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Military officers from NATO and other countries parade during the opening ceremony of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

NATO on Its 70th Anniversary: A Birthday Party or a Wake?

FILE -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Venezuelian President Nicolas Maduro during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, July 2, 2013. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

Russia Doubles Down in Venezuela

Zianni and her family pose for a photo. (Courtesy Photo)

Veterans' Combat Trauma Is Often Passed Onto Their Children

Outdated family quarters at Fort Lee get demolished to make room for modern replacement units. (U.S. Army/T. Anthony Bell)

The Bad Decisions that Led to Privatized Military Housing Woes

FILE -- A fighter of Christian Syriac militia that battles the Islamic State group burns an ISIS flag on the western side of Raqqa, northeast Syria, July 17, 2017. U.S.-backed Syrian fighters fought Islamic State militants in the heart of Raqqa, the extremists' self-styled capital, as scores of civilians fled areas controlled by the group. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

With ISIS Caliphate Defeated, Syrian Democratic Forces Begin a New Chapter

U.S. Marine Corps recruits, with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, listen to periods of instruction about the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) at Leatherneck Square on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, July 11, 2018. The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program helps to create the warrior ethos by utilizing armed and unarmed techniques from various styles of martial arts. (Yamil Casarreal/Marine Corps)

GI Jane Was a Fairy Tale: Fighting for Respect in the Marine Corps

Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, Air Force Recruiting Services commander, tours the STEM demonstration prior to a screening of the movie “Captain Marvel” in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2019 (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Rusty Frank)

The Necessary Impact of Captain Marvel on the Military

Machinist's Mate (Nuclear) 1st Class Chad Salyers, from Wabash, Indiana, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), runs his last mile of the Murph Challenge fitness event in recognition of Memorial Day. The Murph Challenge honors Lt. Michael Murphy, a Navy SEAL who died in Afghanistan in 2005. The challenge is to complete a one-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats, and second one-mile run, all within an hour. ( Joe Boggio/Navy)

Chairman's Flight Surgeon Shares Insights on How to Run Farther and Live Longer

Army Pfc. Keylin Perez stands in front of the formation bearing the unit guidon during a field training exercise at Fort Meade, Md., Jan. 13, 2019. Perez is assigned to the 200th Military Police Command’s Headquarters Company. (U.S. Army/Army Master Sgt. Michel Sauret)

With Historic Number of Women in Uniform, the Vet Community Is About to Change

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The Bad Decisions that Led to Privatized Military Housing Woes

Iraqi Federal Police officers hold up a captured ISIS flag in the village of Abu Saif, 6 kilometres from Mosul on February 22, 2017 in Nineveh, northern Iraq. (Martyn Aim/Getty Images)

Islamic State 2019: An Assessment

This undated photo provided by the National World War II Museum shows Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Gunther Kuhlmann, center, saluting commander of the German U-boat U-166 on his boat. (AP Photo/National World War II Museum) MANDATORY CREDIT

The Mammoth Unsinkable Ice Ships of WWII That Almost Existed

Demonstration of a Leclerc tank in Paris, on Bastille day 2006. The Leclerc turret is used on the European Main Battle Tank. (Image: Rama/Wikimedia Commons)

Does the US Still Lead the Way in Defense Acquisition Innovation?

Maduro foe says he's ready to replace the president

Venezuela: The End Game

Movers unpack 1st Lt. Kathryn Bailey's belongings at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, in May 2017. (Photo by Karen A. Iwamoto, Oahu Publications via DVIDS)

Try These Ideas Before Privatizing Military Moves

A Yellow vest demonstrator holds a banner opposed to French President Emmanuel Macron as he gathers near the Arc de Triomphe before a march in Paris on Jan. 26, 2019. France's yellow vest protesters are hitting the streets again, keeping up pressure on President Emmanuel Macron even as internal divisions and frustration over protest violence cloud the movement's future. The banner reads 'King Macron makes his show we fight.' (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

The Yellow Vest Movement: Does What Happens in Paris Matter to America?

Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C. looks at pictures of the soldiers killed this century based in Camp Lejeune along a hallway leading to his office on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, in Washington. Republican Rep. Walter Jones began signing the letters to families in 2003 as penance for his 2002 vote supporting war in Iraq. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Walter Jones Battled on Behalf of Marines. For Him, It Was Personal

Two crewmen aboard a Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf small boat signal the crew of the USS Decatur during the Northern Edge exercise in June, 2011. (U.S. Navy photo)

Former Coast Guard Top Enlisted: We're Ashamed of Congress

Veterans gather in the Spokane Convention Center before the slalom super G competition begins during the 29th National Veterans Wheelchair Games July 16, 2009 in Spokane, Wash. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)

A Rift Between Veterans Organizations? That's Just Plain Wrong

The 40-year-old Polar Star, the Coast Guard’s only operational heavy icebreaker capable of conducting Antarctic ice operations, carves a channel in ice near Ross Island on Jan. 16, 2017. (Chief Petty Officer David Mosley/Coast Guard)

A Warming Arctic Heats Up US-Russian Military Rivalry

Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf crewmembers aboard a 26-foot Mark IV small boat approach the cutter during a counterdrug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 8, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew S. Masaschi)

Retired Coast Guard Master Chiefs: Washington Is Failing Our Service

President Donald Trump speaks at a hangar rally at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

No, Trump Didn't Reveal a 'Covert' Navy SEAL Team in Iraq

The Adjutant General of Colorado U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mike Loh reads a holiday storybook, Dec. 13, 2017, at the Governor's Residence, to children of deployed Colorado National Guard members. ((U.S. Air National Guard/Maj. Darin Overstreet)

Military Families Feel Financial Pinch During Holidays

Sailors aboard the fast attack submarine USS Seawolf (SSN 21) remove Arctic ice from the hull after surfacing at the North Pole. (U.S. Navy)

Polar Geopolitics: The Scramble to Control the Arctic

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U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pick up trash during the monthly Single Marine Program base cleanup on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 28, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Samuel Lyden)

More Discipline, Less Bleeding: General Defends Controversial New Policy

Furness said he had repeatedly observed that the most disciplined units were the ones who fared best in combat.

Air Force Capt. Lauren Kram, assigned to the 13th Bomb Squadron, poses for a portrait on Feb. 19, 2019. Kram is one of six qualified female pilots assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. (Kayla White/U.S. Air Force)

The Air Force Is on a Mission to Fix its Uniforms

The Air Force Chief of Staff has called for improved, better-fitting uniforms -- not only for comfort, but also for safety.

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installation East, pick up trash in a parking lot at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Jan. 12, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Livingston)

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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (left, pictured November 2018) said after a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that he finds "correct his statement about the removal [from Syria] of the elements that concern Turkey." (AFP photo/Nicholas Kamm)

Turkey: US Didn't Respond to Offer to Check S-400 Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems

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In this April 10, 2000, file photo, a marker embedded in the pavement marks the imaginary line between the United States and Mexico at the San Ysidro border checkpoint between San Diego, Calif., and Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Two American Soldiers Stopped by Mexican Troops Along the Border

After a brief discussion between the soldiers, the Mexican troops left, and the U.S. soldiers contacted Border Patrol agents.

In this Aug. 3, 2017, file photo, the dog tags and a Hawaiian pressed penny charm of Pfc. Dale W. Ross are displayed at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. (Justin Taylan/Pacific Wrecks via AP)

Remains of WWII Soldier Identified 76 Years After Going MIA

Skeletal remains recovered two years ago on the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific are those of Pfc. Dale W. Ross.

Employees of Planck Aerosystems and WiBotic demonstrate drone autonomous landing and charging technology during the ThunderDrone Rodeo at the newest SOFWERX facility in Tampa, Fla., Nov. 1, 2017. (U.S. Special Operations Command/U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Barry Loo)

Army to Host Drone Fly-Off to Showcase Student Designs

The U.S. Army will host a drone fly-off event at the University of Texas at El Paso as part of a student design competition.

