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The crew stopped at the president's Turnberry resort en route to Kuwait.

The Senate Armed Services Committee is planning to hear from both Ryan McCarthy and Barbara Barrett on Sept. 12.

A group of congressmen is pressuring the VA to extend benefits to vets battling illnesses thought to be caused by burn pits.

It will focus on health conditions linked to burn pits, research and collaboration with private facilities and non-profits.

More than 30 lawmakers from both parties pressed VA Secretary Robert Wilkie for a solution.

Experts say they are skeptical of any link between U.S. military bioweapons research and the outbreak of Lyme disease.

Sens. Marco Rubio and Pat Toomey said the U.S. would benefit by having more F-35s on flight lines around the world.

The Army is delaying implementation of its watercraft restructure plan until a congressionally-mandated study is complete.

Air Force Gen. John Hyten is battling an aide's allegations in his bid to become vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

The department says a new system due in 2021 will solve many of its issues.