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FILE-- In this July 2, 2012 file photo, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat moves in the Persian Gulf while an oil tanker is seen in background. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Congress Wants the Navy to Prove it Can Fight Off Enemy Drone, Boat Swarms

Capt. John Graziano was killed Nov. 13, 2018 in a T-38 Talon crash. (Air Force via Facebook)

Compressor Stall During Night Flight Led to Fatal T-38 Crash

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, takes off during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 10, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)

Remains of 3 Marines Killed in December KC-130J Crash Identified

President Donald J. Trump puts on a flight jacket during a Troop Talk, Nov. 5, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Donald Hudson)

After 'MAGA' Patches, McCain Scandal, Navy Issues New Memo on Political Activities

President Trump awards Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia the Medal of Honor at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 25, 2019 (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

It's Official: A Living Iraq War Vet Has Received the Medal of Honor

President George H.W. Bush addresses a crowd at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait, Jan. 26, 2001, during a memorial ceremony in honor of American service members who died in the Gulf War. (U.S. Army photo/Bryan Beach)

Former White House Officials: Apply Gulf War Lessons to Iran Crisis

A plank owner of the USS Intrepid (CVS 11) observes the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Memorial Day ceremony on May 30, 2016. The ship was in Vietnam's territorial waters during the Vietnam War. Some veterans say they were exposed to Agent Orange during that time. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie Matyascik)

What You Need to Know About the Blue Water Navy Benefits Law

5 Times Chesty Puller Proved He Was One of the Greatest Marines

Airmen pause for retreat, also known as reveille. (U.S. Air Force/Samuel King Jr.)

Military Traditions: Understanding Common Traditions and Customs

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A Vietnam veteran listens as Agent Orange expert and military historian Paul Sutton addresses the group during a town hall meeting held at the New Jersey State council, Vietnam Veterans of America, at VFW Post 809 in Little Ferry, N.J., on Sept. 27, 2015. (Jim Anness/Northjersey.com via AP)

After Decades of Fighting, the Blue Water Navy Benefits Bill Is Now a Law

H.R. 299 will extend disability compensation to military personnel who served off the coast of Vietnam.

Four Directions co-founder O.J. Semans, right, and Marcella LeBeau, whose ancestor died at Wounded Knee, watch during a news conference Tuesday, June 25, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. At left Rep. Paul Cook, R-Calif., talks with Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M. Advocates for Native Americans called for Congress to revoke the Medals of Honor given to the U.S. soldiers who participated in the Wounded Knee massacre. (AP Photo/Kali Robinson)

Lawmakers Seek to Revoke Wounded Knee Medals for US Soldiers

Medals of Honor were given to 20 soldiers from the 7th Cavalry Regiment for participating in the December 29, 1890, massacre.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, walks from a helicopter with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, as Pompeo returns to his plane after an unannounced visit to Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

US Military Says 2 Service Members Killed in Afghanistan

The killings occurred a day after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a quick visit to the Afghan capital of Kabul.

Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher leaves a military courtroom on Naval Base San Diego with his wife, Andrea Gallagher, Friday, May 31, 2019, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)

Defense To Present Testimony in Navy SEAL Murder Case

The prosecution rested its case Tuesday in the San Diego court-martial of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher.

This June 1, 2019 photo provided by History Flight shows graves of U.S. servicemen under the water table in Tarawa, Kiribati. A nonprofit organization that searches for the remains of U.S. servicemen lost in past conflicts has found what officials believe are the graves of more than 30 Marines and sailors killed in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. (Eric Albertson/Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency/History Flight via AP)

Graves of 30 US Servicemen Found on Pacific WWII Battlefield

The remains are believed to belong to Marines and sailors from the 6th Marine Regiment.

Then Under Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy visits Soldiers and leadership from the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 19, 2019. (U.S. Army/ Capt. Adan Cazarez)

'We Have Circled the Wagons:' Army's New Boss Lays Out Way Ahead

The U.S. Army's new top official acknowledged that the service is undergoing very abrupt leadership changes.

A P-8 Poseidon from Navy Patrol Squadron 9, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, on deployment in Europe stopped by the Paris Air Show June 17 -22. (Military.com/Oriana Pawlyk)

Iran Says it Almost Downed a P-8 Surveillance Plane. Here's What the P-8 Does

Iranian leaders said they refrained from shooting down a P-8 transiting in the region, and instead shot down the Global Hawk.

