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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

First responders transport a wounded soldier an ambulance at Fort Hood, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2009. Lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow domestic attacks on service members to be reviewed the same way as international terrorist attacks when it comes to awarding the Purple Heart. (Associated Press)

Lawmakers: Victims of domestic terrorism deserve Purple Heart

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks May 8, 2012, during a joint press conference with Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna in New Delhi. (Associated Press)

Lawyer: Clinton to decide Iranian exiles’ fate after they move

By Ashish Kumar Sen - 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

** 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

Man in Afghan uniform kills U.S. service member

By Heidi Vogt - Associated Press

An Air Force carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Lt. Col. John D. Loftis on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Col Loftis, 44, of Paducah, Ky., died Feb. 25 from wounds suffered during an attack at the Afghan Interior Ministry in Kabul. (Associated Press)

U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,812

Associated Press

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrives April 19, 2012, on Capitol Hill to testify before the House Armed Services Committee about recent developments with the crisis in Syria. (Associated Press)

Pentagon: We’ll be ready if needed for Syria

By Donna Cassata - Associated Press

Photos of U.S. troops posing with corpses in Afghanistan revealed

By Pauline Jelinek - Associated Press

Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (second from right), Pakistan's army chief, talks to soldiers on Sunday, April 8, 2012, during a visit to the site of an avalanche that buried more than 120 soldiers in Siachen, Pakistan, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Pakistani Inter Services Public Relations)

Pakistan avalanche shines light on ‘futile’ war

By Chris Brummitt - Associated Press

**FILE** Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak, the Afghan defense minister, speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 14, 2012. (Associated Press)

Afghanistan, U.S. sign deal on night raids

By Heidi Vogt and Patrick Quinn - Associated Press

**FILE** In this photo provided by the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System, Sgt. Robert Bales takes part in exercises at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., on Aug. 23, 2011. (Associated Press/DVIDS, Spc. Ryan Hallock)

U.S. soldier charged in Afghan shooting rampage

By Deb Riechmann - Associated Press

Bales (Associated Press)

Bales faces 17 counts of murder in Afghan killings

By Lolita C. Baldor and Pauline Jelinek - Associated Press

Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III

New Pacific commander takes on half the world

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (center) shakes hands with his Afghan counterpart, Abdul Rahim Wardak, on Thursday, March 15, 2012, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Mohammad Ismail, Pool)

Afghans angry over removal of accused U.S. soldier

By Amir Shah and Sebastian Abbot - Associated Press

Jordi Munoz holds drone he made himself. (Courtesy of Jordi Munoz)

Out of ‘hobby’ class, drones lifting off for personal, commercial use

By Patrick Hruby - The Washington Times

Soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers may face death penalty

By Pauline Jelinek and Heidi Vogt - Associated Press

Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, California Republican

GOP, Dems urge U.S. to ‘stick to plan’ in Afghanistan

By Donna Cassata - Associated Press