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Situation Report: SecDef kicks off effort to sell new personnel and pay plan; Air Force in trouble with Congress; more drones and jets to Eastern Europe; Taliban leader sends along his resume; and lots more

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Paul McLeary
Pakistan members of Jamiat Nazriati party shout slogans in a rally to pay tribute to Afghanistan's deceased Taliban chief Mullah Omar, in Quetta on August 2, 2015. New Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour called for unity in the movement August 1, in his first audio message since becoming head of the group that faces deepening splits following the death of longtime chief Mullah Omar. AFP PHOTO / Banaras KHAN (Photo credit should read BANARAS KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Pakistan members of Jamiat Nazriati party shout slogans in a rally to pay tribute to Afghanistan's deceased Taliban chief Mullah Omar, in Quetta on August 2, 2015. New Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour called for unity in the movement August 1, in his first audio message since becoming head of the group that faces deepening splits following the death of longtime chief Mullah Omar. AFP PHOTO / Banaras KHAN (Photo credit should read BANARAS KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Afghan Taliban: Yes, We Did Cover Up Mullah Omar’s Death

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Paul McLeary

Situation Report: U.S. Special Ops and its long history in Syria; support for drone strikes crosses ideological divide; Washington considers China hacking sanctions; U.A.E. goes big in Yemen; and lots more

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Paul McLeary
SANLIURFA, TURKEY - JUNE 15: A U.S.-led coalition bomber aircraft and a drone flies over the northern Syrian town of Tel Abyad as it is pictured from the Turkish border town of Akcakale, in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, June 15, 2015. Members of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia took positions on the outskirts of the Islamic State stronghold of Tel Abyad. Thousands of Syrians cut through a border fence and crossed over into Turkey on Sunday, fleeing intense fighting in northern Syria between Kurdish fighters and jihadis.According to Turkish security officials 10,000 people to come across from Syria in last two days. (Photo by Gokhan Sahin/Getty Images)
SANLIURFA, TURKEY - JUNE 15: A U.S.-led coalition bomber aircraft and a drone flies over the northern Syrian town of Tel Abyad as it is pictured from the Turkish border town of Akcakale, in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, June 15, 2015. Members of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia took positions on the outskirts of the Islamic State stronghold of Tel Abyad. Thousands of Syrians cut through a border fence and crossed over into Turkey on Sunday, fleeing intense fighting in northern Syria between Kurdish fighters and jihadis.According to Turkish security officials 10,000 people to come across from Syria in last two days. (Photo by Gokhan Sahin/Getty Images)

Hack Attack: Pentagon Kills Top ISIS Cyber Warrior

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Paul McLeary

Situation Report: Carter back to the valley; U.S. Army shipping out for Europe; the forever war in Iraq grinds on; Iraqi generals killed by Humvee; Russia’s new fighter jet turns heads, and lots more

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Paul McLeary

Situation Report: U.K.-born Islamic State hacker hit; Israel strikes Hamas; Pakistan steps up nuke game; Americans fighting alongside Kurds; and lots more

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Paul McLeary

Situation Report: $30B Army deal announced; more Gitmo problems for the White House; Iraqi intel investigation; Iraqi economy in trouble; North Korean subs coming home; Pentagon official goes Hollywood; and lots more

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Paul McLeary
The entrancer to Camp Justice at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base is seen on October 24, 2013, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The tents at Camp Justice house media, lawyers, human rights observers, and military personnel and they are near the Guantanamo military commissions, the military tribunals created by the Military Commissions Act of 2006 for prosecuting detainees. AFP PHOTO/CHANTAL VALERY (Photo credit should read CHANTAL VALERY/AFP/Getty Images)
The entrancer to Camp Justice at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base is seen on October 24, 2013, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The tents at Camp Justice house media, lawyers, human rights observers, and military personnel and they are near the Guantanamo military commissions, the military tribunals created by the Military Commissions Act of 2006 for prosecuting detainees. AFP PHOTO/CHANTAL VALERY (Photo credit should read CHANTAL VALERY/AFP/Getty Images)

Politics Slows White House Push to Close Gitmo

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Paul McLeary

Situation Report: F-22s headed for Europe; new truce between the Koreas; Syrians say they were sold out by the Turks; Special Ops under investigation; and lots more

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Paul McLeary
South Korean conservative activists hold placards showing portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un during a rally denouncing North Korea's rocket firing, in Seoul on August 21, 2015. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un ordered his frontline troops onto a war-footing from August 21, as military tensions with South Korea soared following a rare exchange of artillery shells across their heavily fortified border. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)
South Korean conservative activists hold placards showing portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un during a rally denouncing North Korea's rocket firing, in Seoul on August 21, 2015. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un ordered his frontline troops onto a war-footing from August 21, as military tensions with South Korea soared following a rare exchange of artillery shells across their heavily fortified border. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

South Korea to Turn Off Propaganda Speakers, but Can It Tone Down Tensions With Pyongyang?

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Siobhán O'Grady, Paul McLeary

Situation Report: Explosion at U.S. base in Japan; top Senate Democrat endorses Iran nuke deal; chemical weapons attacks in Iraq and Syria; riding out the zombie apocalypse; and plenty more

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Paul McLeary
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 14: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (2nd L) speaks as (L-R) Senate Minority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) listen during a news briefing after the weekly Senate Democratic Policy Luncheon July 14, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats had a meeting with Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and discussed various topics including the Iran talks deal. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 14: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (2nd L) speaks as (L-R) Senate Minority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) listen during a news briefing after the weekly Senate Democratic Policy Luncheon July 14, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats had a meeting with Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and discussed various topics including the Iran talks deal. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Top Senate Democrat Endorses Iran Deal

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Paul McLeary
Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters prepare a mortar shell as they guard a position at the frontline of fighting against Islamic State (IS) group's militants near the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar, west of the city of Mosul on August 17, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED (Photo credit should read SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)
Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters prepare a mortar shell as they guard a position at the frontline of fighting against Islamic State (IS) group's militants near the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar, west of the city of Mosul on August 17, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED (Photo credit should read SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)

Pentagon: Early Indications ISIS Used Chemical Weapons Against Kurds

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Paul McLeary

Situation Report: Ash Carter opens up on Turkey and Russia; Pentagon drops new Pacific strategy; American suicide bomber strikes in Iraq; Ukraine stays hot; and lots more

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Paul McLeary
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A Week After Retirement Ray Odierno Lands at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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David Francis, Paul McLeary
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