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The National Women's Law Center is taking the U.S. military culture to task for being slow to integrate women into combat positions, but the pool of qualified females may in fact be limited. (Associated Press)

Ash Carter, Secretary of Defense, opens all combat jobs to women

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. (right) listens at right as Defense Secretary Ashton Carter testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

Pentagon, State Department began ISIS strategy meetings only two months ago

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

The senior military assistant to Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has reportedly been fired for "allegations of misconduct." (Associated Press)

Ron Lewis, senior assistant to Ashton Carter, fired for ‘allegations of misconduct’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Illustration about the need for U.S. strength in the face of Chinese aggression in the South China Sea by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

ALEXANDER BENARD: Redemption in the South China Sea

By Alexander Benard

A Russian Su-24 bomber takes off on a night combat mission in Syria. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Russian military flights over Iraq questioned

By Bill Gertz

President Barack Obama, accompanied by, from left, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Vice President Joe Biden, speaks about Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Obama announced that he will keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017, casting aside his promise to end the war on his watch and instead ensuring he hands the conflict off to his successor. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama’s team preps for more U.S. boots on the ground in fight against Islamic State

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, in this Aug. 20, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Ashton Carter: Russian action like ‘pouring gasoline on the fire,’ bombed Assad enemies, not ISIS

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (Associated Press) **FILE**

Ashton Carter: Russian buildup in Syria could ‘pour gasoline’ on ISIS

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Ashton Carter: Russia, China closing military tech gap with U.S.

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter pauses as he speaks with media on a military aircraft after departing Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, July 22, 2015, en route Amman, Jordan. While in Jiddah Carter met with Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul Aziz and other Saudi officials. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

Pentagon pledges $75M to ‘flexible technology’ project in Silicon Valley

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Ash Carter answers questions from the media at Moffett Field, Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, in Mountain View, Calif. Carter announced that the Pentagon is funding a new venture to develop cutting-edge electronics and sensors that can flex and stretch and could be built into clothing or the skins of ships and aircraft. (LiPo Ching/San Jose Mercury News via AP)

Ashton Carter on Iran: ‘Deal or no deal, the United States military will remain full speed ahead’

By Anjali Shastry - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (Associated Press) **FILE**

Ashton Carter orders gun policy reviews at military bases after Tennessee shootings

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Illustration on America's radical Islamist enemies by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CLIFFORD MAY: West needs more determination to defeat Islamic State

By Clifford D. May

U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter pauses as he speaks with media on a military aircraft after departing Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, July 22, 2015, en route Amman, Jordan. While in Jiddah Carter met with Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul Aziz and other Saudi officials. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

Ashton Carter: Obama failed to anticipate Iran’s role in Yemeni rebellion

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Lt. Gen. Robert Neller

Robert Neller says Russia is a threat, but it doesn’t want to fight U.S.

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter ordered a review of base security procedures Friday afternoon, just one day after four Marines were killed by a gunman in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Associated Press)

Ashton Carter, defense secretary, orders review of base security after Chattanooga shooting

By Jacqueline Klimas - 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)

Transgender service members to require host of new policies, congressional report says

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Illustration on the Kurds as an effective foe to ISIS by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

DOUGLAS BURTON, MARIOS PANAGIOTIS EFTHYMIOPOULOS: Arming the Kurds to defeat ISIS

By Douglas Burton and Marios Panagiotis Efthymiopoulos

"The Defense Department's current regulations regarding transgender service members are outdated and are causing uncertainty that distracts commanders from our core missions," said Defense Secretary Ashton Carter. "We have transgender soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines — real, patriotic Americans — who I know are being hurt by an outdated, confusing, inconsistent approach that's contrary to our value of service and individual merit."

Defense Department likely to allow transgender troops in military

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times