The Air Force plans to spread out forces during a fight with China, and Gen. David Allvin wants to do more to defend dispersed bases from missile attacks. The senior enlisted advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman came as the military continues to grapple with an obesity epidemic in the ranks. The move, which may be approved by December, is expected to free up signal soldiers for more unit-level work within the brigades. The former president caused controversy with remarks last week saying a civilian medal was a better honor than the military award. During the war in Afghanistan, 24% of active duty women and 1.9% of active duty men experienced sexual assault, the report found. U.S. Army Private William Calkins was captured by Japanese forces and died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines in 1942 at the age of 20. Twelve years after Marine veteran and journalist Austin Tice's abduction in Syria, his family continues to hold hope for his safe return. “They’re either in very bad shape because they’ve been hit so many times by bullets or they’re dead,” Trump said of Medal of Honor recipients. U.S. forces are expected to deliver about 6 million more pounds of aid before all troops involved in the mission are sent home. A 55-year-old lieutenant colonel assigned to U.S. Army Central Command died while exercising Sunday in Sumter, South Carolina. Load More