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Members of San Diego's LGBT community gather to celebrate the expiration of the U.S. military policy "Don't Ask Don't Tell," September 20. 2011.
Justice
New White House guidelines leave transgender service members and vets in limbo
Missile
Conflict
Iran hits back at US sanctions with ‘reciprocal actions with a high cost’
Prisoners released
Conflict
After being apart for years, four prisoners released from Guantanamo are reunited with loved ones in Saudi Arabia
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone sits in a hanger at Creech Air Force Base May 19, 2016. The base in Nevada is the hub for the military’s unmanned aircraft operations in the United States.
Conflict
For Rosa Brooks, how drones turned from the abstract to the stuff of nightmares
Gitmo
Justice
Obama has pledged to close Gitmo, but the Pentagon is working to keep it open
Cancer cluster investigations are notoriously difficult, but civilian and military personnel who've worked at Gitmo are increasingly alarmed.
Health
Working at the Gitmo US military base might cause cancer
The Cyber Warrior
Conflict
Meet the hacking prodigy you definitely want on your side
Antonio Guerra, Cetra's director of Interpreting Services, with his team of interpreters at the US Pacific Command's 13th annual Chiefs of Defense Conference in Seoul, South Korea
Business, Economics and Jobs
How do you say ‘shutdown’ in Spanish or Chinese? Crisis leaves translation contracts in limbo
Petraeus Scandal Expands
Panetta Aims to Cut Billions from Pentagon Budget