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A view of Pentagon with the Washington Monument in the background. (DoD Photo)

Senate Panel Approves $750 Billion Defense Policy Bill

The Senate Armed Services Committee overwhelmingly supported a proposed 3.1% military pay raise.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, left, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speak to members of the media after a classified briefing for members of Congress on Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) -- The Associated Press

Sources: Pentagon Proposing Troop Buildup in the Mideast

The Pentagon on will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, officials said.

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan (U.S. Army/Amber I. Smith)

Lawmakers Hit Back at DoD Proposal Limiting Information-Sharing with Congress

Two key House lawmakers slammed a Pentagon proposal that would limit what top brass tells Congress about operational plans.

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Malachi Henderson reports the status of a simulated patient to Lieutenant Elizabeth Cooper while Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Daniel Campoblanco records the injuries during a mass casualty drill aboard the USS Bataan. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Levi Decker)

Lawmakers Seek to Slow DoD's Efforts to Slash Medical Billets, Outsource Moves

The House Appropriations Committee passed the fiscal 2020 Defense Appropriations bill 30 to 22.

Then-Backup Spaceflight Participant Barbara Barrett during a press conference on Sept. 29, 2009, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Trump Taps Former Diplomat as Next Air Force Secretary

Barbara Barrett, a former diplomat and businesswoman, is the president's pick to be the service's 25th secretary.

U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 9, 2019. (DoD/Lisa Ferdinando)

Military's Big Middle East Response Made Iranians 'Recalculate,' Shanahan Says

Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan defended the Pentagon's move to carry out a joint show of force in the Persian Gulf.

Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC), announces the most recent round of Wave Energy Converter (WEC) testing at the U.S. Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) off Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), Kaneohe, Hawaii, on the Island of Oahu. The joint Lifesaver-WAMP test is funded by NAVFAC, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the National Science Foundation; the overall effort is part of a larger joint U.S. Navy, DOE, academic (University of Hawaii,

University of Hawaii Lab Forges Ahead with $77.2M in Navy Funding

UH's Navy-sponsored lab is one of 13 university-affiliated research centers within the Defense Department.

Juan Guaido, President of the Venezuelan National Assembly, delivers a speech during a public session with opposition members in Caracas, Venezuela on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. (Fernando Llano/AP Photo)

Venezuela's Guaidó Asks for Relations with US Military

The Venezuelan opposition leader has instructed his political envoy in Washington to open relations with the U.S. military.

U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan departs Dulles International Airport, Dulles, Virginia, on a flight to the U.S. Southern Border, May 11, 2019. (Amber I. Smith/DoD photo)

Defense Chief's Border Visit Will Highlight Trump Priority

Shanahan is flying to McAllen, Texas, with Kevin McAleenan, acting chief of Homeland Security Department.

President Trump waves as he boards Air Force One for a trip to Vietnam to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump's Foreign Policy Challenges Mounting Around the World

Staring down high-stakes diplomacy around the world, Trump says his efforts are working.

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Navy to Change Pilot Call Sign Protocol After Minority Aviators Report Bias

The head of naval aviation has directed the creation of a new process for approving and reviewing pilots' call signs.

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Thunder's End: Rolling Thunder to Mark Final Memorial Day Event This Weekend

This year's annual Rolling Thunder veterans tribute will be the last.

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Five Sailors at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Charged with Sexual Assault

Five sailors were arrested at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on charges that the men sexually assaulted a woman last year.

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Little more than half of Americans know the true meaning of Memorial Day, according to a survey.

The guided missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) pulls into the Bay of Naples, March 4, 2011. (U.S. Navy photo/Daniel Viramontes)

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The Florida, homeported in Kings Bay, Georgia, was the second submarine to integrate enlisted women.