A U.S. Army Reserve training brief on extremism and extremist organizations puts evangelical Christianity at the top of the list of groups soldiers should watch out for, and avoid.

According to the Power Point presentation, obtained and posted online by legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, the Army Reserve in Pennsylvania considers evangelical Christians, Catholics, and Mormons as dangerous as the Muslim Brotherhood, al-Qaeda, and Hamas.

David Petraeus, former head of the CIA, apologized again yesterday for the extramarital affair that led to his resignation, expressing sorrow that his actions “caused such pain for my family, friends, and supporters.”

The speech, his first in public since the incident, struck a somber, apologetic tone before the 600 attendees of the University of Southern California’s annual ROTC dinner. His wife and many uniformed and decorated veterans were among the crowd, which listened intently to the hero of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

The White House wanted to make Marine Gen. John Allen commander of NATO forces in Europe. But Allen had another plan: retirement.

President Barack Obama announced today he’d accepted Allen’s request.

Allen, who completed a 19-month stint as the top commander of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan earlier this month, requested retirement "so that he can address health issues within his family," Obama said in a brief written statement.

An unsigned and undated Justice Department white paper, obtained by NBC News, reports The New York Times, "… is the most detailed analysis yet to come into public view regarding the Obama legal team's views about the lawfulness of killing, without a trial, an American citizen who executive branch officials decide is an operational leader of al-Qaeda or one of its allies."

The military is poised to extend some benefits to the same-sex partners of service members, officials said Tuesday, about 16 months after the Pentagon repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has not made a final decision on which benefits, the officials said, but the Pentagon likely will allow same-sex partners access to the on-base commissary and other military subsidized stores, as well as some health and welfare programs.

On Feb. 2, Chris Kyle, a Navy SEAL and author of the best-selling autobiography, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History, was shot and killed by Eddie Ray Routh, a Marine purportedly afflicted with post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD. The shooting took place at a gun range. 

Just one week after the Pentagon announced it would expand integration of women in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines, a new report has found the military isn't doing enough to care for women suffering from one of the worst possible wounds: sexual assault.