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Marijuana-PTSD study reaches target enrollment of 76 veterans
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Researchers who are trying to determine whether marijuana works to treat post-traumatic stress disorder enrolled their final veteran needed for the study on Veterans Day.

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A 'perfect storm' of GI Bill problems is costing veterans, taxpayers

Widespread information technology problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs continue to affect thousands of student veterans who have gone without housing payments months into the fall semester.

A T-38 Talon flies near Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 18, 2018. The T-38 is one of three aircraft flown during Undergraduate Pilot Training.<br>Moshe Paul/U.S. Air Force
A T-38 Talon flies near Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 18, 2018. The T-38 is one of three aircraft flown during Undergraduate Pilot Training.<br>Moshe Paul/U.S. Air Force

One pilot dead, another injured in the fifth T-38 Talon crash in a year

One pilot was killed and another was hospitalized when their T-38C Talon crashed late Tuesday at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas, service officials said. It was the fifth crash of the training jet in the last 12 months.

Members of the California Army National Guard search a property for human remains at a home burned in the Camp fire, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Paradise, Calif. <br>John Locher/AP
Members of the California Army National Guard search a property for human remains at a home burned in the Camp fire, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Paradise, Calif. <br>John Locher/AP

National Guard troops search for more dead in aftermath of wildfire

With scores of people still missing, National Guard troops searched Wednesday through charred debris for more victims of California's deadliest wildfire as top federal and state officials toured the ruins of a community completely destroyed by the flames.

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In a February, 2018 file photo, the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Annapolis arrives in her new homeport at Naval Base Point Loma, Calif. A bipartisan commission created to evaluate the 2018 National Defense Strategy said the Navy should expand its submarine fleet to help counter Russia and China. <br>Derek Harkins/U.S. Navy
In a February, 2018 file photo, the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Annapolis arrives in her new homeport at Naval Base Point Loma, Calif. A bipartisan commission created to evaluate the 2018 National Defense Strategy said the Navy should expand its submarine fleet to help counter Russia and China. <br>Derek Harkins/U.S. Navy

US military could lose a war to China or Russia, study for Congress finds

A bipartisan commission created to evaluate the 2018 National Defense Strategy found that the United States has lost its military edge to "a dangerous degree."

Soldiers assigned to 5th Squadron, 73rd Calvary Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division begin the 2-mile run portion of the Army Physical Fitness Test event as part of a deployment readiness exercise July 10, 2018 at Fort Bragg, N.C. <br>Gin-Sophie De Bellotte/U.S. Army
Soldiers assigned to 5th Squadron, 73rd Calvary Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division begin the 2-mile run portion of the Army Physical Fitness Test event as part of a deployment readiness exercise July 10, 2018 at Fort Bragg, N.C. <br>Gin-Sophie De Bellotte/U.S. Army

New Army policy gives some nondeployable soldiers six months to overcome issues

Last month, Pentagon officials said Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ policy aimed at reducing the number of nondeployable troops was already working, announcing the military had seen a reduction of about 100,000 such troops since February.

Retired U.S. Navy captain Jeffrey Breslau (left) pleaded guilty in federal court in San Diego on Thursday to a criminal conflict of interest charge in the 'Fat Leonard' corruption scandal.<br>Marc Benshetler/U.S. Navy photo
Retired U.S. Navy captain Jeffrey Breslau (left) pleaded guilty in federal court in San Diego on Thursday to a criminal conflict of interest charge in the 'Fat Leonard' corruption scandal.<br>Marc Benshetler/U.S. Navy photo

Former Navy captain pleads guilty after giving Fat Leonard public relations advice for money

Jeffrey Breslau admitted to writing and reviewing documents; sending at least 135 emails of advice; and offering 14 “talking points” to prepare defense contractor Leonard Glenn “Fat Leonard” Francis before his meetings with high-ranking U.S. Navy personnel.

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Soldiers put up concertina wire on a border fence near the Brownsville and Matamoros Express International Bridge in Brownsville, Texas on Nov. 11, 2018.<br>Calla Kessler/The Washington Post

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