore. Navy won 17-10. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Navy tops Army in annual classic for its 13th consecutive victory

By David Ginsburg - Associated Press

Army quarterback Angel Santiago, right, rushes the ball against Navy linebacker Jordan Drake (13) in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Navy make it 13 in a row over Army 17-10

By David Ginsburg - Associated Press

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Pentagon bureaucracy cut to improve efficiency proves daunting

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

An air weapons team of two AH-64D Apaches from the 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, come in for a landing at Camp Taji, Iraq, after completing a reconnaissance mission in the skies over Baghdad Nov. 6, 2007. (Image: U.S. Army) ** FILE **

Army’s plan to transfer all Apache helicopters from National Guard stopped by lawmakers

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

This Nov. 11, 2014 photo provided courtesy of Nancy McKiernan of Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Glenville, N.Y., shows 98-year-old World War II veteran Justus Belfield saluting on Veterans Day. The Daily Gazette of Schenectady reports Belfield had worn his Army uniform every Veterans Day since he and his wife moved into the nursing home outside Albany several years ago. On Tuesday, the former master sergeant wasn't able to get out of bed to participate in the facility's Veterans Day festivities, so he had the staff dress him in his uniform. Belfield passed away the next day. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Nancy McKiernan/Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center)

Photo of dying vet’s last salute goes viral: ‘Godspeed Sarge’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times