Defense
House panel wants extra F-35 engine back
Armed Services Committee is looking to resurrect second engine option in defense bill.
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Biden: 'Amazing' that bin Laden mission plans weren't leaked
Multiple members of Congress were briefed on the planning for the mission for months.
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Goal was to kill, not capture bin Laden
Navy SEALS's decision to fatally shoot the terrorist mastermind -- even though he didn’t have a weapon -- wasn’t an accident.
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House panel set to approve 1.6 percent pay boost for military
An Armed Services subcommittee will mark up the fiscal 2012 Defense authorization bill on Wednesday.
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FBI on war footing after bin Laden's death
Working with British to comb through a treasure trove of evidence left at the terrorist's compound.
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With bin Laden dead, should the war in Afghanistan die with him?
Successful operation in Pakistan may mean a change in Obama policy on combating al Qaeda.
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Pentagon breaks up Joint Forces Command
Defense secretary’s move to transfer half the jobs in Virginia facility beginning this summer is part of plan to save $400 billion.
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Step by step: How the U.S. killed bin Laden
A broken helicopter, an affluent compound, a president's approval -- this is the story of how bin Laden was killed.
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Threats of retaliatory attacks loom
In the wake of Osama bin Laden's killing, State Department issues worldwide travel alert for U.S. citizens.
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Bin Laden operation wins bipartisan praise
Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill praise Obama, U.S. forces on successful attack on al Qaeda leader.
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Obama: 'Justice has been done'
The official transcript of the president's statement on Osama bin Laden's death.
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President thanks intelligence employees, military for Bin Laden operation
Professionals have "worked tirelessly" to track down al Qaeda leader, Obama says as President Bush also offers thanks.
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U.S. forces kill Osama bin Laden
American military operation takes out "mass murderer" inside Pakistan, President Obama tells nation in stunning late-evening announcement.
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Obama's next big choice: Who should run the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
Current top military officer Adm. Mike Mullen is slated to retire this fall.
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David Petraeus will face challenges at helm of CIA
National Security shakeup will allow new joint military-intelligence operations.
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National security reshuffle has implications for Afghan war
New Pentagon chief Panetta will now be a key player in decade-old conflict.
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U.S., U.K. defense chiefs united on Libya for now
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has continued to assert there will be no American boots on the ground in Libya.
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Military launches health care option for adult children
Interim final rule establishes premiums and regulations for dependents up to age 26.
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Pentagon finally kills second engine for advanced warplane
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program has been formally terminated, agency says.
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