Headlines: Panetta said to eye 14 percent cut in Army. And, attackers killed at least 60 people in Iraq on Thursday.

Headlines: Air Force divorce rate highest in military. And, a British newspaper reports, the U.S. poised to release Taliban officials in Guantanamo to get the Taliban to open a peace-talk office in Qatar.

Headlines: Panetta to offer strategy for cutting military budget. And, spokesman claims, the Afghan Taliban are prepared to open an “office outside the country for talks with foreigners”.

U.S. troops training Afghans to take over bomb-defusing. And, Petraeus leaves the Army after 37 years.

August becomes the deadliest month for US in Afghanistan. And, female vets navigate post-war stress and home duties.

New disability system does little to create more effiency, leaving thousands in limbo. And, Westboro threatens to protest the SEAL crash victim’s funeral.

A new study finds secondary PTSD is overdiagnosed. And, cost (not security) will be the determining factor on troop-reductions in Afghanistan, according to the Washington Post.

Gates warns the cutting military further woud diminsh America’s role in the world. And, lawmarkers grill the VA over suicides amoung troops and veterans.

Victims advocates say the military needs to retain evidence in military rape cases. And, Gates looks to chart a path toward deeper budget cuts for the military.

Taliban deny reports that the insurgent groups’ leader had been killed. And, thousands of Air Force civilian jobs won’t be filled as planned for 2012 fiscal year.