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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and U.S. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confer on Capitol Hill in Washington before testifying before Congress on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Afghan militants hit U.S. military chief’s parked plane

By Kay Johnson - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Hoping military integrity remains

The Washington Times

Vo Duoc and his niece Vo Thi Thuy Nga, 24, live in Danang, site of a U.S. base during the Vietnam War. She was born with physical and mental disabilities, and Mr. Duoc and other members of his family are ailing. Blood tests confirm that they have elevated levels of dioxin, the chemical used in Agent Orange. (Associated Press)

U.S. starts landmark cleanup of Agent Orange in Vietnam

By Mike Ives - Associated Press

** FILE ** Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Bergner, a U.S. military spokesman, speaks near a poster of senior Lebanese Hezbollah operative Ali Mussa Daqduq during a press conference in July 2007 in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Wathiq Khuzaie, Pool, File)

Court lets suspect in deaths of U.S. GIs go free

By Lara Jakes - Associated Press

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (Associated Press)

Panetta heads to Mideast; Syria high on the agenda

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Officials: 7 Iraqi police killed in attacks

By Mazin Yahya - Associated Press

**FILE** A firefighter runs through the blast site after a garbage truck exploded near a hotel used by western contractors in central Baghdad on March 9, 2005. (Associated Press)

U.S. report says Iraq ‘rebuilders’ died by hundreds

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

North Korean soldiers dance in the plazas of Pyongyang on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, after North Korea announced that leader Kim Jong Un was granted the title of marshal, a move that cements his status at the top of the authoritarian nation’s military as he makes key changes to the 1.2 million-man force. The decision to award the top title to Kim, who already serves as supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army, was made Tuesday by the nation’s military, government and political leadership, state media said in a special bulletin. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

Kim’s moves seen as asserting control

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2012, Ryan Newman drives his car during qualifying for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla. The U.S. Army will not return to Stewart-Haas Racing next season, citing a reallocation of its marketing budget that does not include a presence in NASCAR. SHR said Tuesday, July 10, 2012, it is pursuing a new sponsor. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay, File)

NFL, NBA and NASCAR fight for federal dollars

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Army Gen. Keith B. Alexander, chief of U.S. Cyber Command, this week told a Chinese reporter that he thinks "defending our country in cyberspace is one of our most important missions ... to ensure that we're secure." (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: CyberCom chief on digital war training

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Zainab Abbas inspects her destroyed house June 29, one day after a car bomb attack in the Washash neighborhood of Baghdad. June was the second-deadliest month in Iraq since U.S. troops pulled out Dec. 18, 2011, with a major bombing or shooting occurring about twice a week. The possibility of civil war is a concern. (Associated Press)

Civil war feared in unstable Iraq

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

People inspect a bomb scene on July 4, 2012, a day after an explosives-laden vegetable truck ripped through a crowded market in Diwaniyah, 80 miles (120 kilometers) south of Baghdad. (Associated Press)

Violence, political unrest in Iraq fuel fears of civil war

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Gen. Carter Ham, head of U.S. Africa Command, said Africa-based terrorist groups are sharing their training, funding and bomb-making materials. They pose a threat to the U.S. and the region, he said. (Associated Press)

U.S. expanding military aid, intelligence in Africa

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

**FILE** House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Peter King, New York Republican, speaks March 10, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Military hit for correctness

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

**FILE** This undated photo downloaded from the Arabic language Internet site www.muslm.net purports to show Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Associated Press/muslm.net)

Book: Military feared use of taped comments

By Pete Yost - Associated Press

SIMMONS: The value of the military’s life lessons

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Ringo, a bomb-sniffing dog, listens to trainer Adam Ward, a contractor working for American K-9 Interdiction, as dog handler Marine Cpl. William Childs observes in Helmand province, Afghanistan, in 2009. The Pentagon also has spent more than $200 million a year developing devices to detect roadside bombs. (Associated Press)

U.S. troops winning war against IEDs of Taliban

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

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

Pentagon to crack down on counterfeit parts from China

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times