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Members of San Diego's LGBT community gather to celebrate the expiration of the U.S. military policy "Don't Ask Don't Tell," September 20. 2011.

New White House guidelines leave transgender service members and vets in limbo

New policies toward transgender troops in the US Armed Forces take a hefty emotional and practical toll for soldiers and vets.

New White House guidelines leave transgender service members and vets in limbo
Prisoners released

After being apart for years, four prisoners released from Guantanamo are reunited with loved ones in Saudi Arabia

After being apart for years, four prisoners released from Guantanamo are reunited with loved ones in Saudi Arabia
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone sits in a hanger at Creech Air Force Base May 19, 2016. The base in Nevada is the hub for the military’s unmanned aircraft operations in the United States.

For Rosa Brooks, how drones turned from the abstract to the stuff of nightmares

For Rosa Brooks, how drones turned from the abstract to the stuff of nightmares
Cancer cluster investigations are notoriously difficult, but civilian and military personnel who've worked at Gitmo are increasingly alarmed.

Working at the Gitmo US military base might cause cancer

Working at the Gitmo US military base might cause cancer
The Cyber Warrior

Meet the hacking prodigy you definitely want on your side

Meet the hacking prodigy you definitely want on your side
Antonio Guerra, Cetra's director of Interpreting Services, with his team of interpreters at the US Pacific Command's 13th annual Chiefs of Defense Conference in Seoul, South Korea

How do you say 'shutdown' in Spanish or Chinese? Crisis leaves translation contracts in limbo

We visit language services company Cetra, whose contract to provide interpreters at an international defense chiefs conference has been canceled.

How do you say 'shutdown' in Spanish or Chinese? Crisis leaves translation contracts in limbo