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An entire Army family – a soldier, his wife and stepdaughter – are headed to the top international bodybuilding championships in San Diego in a few weeks, each with a shot at earning a top title.

Poland is planning a major realignment of its military structure because of the conflict in neighboring Ukraine, the country’s defense minister said Monday, a move that could shift thousands of troops to its eastern border.

Lockheed Martin has reached an agreement with the Pentagon to procure the eighth lot of F-35 joint strike fighters, including the first stealthy jets for Israel and Japan.

After an act of Congress and years of lobbying by descendants and admirers, a Union Army officer who made the ultimate sacrifice in the Battle of Gettysburg more than 150 years ago will be recognized for his heroism Nov.

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The Air Force acquired its second machine that can help stop spread deadly viruses – including Ebola.

Two car bombings in Iraq, including one where a suicide attacker drove a Humvee into a checkpoint manned by Iraqi troops and pro-government Shiite militiamen, killed at least 38 people Monday, authorities said.

Two days after a visit to 101st Airborne Division headquarters at Fort Campbell to discuss the unit’s controversial Ebola mission in Liberia, Rep.

The Army has begun isolating soldiers returning from the Ebola outbreak zone in West Africa, but so far the Pentagon has not imposed a new forcewide policy to quarantine all troops who participate in that mission.