With the new F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft’s arrival just four years away, officials at the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center are looking forward to joint training opportunities while recognizing the challenges of providing realistic training on such a technologically advanced aircraft.

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A recent initiative launched by the Veterans Affairs Department and the U.S. Olympic Committee is giving disabled veterans a chance to rediscover their potential through athletics and competition.

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Initiative Helps Disabled Vets Stay Active

As the drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq advances, efforts to build the nation’s police force have made great strides, the team leader of the police training and advisory mission says.

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Iraqi Police Make Strides Toward Independence

As the drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq advances, efforts to build the nation’s police force have made great strides, the team leader of the police training and advisory mission says.

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Iraqi Police Make Strides Toward Independence

Defense and Veterans Affairs officials announced another step in their efforts to streamline the process of determining veterans’ disability ratings.

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Pentagon, VA Expand Disability Claims Test

Defense and Veterans Affairs officials announced another step in their efforts to streamline the process of determining veterans’ disability ratings.

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Pentagon, VA Expand Disability Claims Test

Iraqi security forces, working with U.S. advisors, arrested 21 terrorism suspects in various operations in recent days, military officials reported.

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Iraqi Forces Arrest 21 Terrorism Suspects

Iraqi security forces, working with U.S. advisors, arrested 21 terrorism suspects in various operations in recent days, military officials reported.

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Two soldiers working deep inside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Indian Ocean serve as liaisons between the aviators of Carrier Air Wing 11 and coalition forces on the ground in Afghanistan.

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Two soldiers working deep inside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Indian Ocean serve as liaisons between the aviators of Carrier Air Wing 11 and coalition forces on the ground in Afghanistan.

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Soldiers, Sailors Work to Avoid Civilian Casualties