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Newly trained female officers from the Afghan National Army sit in front seats as a new batch of officers attend their graduation ceremony at National Army's training center in Kabul on Sept. 23, 2010. 
Afghanistan
Two decades of war and daily life in Afghanistan
Group of US generals in army fatigues walk through the street in Afghanistan.
Military
Biden seems ready to extend US troop presence in Afghanistan
Pentagon officials speak at a hearing
Global Politics
Russian bounty allegations shine spotlight on what Trump admin knew and when
hangar with roof damaged
Climate Change
Why the military isn’t tracking climate change costs
Korea's Godfather of Rock Shin Joong-hyun got his start as a teenage guitarist at the Yongsan Garrison in Seoul. Now the US military base is closing.
Culture
The US military’s Yongsan Garrison leaves a mixed legacy in Seoul
Nigerien soldiers patrol near the town of Diffa, Niger. US Special Forces are training Nigerian troops on Niger's border.
Conflict
Three US Special Forces soldiers die in Niger, as diplomacy takes a backseat in Africa policy
“The Spirit of ’76,” by Archibald Willard, which exemplifies the spirit of the citizen-nation in arms, with men of all ages stepping up when needed by their country, the antithesis of a professional, standing army, despised by the Founding Fathers
Conflict
Trump wants a big military parade, but the Founding Fathers might not approve
Lucas Chapman in Rojava, Syria.
Conflict
For some Americans, the conflict in Syria is ‘the Spanish Civil War of our time’
A gash can be seen in the destroyer, the USS John S. McCain, after a collision with civilian ship on Monday
Conflict
US Navy pauses global operations and fires an admiral after another collision at sea
LGBTQ military servicemember
Conflict
Queer service member: Trump’s trans ban ‘is about fear and loathing of transgender Americans’
A US soldier of 2-12 Infantry Task Force Mountain Warrior takes a break during a night mission near Honaker Miracle camp at the Pesh valley of Kunar Province.
Conflict
Trump might send thousands more troops to Afghanistan. Here’s what US vets are saying about it.
Military solar panels
Environment
Energy efficiency is becoming an essential tactic for the US military
President Donald Trump talks to members of the US military's Joint Chiefs of Staff
Conflict
What Trump’s $54 billion means to the Pentagon
Yemenis pose for a picture next to a part of a missile they say was dropped during a Saudi-led air strike near the northwestern city of Saada, Yemen
Conflict
The US just made it harder for Saudi Arabia to bomb Yemen. The people of Yemen barely noticed.
Workers can be seen on the moving line and forward fuselage assembly areas for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at Lockheed Martin Corp's factory located in Fort Worth, Tex
Business
Trump has a point about the F-35 fighter jet, but the full story is complicated
Retired US Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly
Election 2016
Trump is stacking top government posts with retired generals
Okinawa protest
Conflict
Okinawa, host to many US military bases, braces for a Trump presidency
Seated protestors listen to a speech against a new American anti-missile defense system being located in their area. They're worried about potential health impacts.
Conflict
South Koreans raise voices against a new US anti-missile system aimed at North Korea
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
A US F-16 fighter jet at the tarmac a military base in Balad, Iraq. Temperatures in Iraq have reached 140 degrees Fahrenheit in the past year.
Environment
The GOP is leading an effort to block the military from planning for climate change
Tokyo's streets are still hopping, after more than two 'lost decades' of low or flat economic growth.
Alive and (pretty) well after lost decades, Japan has lessons for China
Full Episode
A NATO soldier stands at the site of a suicide car bomb blast in Kabul, on October 11th. A suicide car bomber targeted a convoy of foreign troops in the Afghan capital during rush hour-traffic, flipping an armored vehicle on its side. No fatalities were
Conflict
What veterans think about President Obama extending the US military mission in Afghanistan
American soldiers take part in a ceremony marking the end of their mission to fight Ebola in Monrovia, Liberia, on February 26, 2015.
Health
The war against Ebola isn’t over, but American troops can still come home
Men look at wall graffiti depicting a American drone along a street in Sana'a, Yemen, on November 9, 2013.
Conflict
This Yemeni says US drone strikes are actually helping al-Qaeda
The Cyber Warrior
Conflict
Meet the hacking prodigy you definitely want on your side
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) speaks about pending legislation regarding sexual assaults in the military in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee on June 4, 2013.
Justice
This senator says the Pentagon is still a ‘complete failure’ on protecting sexual assault victims
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen visits Camp Shaheen outside Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan, where German troops are stationed.
Conflict
Here’s what Germany can teach Americans about supporting the troops
The families of former Afghan interpreters Janis Shanwari and Ajmal Faqiri gather for a holiday lunch on Thursday.
Conflict
Two Afghan interpreters, targeted for helping the US military, finally make it to America
Jordan Matson's profile picture on Facebook
Conflict
A veteran from Wisconsin explains why he joined the fight against ISIS
Members of the Gabriela Women's Party, a group advocating the rights of Filipino women, shout "Justice for slain transgender Jennifer Laude" during a protest in Olongapo City, north of Manila, on October 21, 2014.
Justice
Filipinos are outraged by the alleged killing of a transgender woman by a US Marine
Marines take a smoke break at Camp America, Guantanamo Bay.
Arts
These photos capture Guantanamo’s double life as a tropical prison and an all-American oasis in Cuba
President Barack Obama shakes hands before speaking at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
Conflict
‘Do more with less’ might be the military’s unofficial motto
A US Marine takes a gasp of air while loading humanitarian goods into helicopter as part of relief efforts in the Philippines following Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.
Conflict
What do American troops have to do with medical emergencies? A lot
Mohammad Usafi, a former interpreter for the US Marines in Afghanistan,
Conflict
Here’s how a military interpreter made it from danger in Afghanistan to safety in the US
Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA)
Conflict & Justice
For Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, a new law aims to end ‘betrayal’ in the military
Graffiti calling for help after Typhoon Haiyan devastated Tacloban city, in the central Philippines.
Development & Education
The pace of relief is finally rising in the Philippines