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In a Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 photo, a group of sailors and Marines who failed the so-called “tape test” are led by an instructor on a three mile run as they work to improve their fitness and remain in the military, at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. Doctors say a number of military personnel are turning to liposuction to remove excess fat from around the waist so they can pass the Pentagon’s body fat test. Some service members say they have no other choice because the Defense Department’s method of estimating body fat is weeding out not just flabby physiques but bulkier, muscular builds. A number of fitness experts and doctors agree, and they’re calling for the military’s fitness standards to be revamped. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

Troops get liposuction to pass fat test

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Wounded Ranger Josh Hargis. (Credit: Taylor Hargis Facebook page).

Army Strong: Ranger’s unconscious salute inspires, captivates a grateful nation

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Former Army Sgt. Steven Scalora of Woodbury, Conn., gets emotional as he looks out at the Lincoln Memorial following a rally Tuesday for veterans and members of the military calling for an end to the federal government shutdown at the World War II Memorial. (andrew harnik/the washington times)

Veterans feel they are being used as ‘political ploys’ in shutdown

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to former Army Capt. William D. Swenson of Seattle, Wash., during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Swenson was being awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in a lengthy battle against the Taliban insurgents in the Ganjgal valley near the Pakistan border on Sept. 8, 2009, which claimed the lives of five Americans, 10 Afghan army troops and an interpreter. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Capt. William D. Swenson awarded Medal of Honor at White House ceremony

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In this Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 photo, Afghan army soldier Ali Raza, 30, adjusts his demeaning gear during an IED, or improvised explosive device, defusing training exercise in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. After 12 years of war, roadside bombs are the No. 1 killer, claiming thousands of lives every year. As foreign troops wind down operations in preparation for their withdrawal at the end of 2014 insurgents are using an ever larger number of these explosives to assert their grip and recapture territory. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Army redesigns fusion server of battlefield intel system, but ‘next generation’ draws skeptics

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Official: Service academy games will go on

By RALPH D. RUSSO and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Golden Hammer: Army gun shopping spree came up empty

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

A young spectator interacts with members of the Ranger Training Battalions during the 2010 Best Ranger Competition, Fort. Benning, Ga., May 08, 2010. Families and spectators were allowed to view specific portions of the competitions to cheer on their teams. DoD photo by Daren Reehl

New Army rules ban below-elbow tattoos on recruits

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

A U.S. soldier talks on the phone as Afghan children wait to receive Afghan National Army's humanitarian aid in the Andar district of Ghazni province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan on June 22, 2007. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Army presses ahead with ambitious plan for soldier smartphones

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

The Obama administration resisted designating as "terrorism" the 2009 shootings by Nidal Malik Hasan, above, at Fort Hood that killed 13 and wounded over 30. (Bell County Sheriff's Department via Associated Press)

Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s pay likely long gone: lawyers

By Nomaan Merchant - Associated Press

Rep. Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Democrat: "It's my responsibility as a member of Congress to make sure we don't commit resources, the most precious of which are our men and women in uniform, with no comprehensive plan for our involvement."

Majority of veterans in Congress leaning against Syria strike

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

The most egregious examples of government waste, fraud or abuse.

Golden Hammer: Army wing office buy doesn’t fly for waste watchers

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

The Obama administration resisted designating as "terrorism" the 2009 shootings by Nidal Malik Hasan, above, at Fort Hood that killed 13 and wounded over 30. (Bell County Sheriff's Department via Associated Press)

Maj. Nidal Hasan finally forcibly shaved at Fort Leavenworth

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

SGT. SHAFT: Veteran’s wife seeks help for husband with multiple sclerosis

By Sgt. Shaft

** FILE ** Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech at the parliament in Damascus, Syria, June 3, 2012. Israel launched an airstrike into Syria on Friday, May 3, 2013, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site, U.S. officials said Friday night, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA, File)

Syrian hackers threaten retaliation for any U.S. strike

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

**FILE** House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, takes questions from reporters at a Capitol Hill news conference on Aug. 1, 2013, as Congress prepares to leave Washington for a five-week recess. (Associated Press)

The Wrap: From ‘BoehnerCare’ to Obama’s executive orders on firearms, the week that was

The Washington Times

The Obama administration resisted designating as "terrorism" the 2009 shootings by Nidal Malik Hasan, above, at Fort Hood that killed 13 and wounded over 30. (Bell County Sheriff's Department via Associated Press)

Before death, Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan faces long appeals

By Will Weissert - Associated Press

The Obama administration resisted designating as "terrorism" the 2009 shootings by Nidal Malik Hasan, above, at Fort Hood that killed 13 and wounded over 30. (Bell County Sheriff's Department via Associated Press)

Nidal Hasan sentenced to death in Fort Hood shootings

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade look at a sheep during a mission to the Shorabak district center of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 26, 2011. The purpose of the mission was to conduct a site survey of the Zone 3 Afghan National Police station to see what improvements are necessary. (DoD photo by Sgt. Canaan Radcliffe, U.S. Army/Released)

Soldiers’ sore feet spur Army to fight for new boots

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Obama awards Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry in a White House ceremony Monday. Sgt. Carter received the medal for his courageous actions Oct. 3, 2009, while serving as a cavalry scout with the 4th Infantry Division in Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

Army sergeant receives Medal of Honor for valor in Afghanistan

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times