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Pentagon suspends effort with North Korea on recovering war remains

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

In a new sign of troubled relations with North Korea, the Pentagon said Wednesday it has suspended its efforts to arrange negotiations on recovering additional remains of U.S. service members killed in the North during the Korean War.

Combat veteran Sen. Tammy Duckworth on sexual assault in the military

As the U.S. continues to grapple with issues of sexual assault and harassment, the Department of Defense released a report Thursday detailing the extent of the problem within its ranks. The data indicates a rise in the reported number of…

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Military’s transgender policy scientifically ‘deficient,’ American Medical Association says

By Julie Watson, Associated Press

A new Trump administration regulation set to go into effect Friday directs military secretaries to kick out transgender service members who refuse to serve in their birth sex and "given an opportunity to correct those deficiencies."…

Midwest floods foreshadow national security threat posed by climate change

By Margery A. Beck, Ellen Knickmeyer, Robert Burns, Associated Press

The Missouri River floodwater surging on to the air base housing the U.S. military's Strategic Command overwhelmed round-the-clock sandbagging by airmen and others. They had to scramble to save sensitive equipment, munitions and dozens of aircraft.

Marines cut training to cover costs of hurricane damage, border mission

By Lolita Baldor, Associated Press

The top Marine general warned the problem is "imposing unacceptable risk" to Marine Corps combat readiness.

U.S.-Taliban peace talks in Qatar yield ‘progress,’ both sides say

By Fay Abuelgasim, Kathy Gannon, Associated Press

The nearly two weeks of talks produced two draft agreements between the militants and the U.S. government on a "withdrawal timeline and effective counterterrorism measures," American envoy Zalmay Khalilzad wrote on Twitter.

WATCH: Sen. McSally reveals officer raped her in the Air Force

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer.

Transgender care cost military less than 1 percent of its health budget since 2016

By Julie Watson, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

The military has spent about $8 million on transgender care since 2016 out of its $50 billion overall health care budget.

House votes to withdraw U.S. involvement in Yemen fight

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Passage would mark the first time Congress has relied on the decades-old War Powers Resolution to halt military intervention. It also would set up a potential confrontation with the White House, which has threatened a veto.