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Latest Trump target: the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program

by Amy Scott
Dec 12, 2016
Trump tweets that the defense program cost is out of control.
A Dutch Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jet takes off at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on November 24, 2015. President-elect Trump has voiced his concerns over the costs of the Joint Strike Fighter program on his Twitter account.  
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Policing the streets with military hardware

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 29, 2016
Craig Atkinson's documentary "Do Not Resist" looks at the militarization of American law enforcement.
Riot police block off a ramp to a highway during a demonstration against police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 22, 2016 following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by police two days earlier and two nights of riots.
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The U.S. military is kinda like Walmart, here's how

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 24, 2016
The military got big and it's hard to scale back.
"The military", said Rosa Brooks, "has become the nation's one-stop shop."
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Military spouses are often underemployed

by Kimberly Adams
May 30, 2016
A new study looks at the economic toll military life can take on military spouses.
Marlene Aceves embraces her husband Matthew Aceves following a homecoming ceremony at Kentucky's Fort Knox, 2013.
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Military chow hall makeovers, with a side of broccoli

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 15, 2016
Army dining facilities are being asked to do more with less, and to get soldiers to eat their veggies.
Sgt. Earl Lendore, a food service specialist in the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, prepares a meal at a Ft. Bragg dining facility.
Staff Sgt. Christopher Freeman/82nd Combat Aviation Brigade PAO
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More opportunities for women in the military

by David Brancaccio
Jan 1, 2016
Crude oil exports, integration of women in the military, and musical instrument repair
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A higher paycheck for more women in the military

by Kimberly Adams
Jan 1, 2016
On Friday, the military will slowly be opening up all jobs to women, which means all the pay grades are opening up, too.
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C-130 aircraft designed in the 1950s still delivers

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 29, 2015
The bulky cargo plane has survived tech advances and budget cuts for 60 years.
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The Pentagon opens combat jobs to women

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Dec 3, 2015
Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Thursday that all combat jobs must be open to women by early next year.
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Can the military arm itself with the "Internet of Things"?

by Andy Uhler
Nov 10, 2015
The Pentagon drove innovation, but has been slow to adopt integrated communications.
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