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"A group of analysts have provided investigators with documents they say show senior military officers manipulated the conclusions of reports on the war against the IS."

“After fourteen years of being immersed in the bloody wars of our era, C.J. Chivers came home.”

"There should be concern that ISIS has become so well armed, experts warn."

"The Marine Corps named this demonstration 'Operational Test One,' but it turns out it wasn’t actually an operational test."

"Our secretary of the Navy completely rolled the Marine Corps and the entire staff that was involved in putting this [experiment] in place under the bus."

“The advisers-only strategy proposed today by many in Washington won't cut it unless they have U.S. ground troops to back them up.”

"The special U.S. envoy to the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS, retired Marine General John Allen, said “remarkable progress” has been made against the Islamic State."

“Predictions of the imminent, or even medium term fall of Damascus are wrong.”

"Championed by human rights advocates and condemned by critics who say it amounts to selling out old allies, the move speaks to an ever-complicated relationship."

"The top U.S. general says the Syrian refugee crisis likely will galvanize more European action to help end that nation’s bloody struggle."

"Is Russia exporting hybrid warfare and frozen conflicts to the Middle East?"

"Observers suggest that the Air Force may be hoping to avoid unwarranted attention on the A-10, which they have repeatedly sought to divest."

"Al Qaeda leader al-Zawahri called on young Muslim men in the United States and other Western countries to carry out attacks inside there."

"It happened to me."

"US Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says NATO members must acknowledge the alliance is facing “multiple complex” threats."

"Incidents of violent infighting between IS extremists are on the rise with rifts developing between elements and arguments erupting over the distribution of spoils, sex slaves and cash."

“How Pakistan's intelligence agency created a pliant proxy and implacable foe of India.”

The national Rick Rescorla memorial is on permanent display at the National Infantry Museum’s Memorial Walk of Honor. Continue on for more.

Mabus tells NPR’s David Greene the military benefits from an integrated force, cites ‘lack of standards’. Continue on to listen to a NPR interview.

Continue on for the Special Issue: The Al-Qa`ida Threat 14 Years Later

“Fourteen years after terror struck the U.S., our strategy to defeat terrorism is failing.”

"In a changing global security environment, the United States is pursuing a third offset strategy to bolster a weakened conventional deterrence."

"The head of the Army Capabilities Integration Center said yesterday the service will unveil its combat vehicle modernization strategy at the ASAU's annual convention next month."

"When classes began Aug. 17, the U.S. Army War College introduced a new seven-day introduction to strategic studies course, which includes a four-day Gulf War case study."

Continue on for a link to the Marine Corps Gender Integration Research Executive Summary.