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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, foreground, flanked by Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, left, and Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, announces the naming of a fast-attack submarine after the state of Vermont during a ceremony Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, in Burlington, Vt. The USS Vermont is the first U.S. Navy vessel to be named after the Green Mountain State in more than 100 years. (AP Photo/Burlington Free Press, Ryan Mercer) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT; TV OUT; INTERNET OUT

Navy secretary racks up 930K miles in world travel

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Mission Accomplished: Spc. Brent Grommet and war dog Matty are like brothers, according to a petition to rectify an Army adoption processing error, and "the soldier needs his combat buddy for a healthy recovery."

Army soldier, war dog reunited after adoption application snafu

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

The American Civil Liberties Union filed has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army on behalf of Iknoor Singh on Nov. 12, 2014. Mr. Singh, a Sikh, alleges the Army won't allow him to join his college ROTC program unless he cuts his hair and goes without his turban. (Image: American Civil Liberties Union)

ACLU sues Army over religious exemption denial for Sikh ROTC applicant

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Lt. Col. Christopher Downey (handout photo)

Discharge pending for combat pilot who tried to halt lesbian officers’ make-out session

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

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Army quits using the term ‘Negro’ to refer to blacks in its policy manual

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Organizers of Portland's Hempstalk Festival have been told they can't hold the 2015 event on city property. (Associated Press)

Marijuana presents dilemma for military as more states legalize

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

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Army manual: It’s OK to use ‘Negro’ to describe blacks

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society shows First Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing. President Barack Obama is bestowing the nation's highest military honor on the Union Army officer who was killed more than 150 years ago in the Battle of Gettysburg. Cushing died in July 1863 while standing his ground against Pickett's Charge. Congress had to grant an exemption for Cushing, since recommendations for a Medal of Honor must be made within two years of an act of heroism. (Associated Press/Wisconsin Historical Society)

Alonzo Cushing: Medal of Honor for Civil War hero sparks new battles

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The AH-64D Apache attack helicopter is used mostly by the Army, but it also is found in other countries' military aviation fleets. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Army Apache helicopter design flaw could cause ‘catastrophic failure’

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by Robyn DeCuffa shows her father, Pfc. Thomas McGraw. DeCuffa was just a toddler when McGraw was killed in Vietnam, so she was devastated when his Purple Heart medal awarded posthumously disappeared from her Syracuse-area home years ago. On Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, Ms. DeCuffa and her mother will be reunited with his medal, awarded after his death in an ambush in Vietnam on Feb. 1, 1966, while serving in the Army’s 1st Cavalry Division. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Robyn DeCuffa)

Lost Purple Heart returning to N.Y. soldier’s family

By Chris Carola - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014 photo provided by attorney Steven Hyman, quarantined nurse Kaci Hickox meets with the prominent New York civil rights attorney Norman Siegel, seated, at the isolation tent at University Hospital in Newark, N.J., where Hickox was confined after flying into Newark Liberty International Airport following her work in West Africa caring for Ebola patients. For Americans wondering why President Barack Obama hasn’t forced all states to follow a single, national rule for isolating potential Ebola patients, the White House has a quick retort: Talk to the Founding Fathers. A hodgepodge of state policies, some of which directly contradict Obama’s recommendations, has sowed confusion about what’s really needed to stop Ebola from spreading in the United States. While public health advocates denounce state quarantines as draconian and scientifically baseless, anxious citizens in non-quarantine states are asking whether they’re at greater risk because their governors and the president have adopted a lesser level of caution. (AP Photo/Steven Hyman)

White House: ‘Not unusual’ for Ebola quarantine rules to differ for military, general population

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

ANA special forces candidates participate in specialized training on weaponry and ordnance at the military School of Excellence near Kabul. (Photo by Valerie Plesch/Special to The Washington Times)

Afghan National Army trains to hold off Taliban after U.S. exit

By Valerie Plesch — Special to The Washington Times

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Army fitness standards for fat ‘cyber warriors’ may change as U.S. waistlines grow

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

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Army contractor in bid-rigging scheme sentenced to 4 years in prison

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Researchers at the University of Virginia and other labs say important discoveries that have been made against the deadly Ebola virus could and should be part of the fight against an outbreak in the U.S., but they have to compete for sources of funding. (CDC via Associated Press)

Ebola researchers frustrated by lack of support until outbreak hits

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Knife Fights’

By Gary Anderson - Special to The Washington Times

Image: General Dynamics Corporation.

Special Forces to test new ultralight truck for complex missions

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

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Army looking for recruits who ‘thrive in conditions of chaos’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at a new conference at the Tolemaida military base in Melgar, Colombia, Oct. 10, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Chuck Hagel suggests Army coastal defense mission to free up more Navy assets

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times