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FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2016, file photo, U.S. Central Command Command Commander, Army Gen. Joseph Votel, speaks to reporters at the Pentagon. Votel wants a more aggressive Afghan military pressuring Taliban and other insurgents over the normally quieter months of Afghanistan's winter, and then quickly going on the offensive in the spring. It's all part of a plan the United States hopes will change the course of a war now entering its 17th year. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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US commander wants more aggressive Afghan push

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressJanuary 3, 2018

In this March 27, 2008, photo, the Pentagon is seen in this aerial view in Washington. A Pentagon official tells The Associated Press that transgender people can enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, despite President Donald Trump's opposition.

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Pentagon to allow transgender people to enlist in military

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressDecember 11, 2017

In this Oct. 4, 2017, photo, a female U.S. Army recruit practices building clearing tactics with male recruits at Ft. Benning, Ga.

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US Army: Women get chance to ‘one-up’ the men in mixed infantry units

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressNovember 26, 2017

FILE - In this April 11, 2011 file photo, then-U.S. envoy Chris Stevens attends meetings at the Tibesty Hotel in Benghazi, Libya. U.S. special operations forces captured a militant in Libya accused of playing an instrumental role in the Benghazi attacks, officials said Oct. 30, 2017, in a high-stakes operation designed to bring the perpetrators to justice more than five years after the deadly violence. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

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US claims to capture key Benghazi militant

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press, Josh Lederman Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressOctober 30, 2017

Images show, from left, Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black, 35, of Puyallup, Wash.; Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, 39, of Springboro, Ohio; Sgt. La David Johnson of Miami Gardens, Fla.; and Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright, 29, of Lyons, Ga. The four were killed in Niger, Oct. 4.

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US suspects troops betrayed by Niger villager

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressOctober 24, 2017

This still image made from a 2013 video released by the Coleman family shows Caitlan Coleman and her husband, Canadian Joshua Boyle, in a militant video given to the family. AP Photo

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Family held captive by Taliban-linked group released

by Jill Colvin Associated Press, Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press, and Munir Ahmed Associated PressOctober 12, 2017

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl arrives for a pretrial hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for half a decade after walking away from his Afghanistan post, is expected to plead guilty this month rather than face trial for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, two individuals with knowledge of the case said. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson, File)

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Bergdahl expected to plead guilty to desertion, misbehavior

by Josh Lederman Associated Press, and Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressOctober 6, 2017

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3 US Army special operations commandos killed in Niger

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressOctober 5, 2017

This March 27, 2008, photo, shows an aerial view of the Pentagon. The Army is putting together a series of new mental health, counseling and career management programs to shape stronger, more ethical leaders. The move is an effort to grappling with an embarrassing rash of misconduct and behavior problems among senior officers.—AP Photo/Charles Dharapak

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Army looks for new ways to address misbehaving generals

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressSeptember 24, 2017

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More US troops Afghanistan-bound

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press, and Matthew Pennington Associated PressAugust 23, 2017