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FILE - This Jan. 9, 2014 file photo shows a mockup of a Minuteman 3 nuclear missile used for training by missile maintenance crews at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said Thursday the number of nuclear force officers implicated in a proficiency test cheating scandal has grown to 92 out of a force of 500. (AP Photo/Robert Burns, File)

Hagel calls Air Force nuclear officers in bunkers

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Cpl. Simran Preet Singh Lamba is the first enlisted soldier to be granted a religious accommodation for his Sikh articles of faith since 1984. (Associated Press)

Pentagon rules under scrutiny by religious rights proponents

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Gen. Raymond T. Odierno

DODGE: 5 pressing priorities for the Pentagon budget

By Michaela Dodge

FILE - This Jan. 9, 2014 file photo shows a mockup of a Minuteman 3 nuclear missile used for training by missile maintenance crews at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. U.S. officials say the number of Air Force service members implicated in a nuclear-force cheating scandal has roughly doubled from the 34 initially cited by the Air Force. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the additional 30-plus airmen implicated in an investigation into cheating on proficiency tests are alleged to have participated in the cheating directly or were involved in some indirect way. (AP Photo/Robert Burns, File)

Personnel problems in nuclear corps seen as issue

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

The Army has to rely upon the AH-64 Apache (above) as well as the OH-58 Kiowa Scout because the next-generation Comanche helicopter has been canceled. (Associated Press)

U.S. poised to sell 24 Apaches to Iraq to battle rebel forces

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Lawmakers revisit COLA cut for military retirees

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

This photo taken Jan. 9, 2014 shows a mockup of a Minuteman 3 nuclear missile used for training by missile maintenance crews at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. In taking a deep look at trouble inside U.S. nuclear forces, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is searching for the root causes of recent Air Force missteps but also for ways to make the nuclear warrior’s job more attractive when the military has turned its attention away from such weapons. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)

Q&A on Hagel’s investigation of nuclear force

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

This image provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh, right, and Tech. Sgt. Justin Richie, a 341st Maintenance Operations Squadron team trainer, riding in a work cage on Nov. 20, 2012, inside the T-9 maintenance trainer at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. In taking a deep look at trouble inside U.S. nuclear forces, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is searching for the root causes of recent Air Force missteps but also for ways to make the nuclear warrior’s job more attractive when the military has turned its attention away from such weapons. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Beau Wade)

Hagel seeks root cause of nuke missile problems

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

** FILE ** The Trinity Test Site, New Mexico, July 16, 1945. (Associated Press)

Pentagon: U.S. not capable of detecting foreign nuke threats

By Adam Kredo — The Washington Free Beacon

** FILE ** In this Dec. 4, 2013, file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon. A defense official says Hagel is going to summon the military's most senior leaders to the Pentagon to discuss serious missteps, leadership lapses and personnel problems in the U.S. nuclear force. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Hagel vows to get to bottom of nuclear missile ills

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Image: U.S. Army

Pentagon relaxes dress code to allow turbans, scarves

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Dec. 4, 2013, file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon. A defense official says Hagel is going to summon the military's most senior leaders to the Pentagon to discuss serious missteps, leadership lapses and personnel problems in the U.S. nuclear force. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Hagel ordering full review of nuclear force

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

** FILE ** Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey is chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gen. Dempsey is a failed leader, scathing Senate review found

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

This photo taken Jan. 9, 2014 shows a mockup of a Minuteman 3 nuclear missile used for training by missile maintenance crews at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. As disclosures of disturbing behavior by nuclear missile officers mount, to now include alleged drug use and exam cheating, Air Force leaders insist the trouble is episodic, correctable and not cause for public worry. The question persists, nonetheless: At what point do breakdowns in discipline put nuclear security in jeopardy? (AP Photo/Robert Burns)

When do nuclear missteps put security in jeopardy?

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

This photo taken Jan. 9, 2014 shows a mockup of a Minuteman 3 nuclear missile used for training by missile maintenance crews at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. As disclosures of disturbing behavior by nuclear missile officers mount, to now include alleged drug use and exam cheating, Air Force leaders insist the trouble is episodic, correctable and not cause for public worry. The question persists, nonetheless: At what point do breakdowns in discipline put nuclear security in jeopardy? (AP Photo/Robert Burns)

When do nuclear missteps put security in jeopardy?

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo.

China encroaching on U.S. military dominance in Pacific, says top admiral

By Guy Taylor and Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

This image provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh, right, and Tech. Sgt. Justin Richie, a 341st Maintenance Operations Squadron team trainer, riding in a work cage on Nov. 20, 2012, inside the T-9 maintenance trainer at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The Air Force says 34 nuclear missile launch officers at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana have been implicated in a cheating scandal and have been stripped of their certification. It is believed to be the largest such breach of integrity in the nuclear force. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Beau Wade)

Cheating alleged in U.S. nuclear missile force

By Lolita C. Baldor and Robert Burns - Associated Press

This image provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh, right, and Tech. Sgt. Justin Richie, a 341st Maintenance Operations Squadron team trainer, riding in a work cage on Nov. 20, 2012, inside the T-9 maintenance trainer at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The Air Force says 34 nuclear missile launch officers at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana have been implicated in a cheating scandal and have been stripped of their certification. It is believed to be the largest such breach of integrity in the nuclear force.(AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Beau Wade)

New nuke scandal: 34 officers accused of cheating

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

This Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2014 screenshot shows the TMZ website with their story about U.S, military members burning bodies. The U.S. Marine Corps said Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, it is attempting to determine the authenticity of photos published by TMZ.com that the entertainment website says show Marines appearing to burn bodies of dead Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah in 2004. (AP Photo)

Marines probing validity of online Iraq war photos

Associated Press