Pacific Command chief: China spying on RIMPAC brings 'good news'

A decision by China to spy on a U.S.-led military exercise could be a positive sign, according to the leader of American forces in the Pacific.

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Just what's in the VA reform bill, and can lawmakers pass it before recess?

Capitol Hill lawmakers signed off Monday night on a detailed $17 billion compromise to overhaul the troubled Department of Veterans Affairs. So what exactly is in the reform bill?

Lawmakers seek $17B in emergency funding for veterans health care

McDonald confirmation as VA secretary is delayed

McDonald must clean house at VA, experts say

Navy's 'greensiders' try to adjust to quieter service back at sea

As a line medic for a Marine platoon in Iraq 10 years ago, Petty Officer 1st Class Randall McClain treated the wounds of war, from blunt trauma to lacerations and an amputation. Now, by his own admission, he's a little bored.

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With Navy strained, Sealift Command crews eye greater military role

New VA Secretary McDonald faced with firing VA management

Robert McDonald floated through his confirmation as the new Department of Veterans Affairs secretary but he now faces the hard work of transforming a floundering bureaucracy – and the expectation he will begin by firing managers.

Senate confirms Robert McDonald as Secretary of Veterans Affairs

US, European Union slap toughest sanctions yet on Russia

European countries that rely on Russian oil and natural gas had been reluctant to impose more than symbolic sanctions against Russia. But widespread outrage over Flight 17 moved them to impose what President Barack Obama called the “most significant and wide-ranging sanctions” to date.

US: Russian missile test violated 1987 nuclear arms treaty

Study: Embargo wouldn't hurt Russia

Troops get debt relief after consumer bureau cites predatory lender

A federal consumer agency says Rome Finance promised troops and others that they could buy goods with instant financing and no money down, masking expensive financing charges by artificially inflating prices.

Lenders find ways around law that protects troops from high interest rates

Military moving company seeks dismissal of federal suit

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General: Air Force already looking ahead to 6th-generation fighter plane

Even before the Air Force’s new F-35 “fifth-generation” fighter jet is combat-ready, the service is looking ahead to what comes next, according to Gen. Michael Hostage, the head of Air Combat Command.
US paratroopers in Afghanistan hope to give Taliban a few final blows
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Marine killed in Afghanistan in 2012 awarded Silver Star
Israel takes out Hamas leader's home, power plant in deadliest day of conflict
The Islamic State is the newest petrostate
Apparent stowaway found dead in wheel well of plane at Ramstein
GAO: DOD personnel with tax debt a potential security risk
Senate bill would end NSA phone records collection
Jesse Ventura awarded $1.8 million in defamation suit

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Locklear worries of world getting 'numb' to North Korean missile tests

North Korea often test-fires missiles, artillery and rockets, but the number of weapons tests it has conducted this year is much higher than previous years.
Dozens killed by police during clashes in troubled Chinese province
New airmen in Korea banned from drinking alcohol for 1st 30 days

Jesse Ventura awarded $1.8 million in defamation suit

Jesse Ventura won his defamation case against the estate of author Chris Kyle, a former U.S. Navy SEAL who said he punched out the former Minnesota governor for criticizing the SEALs’ role in the Iraq war.
Defense Department to oversee Walsh plagiarism probe

The Department of Defense has taken the unusual step of overseeing a plagiarism investigation being conducted by the U.S. Army War College against Sen. John Walsh of Montana, the college's provost said Tuesday.
Theodore 'Dutch' VanKirk: Last surviving Enola Gay crew member dies
McRaven picked as lone finalist for Texas university chancellor post
Soldier run over by truck during training at Camp San Luis Obispo
Wright-Patterson under pressure to fill more hospital beds
6 VA employees face discipline for manipulating data about care
Whistleblower files suit against Georgia National Guard

Israel takes out Hamas leader's home, power plant in deadliest day of conflict

The bombardments raised the death toll in the campaign to more than 1,200. Many of the strikes appeared aimed at weakening Hamas, suggesting an expansion of the Israeli aerial and ground campaign.
The Islamic State is the newest petrostate

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Marine killed in Afghanistan in 2012 awarded Silver Star
Gaza Strip fighting defies diplomatic solutions big and small

Apparent stowaway found dead in wheel well of plane at Ramstein

A body appearing to be that of an African teen was found Sunday in the landing gear bay of an Air Force C-130J at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday.
Ukraine troops nearing MH-17 crash site; UN opens war-crime probe

Ukrainian government forces recaptured three towns from pro-Russia separatists and were pressing toward the Malaysia Airlines crash site in eastern Ukraine where the separatists accused of downing the plane have obstructed international disaster investigators, officials said Monday.
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PACOM chief: China spying on RIMPAC brings 'good news'

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New VA Secretary McDonald faced with firing VA management

US Navy rescues mariners in Gulf of Oman

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Kerry erred by seeking quick deal with Hamas

Secretary of State John Kerry has been motivated by two understandable short-term needs: First, he wants to stop the slaughter in Gaza. Second, he seeks to fulfill the instructions of President Barack Obama, who wants an immediate cease-fire.

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Jesse Ventura awarded $1.8 million in defamation suit July 29, 2014
Nation's oldest female veteran, 108-year-old Lucy Coffey, fulfills her dream July 26, 2014
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Apparent stowaway found dead in wheel well of plane at Ramstein July 29, 2014
Theodore 'Dutch' VanKirk: Last surviving Enola Gay crew member dies July 29, 2014
PACOM chief: China spying on RIMPAC brings 'good news' July 29, 2014
US, Europe slap toughest sanctions yet on Russia July 29, 2014
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