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"This is something that's new in this war, not something you would've seen back in the Gulf War, but it's an important new capability, and it is an important use of our Cyber Command and the reason that Cyber Command was established in the first place," Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told reporters about fighting the Islamic State. (Associated Press)

Obama launches first cyberwar against ISIS, cuts recruiting by 75 percent

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army, Pfc. Chelsea Manning poses for a photo wearing a wig and lipstick. (U.S. Army via AP File)

WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning begins hunger strike over prison treatment

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

National Counterterrorism Center Director Nick Rasmussen said that the current terror threat is "less predictable" than it was under al Qaeda. (Associated Press)

ISIS makes terrorism threat facing U.S. gravest since 9/11 attacks

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

The Islamic State-run Aamaq news agency said Abu Muhammad al-Adnani was "martyred while surveying the operations to repel the military campaigns against Aleppo." (Associated Press)

Abu Muhammad al-Adnani death: U.S. and Russia both claim they killed top ISIS commander

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

The Pentagon's Office of Net Assessment (ONA) is coming under fire from critics inside the military and in Congress for failing to do its job, with some officers calling ONA the "Office of No Threat Assessments." (Associated Press)

Pentagon’s Office of Threat assement under fire from military, Congress

By Bill Gertz

Afghan police walk past Islamic State militant flags after an operation in the Kot district of Jalalabad province in Afghanistan on Aug. 1. (Associated Press)

Obama administration again underestimates ISIS as Afghan affiliate grows into threat

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole fighters undergoing final development and testing by the U.S. military. The F-35A is the conventional takeoff and landing variant. (Lockheed Martin)

F-35 military aircraft and concurrent development

By John Venable

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Hafiz Saeed, head of ISIS in Afghanistan, killed in U.S. drone strike

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Capt. Philip Gunn participates in a flyover during the interment ceremony of retired Brig. Gen. Robinson Risner on Jan. 23, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery. (Image: Air Force) ** FILE **

Pentagon bans Pokemon Go over spying fears

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, June 27, 2006. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Report offers details about Guantanamo detainees on way out

By Deb Riechmann - Associated Press

President Barack Obama pauses while answering a question during a news conference after attending a National Security Council Meeting on efforts to counter the Islamic State, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama says Islamic State on the run, despite attacks around globe

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says transgenders are being hurt by an outdated approach that distracts commanders. (Associated Press)

Pentagon issues sex change manual, allows extended time off for process

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn (Associated Press/File) ** FILE **

Michael Flynn’s ISIS ‘global footprint’ warning counters Obama’s narrative in Iraq

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in this July 7, 2015, file photo. The expected launch of new rules allowing transgender individuals to serve openly in the U.S. military is drawing concerns from senior military leaders who believe the Pentagon is moving too fast and has yet to resolve many details and questions. The Pentagon plans to unveil the new regulations in the next day or two. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Pentagon ends ban on transgender troops in the military

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

"We don't want barriers unrelated to a person's qualification to serve preventing us from recruiting or retaining the soldier, sailor, airman or Marine who can best accomplish the mission," Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said. "We have to have access to 100 percent of America's population for our all-volunteer force to be able to recruit from among them the most highly qualified and to retain them." (Associated Press)

Pentagon to allow transgender people to serve openly in military

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

A North Korean man and woman walk under a mural with a message which reads "Long live the great victory of the army-first policy" in the city center of Wonsan on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Wonsan, North Korea. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

North Korea missile launch a concern for U.S.

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

The House voted this week not to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, one of President Obama's long-held wish list items. (Associated Press)

House pushes back against Obama’s plan to close Guantanamo, votes to stop detainee transfers

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 28, 2016 file photo, Defense Secretary Ash Carter gestures during a news conference at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

‘Hack the Pentagon’ program uncovers more than 100 bugs on DOD computers

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

A man loyal to the Libyan armed forces sits in a tank during clashes with Islamic State group militants west of Benghazi, Libya. Islamic State militants are fleeing their main bastion in Libya, a day after militiamen loyal to a U.N.-brokered government pushed into the central city of Sirte. (AP Photo/Mohammed el-Shaiky, File)

Islamic State stronghold in Libya near collapse

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Navy Senior Chief Dwayne Beebe, center, embraces Jonathan Franqui, right, after proposing to him during the gay pride parade Saturday, July 21, 2012, in San Diego. For the first time ever, U.S. service members marched in a gay pride event decked out in uniform Saturday, after a recent memorandum from the Defense Department to all military branches made an allowance for the San Diego parade - even though its policy generally bars troops from marching in uniform in parades. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Ray Mabus, Navy secretary, celebrates gay pride, hits ‘bigots’ who backed ban

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times