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** FILE ** Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)

Army sergeant who watchdogs sex assault cases now accused of sex crimes

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel answers questions on Syria during a joint news conference with the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defence Phillip Hammond, at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lawmakers urge Hagel not to slash soldiers’ smart-phone network

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

An Afghan national army commando inspects a cell phone during a mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2012. Coalition special operations forces advised the more than 100 commandos as they searched an Afghan village for weapons caches and known anti-Afghanistan forces. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clayton Weis/Released)

Apple, Samsung smart phones will let hackers into military’s networks: experts

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

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

False reports outpace sex assaults in the military

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

U.S. tanks and armed personal carrier transiting in Panama through the Balboa Avenue, Thursday, Dec. 21, 1989 in Panama City, taking places all over the city to stop the looting and the confrontation between the US troops and forces of Gen. Noriega. (AP Photo/Jaime Fernandez)

Lawmakers force Pentagon to buy tanks, keep ships and planes it doesn’t need

By Phillip Swarts - Washington Guardian

Cui Tiankai

Inside China: China resolutely unhappy with report

By Miles Yu - The Washington Times

Gen. Mark A. Welsh III (right), the Air Force chief of staff, and Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley (left) appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Besides funding for next year's Pentagon budget, the Air Force is dealing with controversy over sexual assaults and how the military justice system handles it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Military sex-assault reports up; changes ordered

By Donna Cassata and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

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Sex assaults rise as women move closer in military ranks

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama (left) speaks Feb. 9, 2012, in Washington about a settlement with the nation's five largest banks over foreclosures. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is in the background. (Associated Press)

The Wrap: From RG3 bashing political correctness to Eric Holder’s Kansas problem, the week that was

The Washington Times

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

Pentagon: Soldiers who spread faith may be prosecuted

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration Obama's anti-Christianity by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Pentagon prejudice

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

**FILE** U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies Feb. 14, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Armed Services Committee to outline the Pentagon's budget. (Associated Press)

PRUDEN: How to intimidate a paperclip general

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

Lt. Col. Matthew Dooley was publicly condemned for training materials that were deemed "academically irresponsible" and was removed as a commander candidate. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army)

Top brass crush career of Army officer who warned of jihadists

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

**FILE** Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Abdul Wakil Warzajy (left), battalion commander, gives orders to soldiers of the First Battalion before they set out on a search and capture mission towards the village of Noor Khiel village, Logar province, eastern Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

Afghan Army ‘marginally’ capable of taking over after U.S. leaves, review finds

By Sara Carter - Washington Guardian

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U S. Navy littoral combat ship began ocean trials July 2 in Mobile, Ala.

Cyber sunk: Hackers find flaws in IT security on new Navy vessel

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Illustration by M. Ryder

RAMTHUN: Bending the Pentagon’s medical costs curve

By Roy Ramthun

During a news conference with Chinese Gen. Fang Fenghui, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey said "We will build and recognize the historic alliances, and there will be points when that creates friction."`

Inside the Ring: Targeting N. Korea’s funds

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

**FILE** Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel testifies Jan. 31, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

Hagel: Pentagon to decide on civilian furloughs by next month

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Hoisting a rainbow flag over the Pentagon

By Elaine Donnelly - The Washington Times