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Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

John McCain, Republicans offer Obama path to close Guantanamo before leaving office

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Golden Hammer: House dedicates millions to unneeded missile system

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Two A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft pilots fly in formation during a training exercise March 16, 2010, at Moody Air Force, Ga. Members of the 74th Fighter Squadron performed surge operations to push its support function to the limit and simulate pilots' wartime flying rates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman) **FILE**

House Armed Services Committee approves $612 billion defense bill after 18-hour debate

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, Texas Republican. (Associated Press) ** FILE*

Inside the Ring: House funding bill targets Russian information warfare in Ukraine

By Bill Gertz

An F-35B takes part in a test mission near Edwards AFB in March, 2014. (Image: Lockheed Martin) ** FILE **

Effort to cut six F-35s fails in defense bill

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

GOP defense budget challenges Obama on Ukraine, Guantanamo

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry, Texas Republican, questions Defense Secretary Ash Carter as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 18, 2015, before the committee's hearing on President Obama's use of military force proposal against the Islamic State and the Defense Department's budget. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Bill would withhold Defense funding until Congress gets answers on Bergdahl swap

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James speaks to the Associated Press during an interview at the Pentagon on July 11, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Sequestration will put American lives in danger, military chiefs warn

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this June 11, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Mac Thornberry: Members have ‘moved past’ Obama’s AUMF

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey (right) listens Thursday as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testifies on Capitol Hill before the House Armed Services committee hearing on the Islamic State. (Associated Press)

Islamic State, al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front align as Pentagon reconsiders combat troops

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. Hagel reiterated that if the Islamic State militants are left unchecked, they will threaten the United States and its allies. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Hagel: Obama has ‘constitutional and statutory authority’ to wage war on ISIL

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

This May 5, 2011, photo shows Rep. Walter Jones, North Carolina Republican, speaking on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg) ** FILE **

DoD, Congress spar over proposed $5B counterterrorism fund

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will testify about the Bergdahl prisoner exchange before the House Armed Services committee next week. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Hagel to testify before House panel on Bergdahl prisoner exchange

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Rep. Michael Turner, Ohio Republican, said if a military member commits a sexual assault on or off base, they "should be held to the same standards of mandatory minimums" as civilians. (Associated Press)

Stiffer mandatory sentencing sought for military sex crimes

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

A member of Charlie Company of the U.S. Marines First Division, Eighth regiment, smokes a cigarette in Fallujah, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2004. U.S. forces punched into the center of the insurgent stronghold, overwhelming bands of guerrillas in the street with heavy barrages of fire and searching house to house in a powerful advance on the second day of a major offensive. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Luis Sinco) ** FILE **

Fighting the nanny state: House panel snuffs out tobacco ban for military bases

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, California Republican, said he will not include legalization in the main bill he introduces, which means it will be up to someone else to offer an amendment in the committee or on the floor. The panel will begin debating the defense policy bill at the end of this month and hold a full committee vote May 7. (Associated Press)

American Legion shoots down idea to tie immigration to military service

By Stephen Dinan and Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Dems seek end to Benghazi probe; GOP presses ahead

By DONNA CASSATA - Associated Press

FILE - This Sept. 12, 2012 file photo shows a man walking through a room in the gutted U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. is doggedly pursuing the question of whether military personnel were told to “stand down” during the 2012 deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, despite the insistence of military leaders and other Republicans that it never happened. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri, File)

House GOP pursues Benghazi ‘stand down’ probe

By DONNA CASSATA - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs reporters at the Pentagon, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, where he recommended shrinking the Army to its smallest size since the buildup to U.S. involvement in World War II in an effort to balance postwar defense needs with budget realities. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Congress skeptical about plan to shrink military

By BRADLEY KLAPPER - Associated Press

J. Christopher Stevens

EDITORIAL: Blind in Benghazi

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES