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** FILE ** Sen. Carl Levin, Michigan Democrat

Pentagon to crack down on counterfeit parts from China

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

A U.S. Predator drone (Associated Press)

Bush policies he reviled are crux of Obama’s arsenal

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Staff Sgt. Marie Martinson, one of two female bomb techs in the 88th Air Base Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, is seen here in Afghanistan with a robot pack beside her. (U.S. Air Force)

Pentagon pushes female troops closer to battlefield

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This undated photo provided by the Bergdahl family and released by the Idaho National Guard shows Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, of Ketchum, Idaho. Nearly three years after finding out their son was taken hostage by enemy forces in Afghanistan, Idaho residents Bob and Jani Bergdahl say they don't think the government is working hard enough to bring Bowe home. (AP Photo/The Bergdahl Family)

U.S. talking to Taliban on freeing serviceman

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Inside China: Hobnobbing, war hysteria escalate

By Miles Yu

House committee backs East Coast missile-defense site

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Illustration: Global warming by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Panetta’s next war

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

**FILE** House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (second from right), Wisconsin Republican, accompanied by fellow committee members, gestures Dec. 7, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are Republican Reps. Diane Black of Tennessee, Tom Price of Georgia, Ryan, and Jason Chaffetz of Utah. (Associated Press)

GOP plan boosts Pentagon, cuts social programs

By Andrew Taylor - Associated Press

**FILE** In this photo taken Dec. 7, 2010, former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates pins Combat Infantry badges on soldiers at Forward Operating Base Connolly in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

Defense budget casualties light on civilian side

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Inside the Ring: China launcher proliferation

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, outline the main areas of proposed defense spending cuts during a Jan. 26, 2012, news conference at the Pentagon. (Associated Press)

Pentagon is planning ‘contingency’ for Iran and North Korea

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

**FILE** An Air Force F-22 Raptor executes a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Gulf of Alaska. Production will be stopped at 187 Raptors. (Associated Press/U.S. Navy)

Iran is top ‘contingency’ in whittled U.S. war plans

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

This photo by Roberto Robanne shows the impact of one of the airplanes hitting the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001.

U.S. to screen Gitmo hearing at fewer sites

Associated Press

** FILE ** In this April 25, 2012, file photo, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks at Brazil's Superior War College in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

U.S. looks to South America for security partners

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

** FILE ** Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta

Pentagon preps chopping block for next round of base closures

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Army Maj. Sequana Robinson models a woman's combat uniform on Saturday, March 31, 2011, at Fort Belvoir, Va. (Associated Press)

Pentagon: Women in combat units to begin May 14

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Marine Sgt. Gary Stein pauses while speaking with reporters in front of the federal court building in San Diego on Friday, April 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Marines discharge sergeant for Facebook posts

Associated Press

Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Joint Chiefs chairman, has ordered a review of U.S. military training material with the goal of purging allegedly anti-Islamic content, the online portal Danger Room reported Tuesday. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Brotherhood threat

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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NEWTON: Getting bad actors out of missile defense

By Robert Newton

Pedestrians pass the Hotel Caribe in Cartagena, Colombia, late on Thursday, April 19, 2012. U.S. Secret Service employees and military personnel were accused of misconduct in connection with a prostitution scandal at the hotel before President Obama's arrival for the Summit of the Americas. (AP Photo/Pedro Mendoza) ** FILE **

Official says military personnel violated curfew in Colombia sex scandal

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times