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In this Sept. 12, 2018 photo, an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft from Naval Air Station Oceana taxis after landing at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.. (Gregg Pachkowski/Pensacola News Journal via AP)

Blue Angels Gear Up for New Era in F/A-18 Super Hornet

The Blue Angels are tentatively scheduled to start flying the F/A-18 Super Hornet in 2021.

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit practice zero M249 squad automatic weapons during a live-fire training exercise on the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), March 5, 2019. The USS Arlington is making a scheduled deployment as part of the 22nd MEU and the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group.

Navy Investigating After Camera Found in Women's Bathroom on the USS Arlington

A female Marine found a camera hidden in a women's bathroom aboard the USS Arlington.

The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732)(Gold) returns to its homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, following a strategic deterrence patrol. The boat is one of five ballistic-missile submarines stationed at the base and is capable of carrying up to 20 submarine-launched ballistic missiles with multiple warheads. (Bryan Tomforde/U.S. Navy)

The Navy's Future Fleet May Include Submarines Without Sailors

The Navy's fiscal year 2020 funding request indicates a new level of commitment to autonomous sea operations.

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German, US Military Police Oversee Boy's Rescue from Shaft

Police say they have rescued a 17-month-old boy three hours after he fell into a three-meter shaft in western Germany.

An Air Force F-15 Eagle from the 67th Fighter Squadron lands at Kadena Air Base, Japan, in November. (Corey Pettis/U.S. Air Force)

The Air Force Hasn't Bought an F-15 in 15 Years. Boeing Is Preparing Just in Case

It's been 15 years since Boeing's north St. Louis County plant churned out an F-15 fighter plane for the Air Force.

Kadena Air Base is home to the 18th Fighter Wing in Okinawa, Japan. (CARLOS VAZQUEZ/STARS AND STRIPES)

Second Okinawa-Based Airman in Four Days Arrested on Suspicion of Drunk Driving

For the second time in less than a week, a Kadena-based airman has been accused of crashing while under the influence.

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William "Bill" Gallegos, former U.S. Marine Corps guard, waves to cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Jan 21, 2011, during the observation of the 30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979-1980. West Point was the site of their original homecoming in January of 1981. (U.S. Army/Tommy Gilligan)

Marine Vet, Former Iran Hostage Billy Gallegos Honored for FBI Service

Gallegos spent 444 days captive to terrorists and a good portion of his career hunting those who spread terror.

Lance Cpl. Caleb Eudy, with Charlie Company, 1st recruit training battalion, grimaces during an event at the Crucible on Parris Island, S.C. April 12, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Andrew Neumann)

Cancer Survivor Finally a Marine After 956 Days as a Recruit

Earlier this year, Eudy was found fit for duty and he returned to Parris Island as a recruit to finish his training.

Second Lt. Clarence Miller, waits for enemy contact during a field exercise with The Basic School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on Nov. 6, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Samuel Ellis)

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Coast Guard News

A Coast Guard aviator tows an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter on the air station's tarmac in Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 30, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Ashley Wallace)

Coast Guard Service Members Face Drug Charges in Alaska

The Coast Guard says 31 service members have faced punishment as a result of the ongoing investigation.

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy sits in the ice about 715 miles north of Barrow, Alaska, Sept. 30, 2018, during an Arctic research mission. (Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi)

Coast Guard: US Must Work to Prevent a Fight in the Arctic

The service aims to work with partners to promote visibility and ensure stability in the region.

David Wilson (lower left), owner of the fishing vessel Destination, answers preliminary questions from Cmdr. Scott Muller (center right), marine board chair for the fishing vessel Destination investigation, during a hearing at the Henry Jackson Federal Building in Seattle, Aug. 7, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Amanda Norcross)

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