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How Republicans might accept a smaller defense budget
Republican Rep. Ken Calvert is willing to meet Democratic lawmakers partway in their reported plans to trim the defense budget: cut back on civilian employees, not equipment and modernization.
By Joe Gould
Farewell: Remembering those who died in 2018
We remember some of those who served their country and made their mark.
By Kathleen Curthoys
Trump’s top military and veterans tweets of 2018
Among more than 3,000 tweets this year, the president included a handful of major defense and veterans policy announcements.
Coast Guard won’t see paychecks for several more weeks as shutdown continues
Hopes of special legislation to allow these service members to be paid during the shutdown have all but disappeared.
In Iraq visit, Trump makes false claims about military pay again
Next year's pay raise isn't the first in a decade, and it won't be a 10 percent increase, despite what the president told troops.
Military Times' best books of 2018: 10 can’t-miss military reads
Here are the most unforgettable books of 2018, works that deserve and then command your attention.
By J. Ford Huffman
US military wants to use genetically engineered life forms to track enemy subs
Researchers are looking at military uses for genetically modified sea creatures.
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider
Here’s the US military footprint in the Black Sea region
A conflict is unlikely, but were it to kick off, there are U.S. troops currently in Eastern Europe and Ukraine that could respond.
By Kyle Rempfer