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Ashton Carter's performance before the Senate Armed Services Committee provoked an immediate response from the White House, where the chief presidential spokesman Joshua Ernest cautioned that Mr. Obama, and not Mr. Carter, sets policy. (Associated Press)

Ashton Carter airs differences with Obama on Guantanamo, Ukraine, Iraq, Afghanistan

By Maggie Ybarra and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama's Secretary of Defense nominee Ashton Carter is signaling to lawmakers that instability in such countries as Libya and Yemen may require additional counterterrorism operations similar to the ones being conducted by the U.S. military on the Pakistan and Afghanistan border. (Associated Press)

Ashton Carter will prioritize terrorist safe havens, foreign fighters

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Ash Carter, President Obama's pick to be the new defense secretary, has told senators he doesn't see any way to close down the prison at Guantanamo Bay over the next two years, putting a major dent in Mr. Obama's hopes to shut it down before he leaves office. (Associated Press)

Ash Carter unlikely to close Guantanamo prison during Obama presidency, senators told

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey testify concerning the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 16, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

U.S. troops in Iraq to rise to 1,600

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

During a commencement address to West Point cadets last month, Mr. Obama called on Congress to fund a new $5 billion counterterrorism plan to "train, build capacity and facilitate partner countries on the front lines" of the war on terror. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Congress in dark on counterterror plan before Obama speech at West Point

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Military chiefs, lawmakers debate budget cuts

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

A recruit of Company A, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, endures the challenges of a senior drill instructor uniform inspection aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 5. During inspection recruits are tested on knowledge and bearing.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Benjamin E. Woodle)

Marines really are different: Pay cuts would improve discipline, aggressiveness

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Lawmakers revisit COLA cut for military retirees

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

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Lawmakers in hurry to fund military budget

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 photo, Afghan army soldier Ali Raza, 30, adjusts his demeaning gear during an IED, or improvised explosive device, defusing training exercise in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. After 12 years of war, roadside bombs are the No. 1 killer, claiming thousands of lives every year. As foreign troops wind down operations in preparation for their withdrawal at the end of 2014 insurgents are using an ever larger number of these explosives to assert their grip and recapture territory. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Army redesigns fusion server of battlefield intel system, but ‘next generation’ draws skeptics

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

"There are still restrictions, but there is greater flexibility" on the issue of transferring detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, said Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin. (Associated Press)

Senate panel gives Obama flexibility on transferring detainees

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Pentagon forming cyber teams to prevent attacks

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

General says detection deters major cyberattacks

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, waits Feb. 12, 2013, on Capitol Hill to make a statement in opposition to President Obama's choice to run the Pentagon as the Senate Senate Armed Services Committee considers the nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska to be secretary of defense. (Associated Press)

Party-line vote sends Pentagon pick Hagel to Senate floor

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (left) and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey (right), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, on the Defense Department's response to the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

White House previously denied handing Benghazi response off to Panetta

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (left) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin E. Dempsey (right) testify Feb. 7, 2013, on Capitol Hill before the United States Committee on Armed Services to answer questions on the Department of Defense response to the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Obama punted to Panetta for U.S. response to Benghazi attack

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta will testify to a Senate panel that hopes to get satisfactory answers Thursday to questions about the deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya. (Associated Press)

Still seeking Benghazi answers, Senate panel to quiz Panetta

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Senate balks at promotion for Navy officer who shot down Air Force jet

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Senate blocks DIA spy growth

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times