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Sailors and Marines stationed and embarked aboard USS Makin Island (LHD 8) man the rails of the amphibious assault ship as they pass by downtown San Diego to begin their scheduled 7-month deployment. (U.S. Navy/Petty Officer 1st Class Jason J. Perry)

These US States Receive the Most in National Defense Spending

An MQ-9 Reaper armed with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt)

Pentagon Denies Causing Civilian Casualties in Air Strikes Over Somalia

Ten F-35C Lightning II jets of the "Argonauts" of VFA-147 aircraft sit on the flight line at Naval Air Station Lemoore. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Manuel Tiscareno)

Navy's F-35 is Nowhere Near Combat-Ready, Watchdog Group Says

Construction workers move a segment of cement pipe on the airfield construction site at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 4, 2019. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)

Air Force Requests Billions to Modernize Crumbling Base Infrastructure

An Airman sets up a breastfeeding pump in a breastfeeding room at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (US Air Force/Tenley Long)

Tricare Adds Coverage for Human Breast Milk

Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers board an aircraft to begin the first leg of their deployment in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (Georgia National Guard/Maj. William Carraway)

Bill Would Require DoD to Pay for Combat Troops to Freeze Sperm, Eggs

Construction Electrician Constructionman Alexander Ossorio, a Seabee from Los Angeles, drills a hole for electrical wiring at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Navy/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Class William S. Parker)

DoD Releases $6.7 Billion List of Projects That Could Be Bumped for Border Wall

The Worst Things About Every Army Rank

John Cena stars in the "Transformers" spinoff movie "Bumblebee." (Paramount)

Colonel John Cena Takes on the Autobots in 'Bumblebee'

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An 81st Medical Operations Squadron molecular technologist uses a multi-channel pipetting technique to prepare patient DNA for testing at the 81st Medical Group’s genetics center Mar. 16, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force/Kemberly Groue)

VA Receives $25 Million Donation to Provide Genetic Testing for Veterans

Billionaire and former Air Force reservist Denny Sanford plans to give his fortune away.

Staff Sgt. Roger Murvin, 2nd Communications Squadron client systems supervisor, troubleshoots a computer at the hub at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 11, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)

Congressmen Urge FBI to Investigate Bots Targeting Veterans with Fake News

Four congressmen urged the FBI to investigate "foreign entities" believed to be targeting service members and vets online.

FILE -- U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis talks to the media in the presence of Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev following their meeting at the government building in Skopje, Macedonia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Mattis Returning to Research Role at Stanford Think Tank

The Hoover Institution at Stanford announced that Mattis will join the public policy think tank to research and write.

The Islamic State group claimed the suicide attack in the northern Syrian town of Manbij that killed four Americans in January January (AFP/File)

US-Backed Syria Force Says it Captured Jihadists Behind Attack on US Troops

Nineteen people including four American personnel were killed in the January 16 suicide bombing claimed by ISIS.

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Iran's Chief of Staff of Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, left, speaks during a press conference with Syria's defense minister Gen. Ali Ayoub, center, and Iraqi army commander, Gen. Osman Ghanemi in Damascus, Syria, Monday, March 18, 2019. (SANA via AP)

Syria's Defense Minister Slams 'Illegitimate' US Presence

The U.S. currently has about 2,000 troops in eastern and northern Syria.

Presidential hopeful U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, speaks at an event Monday, March 18, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

2020 Hopeful Gabbard Calls For End of 'Wasteful' Wars

Gabbard, a combat veteran, said she would like to spend that money on health care, education and other needs in the U.S.

In this April 21, 2015 file photo, a flag waves in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

Remains of Ohio Soldier Killed in Korean War Identified

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a statement that Army Cpl. Stephen Nemec was accounted for on July 13, 2018.

In this Jan. 25, 2019 photo provided by Eric Siereveld of the University of Louisiana at Monroe, music education major and trumpet student Kody Jernigan of Longview, Texas, plays Taps, at the funeral of retired Ouachita Parish District Fire Chief Tommy "Cotton" Tharp. (Eric Siereveld/University of Louisiana at Monroe via AP)

University Trumpeters Offer Taps for Veterans' Funerals

Ten trumpet students at a Louisiana university are offering to play Taps at veterans' funerals.

Rescue workers install a screen on the spot where a body was covered with a white blanket following a shooting in Utrecht, Netherlands, Monday, March 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Suspect Arrested in Dutch Tram Attack

A gunman killed three people and wounded five others on a tram in the central Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday morning.

