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How 'Choice Card' and $15B will help veterans get care

Veterans reading only headlines, hearing only sound bites, might have a few misconceptions about how Congress and the VA plan to use non-VA healthcare providers to ensure more timely and convenient access to care.

Congress races to finish veterans, highway bills

What's in the VA reform bill, and can lawmakers pass it by recess?

Breedlove: NATO must redefine responses to unconventional threats

NATO’s top military commander on Thursday said the alliance should redefine its core commitment to defend its members from external aggression by factoring in new and unconventional threats such as cyberwarfare and irregular militia operations. Meanwhile, a British report warns the Ukraine crisis should be a "wake-up call" for NATO.

British report: NATO summit must address threat from Russia, reshape the alliance

Report: Airmen killed in 2011 Kabul airport attack could not fight back

Eight U.S. airmen and a contractor gunned down in 2011 by an Afghan officer at the Kabul Airport didn’t die because of a lack of fighting spirit, the final Air Force investigation of the matter has concluded.

Gaza tunnel network threat leaves Israelis shaken

The presence of the tunnel network has long been known to Israel; one was used to stage the 2006 attack that resulted in the kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

Israel vows to destroy Hamas tunnels

DOD released arms to Israel within the past week, official says

The Department of Defense has released arms to Israel from a weapons stockpile maintained within the borders of the close U.S. ally, a defense official confirmed Wednesday.

Israel calls up 16,000 more reserve soldiers

GALLERY | UN accuses Israel of violating international law in Gaza school shelling

ANALYSIS | Amid war, endgames in Gaza emerge

McRaven not alone in moving from military to academia leadership

As storied as his career may be, Adm. William McRaven, who is retiring his post with the Navy, has had no experience in leading a major institution of higher education. And that is probably a good thing, experts say.

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Langley job cuts: More clarity coming soon

Within 30 days, the Air Force should provide specifics about the depth of job cuts at Langley Air Force Base, allowing local leaders to determine the extent of the economic damage.
Afghan electoral officials to restart vote audit
Adm. Charles R. Larson, who twice ran Naval Academy, dies at 77
Powell not initially told about harsh CIA techniques, report finds
Afghanistan to cost more than Marshall Plan, watchdog says
CIA director apologizes to Senate leaders
VA wants to fire 2 accused of manipulating data
More senators call for US military aid to Ukraine
Japanese group searches NY military museum for WWII MIA info
War roles ending, Navy's 'greensiders' adjust to quieter service back at sea

Congress races to finish veterans, highway bills

Rushing toward the exits, Congress on Thursday scrambled to wrap up legislation addressing the troubled Veterans Affairs Department and a looming shortfall in highway money. House Republicans unexpectedly put off a vote on a border security bill as tea partyers withdrew their support.
Langley job cuts: More clarity coming soon

Within 30 days, the Air Force should provide specifics about the depth of job cuts at Langley Air Force Base, allowing local leaders to determine the extent of the economic damage.
Obama takes tougher line against Gaza casualties
Oregon city settles suit by officer who honored Nazis
First lady expands effort to end veterans homelessness
Marine from Camp Pendleton posthumously awarded Silver Star
Stolen WWI gas mask found in pawn shop
Ex-Blackwater guard says he didn't feel threatened

Kerry: 'No promise' of cease-fire

Secretary of State John Kerry says there's, quote, "no promise" of a negotiated cease-fire between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip.
GALLERY | UN accuses Israel of violating international law in Gaza school shelling

Israeli shelling killed at least 15 Palestinians who’d sought shelter from fighting in a United Nations school amid a day of violence that prompted criticism from the White House and expressions of outrage from the U.N.
What happens to Hamas-Fatah reconciliation after Gaza conflict?
White House: UN school shelling 'indefensible'

ANALYSIS

Putin cornered over Ukraine

For Russian President Vladimir Putin, there are few options left in the Ukraine crisis and they all look bad.
Haunting memories 70 years since Warsaw Uprising

The insurgents were no match for the Nazis, who turned their professional army and superior weaponry on the Poles, killing 200,000 fighters and civilians and razing the city in revenge.
Snowden's asylum status in Russia ending
Breedlove: NATO must redefine responses to unconventional threats

GALLERY | Beating the heat on Pyongyang's Moran Hill

Along with its towering monuments to socialism, bronze statues of its leaders and sprawling plazas for mass political gatherings and military parades, North Korea's showcase capital is a city of parks.
Australian leaders differ on Russian role in war

Australia's prime minister and foreign minister on Thursday sent mixed messages on whether Russia was frustrating Dutch and Australian police efforts to retrieve the bodies of victims of the Malaysian airliner disaster in war-torn east Ukraine.
Thai junta appoints army-dominated legislature
Japanese forces practice amphibious landing in Hawaii

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Report: US airmen gunned down in Kabul Airport had no chance to fight back July 31, 2014
Stowaway in Air Force C-130 at Ramstein likely suffocated July 30, 2014
DOD releases arms to Israel, official says July 30, 2014
Montel Williams, headless chicken join VA health care fray July 30, 2014
Afghanistan to cost more than Marshall Plan, watchdog says July 30, 2014
General: Air Force already looking ahead to 6th-generation fighter plane July 29, 2014
Gaza tunnel network threat leaves Israelis shaken July 31, 2014
House passes $17 billion emergency funding bill for VA July 30, 2014
Nation's oldest female veteran, 108-year-old Lucy Coffey, fulfills her dream July 26, 2014
US paratroopers in Afghanistan hope to give Taliban a few final blows July 29, 2014

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