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Egyptian tanks help secure the presidential palace in Cairo during a protest Thursday by opponents of President Mohammed Morsi. Egypt has the largest army in Africa and the seventh-largest tank army in the world, in part because of U.S. military aid. (Associated Press)

Muslim Brotherhood inherits U.S. war gear

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

“I believe, at a fundamental level, that the process of rebalancing is a substantial effort that will take years.”
— Assistant Secretary of State Kurt M. Campbell on the Obama administration’s new Asia policy called the “pivot” (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Asia pivot questioned

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

**FILE** Crowds celebrate in front of the White House on May 2, 2011, after President Obama announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed. (Associated Press)

Pentagon pursues political agenda with Navy SEALS, critics say

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Marcus Luttrell wrote “Lone Survivor,” about his harrowing experience in Afghanistan, and will be portrayed by Mark Wahlberg in an upcoming film. (Facebook)

What is the Pentagon’s policy on artistic aid? It depends …

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

**FILE** Rep. James P. Moran, Virginia Democrat

Army’s own data mining system fails test

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

The first F-35B fighter jet attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Yuma, Ariz., on Nov. 16, 2012. (Associated Press/The Yuma Sun, Craig Fry) **FILE**

Pentagon, Lockheed reach deal on fighter jet

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Army Lt. Col. Matthew Dooley is fighting back, appealing a negative performance evaluation. (U.S. Army)

Pentagon report defends ouster of military instructor

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Joints Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey. (Associated Press)

Panetta set to brief Obama on ethics rules

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Pricey F-35B warplanes to go to Corps in Yuma, Ariz.

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Inside the Ring: North Korean missile launch set

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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MCCAUL: Correcting Homeland Security corruption

By Rep. Michael T. McCaul

Military does more than 1,000 flyovers per year but doesn’t track cost

By Ali Durkin and Medill News Service - Washington Guardian

** FILE ** Pentagon press secretary George Little (center) takes part in an audio news conference with Brig. Gen. Stephen A. Clark of the Air Force Special Operations Command (pictured on a television top right) at the Pentagon on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. (Associated Press)

Pentagon soon to determine post-2014 troop levels in Afghanistan

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Michael G. Vickers, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict & Interdependent Capabilities, speaks with The Associated Press during an interview, Friday, Nov. 16, 2007, at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Inside the Ring: CIA director battle

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Court case challenges DOD, CIA authority to delete information from books

By Kimberly Dvorak - Washington Guardian

Pentagon spends $1.5 million to develop its own jerky

By Phillip Swarts - Washington Guardian

It’s not a question of helping those in need, but rather whether the money will be added to the deficit, says Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican. “That battle’s not over as far as I’m concerned, and it’s certainly not over as far as our kids are concerned.” (Associated Press)

MILLER: Pentagon cuts that make sense

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

**FILE** Gen. John Allen (left), and Army Gen. David Petraeus (center), top U.S. commander in Afghanistan and incoming CIA Director, greet former CIA Director and new U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta as he lands in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2011. (Associated Press)

Panetta wants ethics training review done soon

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta reviews an honor guard during an arrival ceremony prior to meeting with Thai Minister of Defense Sukampol Suwannathat at the Ministry of Defense in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)

Panetta orders ethics training review for officers

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**FILE** Army Gen. William E. "Kip" Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, speaks Oct. 1, 2008, at the Pentagon. (Associated Press)

Army general demoted for misuse of travel funds, resources

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times