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** FILE ** New Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks March 1, 2013, at a news conference at the Pentagon. (Associated Press)

Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel makes 1st trip to Afghanistan

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

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

Pentagon probing Iraq torture allegations

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

The F-35 Lightning was put into the manufacturing process before the Pentagon conducted test flights to detect and correct problems. (U.S. Air Force via Associated Press)

Prices soar, enthusiasm dives for F-35 Lightning; pilots worry about visibility problem

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak walk together into the Pentagon as Hagel hosts an honor cordon to welcome Barak to the Pentagon, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Hagel meets with Israeli minister, pledges support for Iron Dome

Associated Press

** FILE ** New Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks March 1, 2013, at a news conference at the Pentagon. (Associated Press)

Hagel warns against cuts, assures consensus will be reached

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

**FILE** Syrian security forces hold machine guns and surround anti-Syrian regime mourners in the Kfar Suseh area of Damascus, Syria, on April 30, 2012, during the funeral procession of the activist Nour al-Zahraa, 23, who was shot by the Syrian security forces. (Associated Press)

Pentagon says no military training assistance for Syrian rebels

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Cyberattacks that stole information in the United States and other countries have been traced to Chinese army operations in a building in the outskirts of Shanghai. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Chinese pressure points

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

New Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gives a bow during his introductory remarks at the Pentagon.

Who’s the boss? Hagel bows to Pentagon staff after being sworn-in as defense secretary

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 23, 2007 file photo, U.S. army soldiers from Blackfoot Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, run to take defensive positions during a firefight on the outskirts of Muqdadiyah, in the volatile Diyala province, about 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad. In the beginning, it all looked simple: topple Saddam Hussein, destroy his purported weapons of mass destruction and lay the foundation for a pro-Western government in the heart of the Arab world. Nearly 4,500 American and more than 100,000 Iraqi lives later, the objective now is simply to get out _ and leave behind a country where democracy has at least a chance, where Iran does not dominate and where conditions may not be good but "good enough." (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic, File)

The devil is in the details: Army’s ‘6-6-6’ budget cuts mean idle troops, creaky gear

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

GORDON: Cutting into bone is no way to trim defense

By J.D. Gordon

**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 wins confirmation to be new defense secretary

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** U.S. soldiers stand guard at the scene of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

Decline for insurgent Afghan attacks was misreported

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

**FILE** A Predator B unmanned aircraft (Associated Press)

GOP House members aim bill at new medal for drone pilots

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Gen. Raymond Odierno, Army chief of staff, speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on Jan. 27, 2012, to discuss cuts to the Army. (Associated Press)

The Few, the Proud will become the fewer, the sad under sequester: Joint Chiefs

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

SGT. SHAFT: Distinguished Warfare Medal to outrank Bronze Star, Purple Heart

By Sgt. Shaft - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Then-Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood briefs reporters regarding the sequester on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)

White House sequester warnings fall on deaf ears

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Jan. 7, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Defense Secretary-nominee, former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais. File)

Richard Shelby’s switch has Chuck Hagel on verge of confirmation

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times