Former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia (second from left) attends a Medal of Honor reception at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, Arlington VA, June 24, 2019 (U.S. Army/Sgt. Kevin Roy)

'The Audie Murphy of His Generation:' Why David Bellavia's Medal of Honor Is Making History

The presentation of the MoH to an Iraq War vet has reignited discussion over why it took 16 years to select a living recipien...

On Feb. 26, 2019, the U.S. Marine Band participated in the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial site dedication ceremony, located on the National Mall. (U.S. Marine Corps/Master Sgt. Amanda Simmons)

Desert Storm Memorial is Way Short of $40 Million Fundraising Goal

The National Desert Storm Memorial Association is currently $32 million short of its $40 million fundraising goal.

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

Coast Guard to Pay for Moms on Duty to Ship Breast Milk

The benefit is part of a Coast Guard effort to attract and retain female service members.

President Donald Trump talks before signing anti-human trafficking legislation, Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump Touts Mission Act in 'Off the Record' Phone Call with Thousands of Veterans

Trump expressed deep affection and gratitude for veterans while pledging to improve their health care.

Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii fold the American flag over the remains of U.S. Navy F1c Grant Clark COOK Jr. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, May. 09, 2019. (Jamarius Fortson/U.S. Army)

Could the Military 'Widow's Tax' Finally Get Abolished? Here's the Next Hurdle

The Senate is taking up the National Defense Authorization Act this week.

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., speaks to the media Jan. 10, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Duncan Hunter Accused of Using Campaign Money to Finance Affairs with 5 Women

The Justice Department has accused Rep. Duncan Hunter of illegally using campaign funds to pay for extramarital affairs.

Motorcyclists attend the Blessing of the Bikes ceremony in Columbia, N.H. on Sunday, June 23, 2019. The ceremony for motorcycle enthusiasts became a scene of mourning as about 400 people paid tribute to seven bikers killed in a collision with a pickup truck. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Truck Driver Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Crash Involving Marine Motorcycle Club

Volodymyr Zhukovskyy was ordered to remain in preventive detention, with a judge saying his driving record poses a danger.

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Aircraft carriers in port at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, the world's largest naval station, on Dec. 20, 2012. Stocktrek Images

Naval Station Norfolk Security Barrier Activated in Error

Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper arrives at the Pentagon for his first day as acting defense chief, Washington, D.C., June 24, 2019. (DoD/Lisa Ferdinando)

Here's New Acting SecDef Mark Esper's First Message to the Troops

Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, practice proper techniques to clear a stairway during an Urban Operations exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 9, 2014. Each building is designed differently to offer an unpredictable layout that Marines would normally experience in UO. The rooms are filled with distracting elements including holes in the walls, open ceilings and multiple doorways. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore/Released)

Inside Project Metropolis: Marines Prepare to Wage Big-City Battles

An F-35B Joint Strike Fighter executes a vertical landing on an amphibious ship. (Photo: Raytheon)

Navy Buys Tech that Can Land F-35s on Carriers with Pinpoint Accuracy

Judges gavel and the scales of justice. (Getty Images)

Marine Jailed for 16 Years for Murder of Kenyan Olympic Champion's Daughter

Streamers shoot into the air after Irene Hirano Inouye, wife of the late Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, broke a bottle of Champagne on the bow of a warship bearing his name at Bath Iron Works on Saturday, June 22, in Bath, Maine. Her late husband, the ship's namesake, was a Medal of Honor recipient who broke racial barriers and represented Hawaii in the U.S. Senate for a half-century until his death in 2012. (AP Photo/David Sharp)

Wife of Late Sen. Inouye Christens Warship Bearing His Name

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A 1040 tax form sits next to a small bit of cash. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Valerie Halbert)

Sound Off: Should Wealthy Families Who Don't Serve Pay a 'War Tax'?

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke just tossed a rhetorical grenade in the mix in hopes of attracting some media...

Military Couples and Money

Like any military operation, effective money management takes planning

Larry Brown when he was a pilot with a Marine Corps F-4 squadron during Vietnam.

Vietnam Combat Pilot Finds New Career as City Engineer at 78

USMC veteran Larry Brown shows you're never too old to start something new.

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Atlanta to Be Home of Rare Civil War Flag of Black Soldiers

"We Will Prove Ourselves Men," reads the inscription at the top of the regimental flag carried of the 127th United States Col...

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