An aerial view of Offutt Air Force Base and the surrounding areas affected by flood waters on March 16, 2019. (U.S. Air Force/TSgt. Rachelle Blake)

Dozens of Buildings Underwater at Offutt Air Force Base After Massive Flood

Officials and airmen stationed at Offutt will not be able to get into roughly 60 structures until water from floods recedes.

Former Defense Intelligence Agency case officer Ron Rockwell Hansen, 58, pleaded guilty to attempting to give national defense information to Chinese intelligence agents in 2014. (PHOTO COURTESY SALT LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE)

Former Intel Officer Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Give China Classified Info

A former DIA officer pleaded guilty to attempting to give national defense information to Chinese intelligence agents.

FILE - In this image from video released by the CIA on Nov. 1, 2017, Hamza bin Laden is shown at his wedding. (CIA via AP, File)

Born into Al-Qaida: Hamza bin Laden's Rise to Prominence

Years after the death of his father at the hands of Navy SEALs, Hamza bin Laden finds himself in the crosshairs.

Marines, veterans and spouses get face-to-face with employers during the Marine Corps Air Station New River job fair, Sept. 5, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Martin Egnash)

Here's All the Government Programs that Help Vets with Jobs and Benefits

A watchdog agency has come up with a list of 45 government programs to aid veterans.

Vet Groups Applaud Release of Wheelchair Damage Info by Airlines

Department of Transportation publication now includes information on damaged mobility devices.

U.S. Vice Adm. Phillip Sawyer, commander of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet, gestures during an interview with a select group of journalists aboard the USS Blue Ridge, the U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship, while docked at Manila South Harbor in Manila, Philippines Monday, March 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

US Navy Won't Alter Sail-bys at Sea Despite China Maneuver

Vice Adm. Phillip Sawyer told reporters that Washington protested that "unprofessional behavior" by the Chinese ship.

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U.S. Army Reserve 1st Lt. Sylvia Orozco, with the 383rd Quartermaster Battalion, and Capt. Roxanna Flores and Sgt. Desiree Lopez with the 356th Transportation Company, approach mile marker 8 on the 26-mile Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Mar. 17, 2019. (U.S. Army Reserve photo/Brandon R. Mace)

30th Bataan Memorial Death March Draws Record Crowd

The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) gets underway from Naval Station Norfolk to conduct sea trials, May 16, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo/Hendrick Dickson)

Navy Sailor who Beat Wife's Dog to Death Could Avoid Jail Time

Maj. James Enderby, joined by R2-D2, served as emcee and coordinator for the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate’s Star Wars-themed Safety Down Day, Jan. 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Dixon)

R2-D2 in the Cockpit? Air Force Testing 'Skyborg' AI Program

The Army and the Marine Corps showed of its new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Wednesday at a test track at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. (Matthew Cox/Military.com)

Army to Cut JLTV Buy to Pay for Future Systems

The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator taxies on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is the first aircraft carrier to host test operations for an unmanned aircraft. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristina Young)

Congressman Pushes Back on Navy's Plan to Retire the Carrier Truman

The USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), the U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship, is anchored off Manila Bay west of Manila, Philippines for a routine port call Wednesday, March 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

US Navy Flagship Visits Manila After Sailing in Disputed Sea

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Pipe Tomahawk Given by Washington in 1792 Returned to Tribe

Washington gave the combination tobacco-smoking pipe and weapon to Cornplanter as he negotiated a peace treaty with the Six N...

Air Force and Army coed softball teams render military honors during the All-Star Armed Services Classic Championship game, Washington, D.C., July 13, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rusty Frank)

Military Discounts for Major League Baseball Games

Major League Baseball teams are showing their appreciation for service members with military discounts on game tickets.

Burgoyne Always Has the Back of His Navy Lacrosse Teammates

Teammates elected Ian Burgoyne to wear the No. 40 in honor of former Navy lacrosse player Brendan Looney.

In a still from ''Combat Obscura,'' a film that uses footage shot in Afghanistan by a Marine, a U.S Marine appears to smoke marijuana out of a makeshift bong while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011-12. (COURTESY OF OSCILLOSCOPE LABORATORIES)

‘Stop Looking at These Kids as Heroes’: Vet’s Documentary Features Afghan War Footage

Former Marine Miles Lagoze hopes his film "Combat Obscura" will alter the "sanitized and sanctified view of the military" man...

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