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San Francisco Mayor London Breed, left, and Adm. John Aquilino, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, watch as the crew of the Navy's newest littoral combat ship, USS Tulsa (LCS 16), brings the ship to life during the ship's commissioning ceremony. LCS 16 is the second Navy combat ship named after Tulsa, the second largest city in Oklahoma. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison/U.S. Navy)

USS Tulsa Commissioned as the US Navy's Newest Warship

U.S. Air Force Capt. Josh Welch, left, and 2nd Lt. Kent Melendez, right, both pilots assigned to the 50th Air Refueling Squadron, perform pre-flight procedures in the KC-135 flight simulator at MacDill Air Force Base, Fl. Pilots perform multiple simulator flights each year testing their proficiency with the aircraft and their ability to handle a wide array of emergency scenarios. (Airman 1st Class Scott Warner/U.S. Air Force)

Florida Military Bases Could Lose up to $177 Million to Trump's Border Wall

In this July 2, 2009, photo George Mendonsa poses for a photo in Middletown, R.I., holding a copy of the famous Alfred Eisenstadt photo of Mendonsa kissing a woman in a nurse's uniform in Times Square on Aug. 14, 1945, while celebrating the end of World War II, left. Mendonsa died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, he was 95. It was years after the photo was taken that Mendonsa and Greta Zimmer Friedman, a dental assistant in a nurse’s uniform, were confirmed to be the couple. (Connie Grosch/Providence Journal via AP)

Sailor in Iconic V-J Day Times Square Kiss Photo Dies at 95

Cmdr. Jeremy Butler, center, commanding officer, Expeditionary Port Unit 113 and Navy reserve component sailor, plays a game of soccer with kids of the Protection and Development Center during a Cobra Gold 2017 community outreach event. EPU 113 is a reserve unit based out of Fort Worth, Texas. (Grady T. Fontana/U.S. Navy)

IAVA Presses on with Ambitious Agenda after Founder Rieckhoff Departs

Darlene Thompson, Stephen Schultz and Joseph Gagnon, 30th Contracting Squadron civilians, pose Feb. 12, 2019, in a warehouse used for storing government property at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Their team is responsible for saving $1 billion over the course of seven years. (Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie/U.S. Air Force

Air Force Base Saves $1 Billion by Reusing Old Equipment

Vice President Mike Pence briefs the media during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. (Matthias Schrader/AP Photo)

Trump Warns Europe He Will Free ISIS Fighters if Allies Won't Prosecute Them

In this Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, file photo, members of the U.S. military install multiple tiers of concertina wire along the banks of the Rio Grande near the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border, in Laredo, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

These Military Construction Projects Could Be Cut to Fund a Border Wall

Honorary Chief Petty Officer Bill Cosby, hospital corpsman, delivers remarks during his pinning ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 2011. (U.S. Navy/ Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin O'Brien)

Bill Cosby: Navy Life Prepared Me for My 'Amazing Experience' in Prison

Rosa Salazar's performance is the basis for the title character in "Alita: Battle Angel." (Fox)

How Weta Digital's Eric Saindon Helped Bring 'Alita: Battle Angel' to Life

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A U.S. Army soldier with the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team delivers the American flag at the beginning of the 2018 Atlantic City International Airshow “16th Annual Thunder Over The Boardwalk” at Atlantic City, N.J., Aug. 22, 2018. (New Jersey National Guard photo/Mark C. Olsen)

Injured Army Golden Knight Released from Hospital

The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team plans to resume training on Tuesday.

Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan R. Farmer, 37, of Boynton Beach, Fla. (U.S. Army photo)

Friends, Relatives Gather for Service for Soldier Killed in Syria

Jonathan Farmer was killed Jan. 16 in a bombing in northern Syria.

A U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter stands atop a building used as a temporary base near the last land still held by Islamic State militants in Baghouz, Syria, Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Tense Standoff Spells Endgame for ISIS Militants in Syria

The last speck of land held by the Islamic State group is a patch along the Euphrates River in eastern Syria.

In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., speaks on Capitol Hill, in Washington. D.C. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)

Duckworth Says Senate Has Enough Votes to Rescind Trump's National Emergency

Sen. Tammy Duckworth says her colleagues are prepared to block President Trump's declaration of a national emergency.

Gordon Miller, North District Lifeguard Supervisor for Cape Cod National Seashore looks over the early morning crowd at Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro, Mass. (Steve Haines/The Cape Cod Times via AP)

Search for Contamination at Former Camp Wellfleet Nearly Complete

Preliminary sampling indicates no issues with regard to contamination at the former Camp Wellfleet.

F-22 Raptors are parked near the runway at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 15, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. Russ Scalf)

Virginia Lawmakers Urge Air Force Secretary to Move F-22s to Langley-Eustis

The move would give more missions to the Virginia base, which is currently "underutilized," they said.

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, conducts pre-flight checks before departing the air station, Jan. 8, 2019. The crew embarked on a training flight during which mission system operators practiced using the airplane's camera, radar and other sensory equipment. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Corinne Zilnicki/U.S. Coast Guard))

Coast Guard Teams up with University in Quest for More Pilots

Elizabeth City State University could help the Coast Guard increase its number of pilots.

A Texas National Guard soldier scans the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border on September 11, 2014, in Havana, Texas. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Alaska Governor Offers Use of Troops Along US-Mexico Border

Gov. Dunleavy said the soldiers would "stand ready to support the national security crisis on the U.S. southern border."

A man selling chicken sits in an area recently retaken by U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from Islamic State militants in Hajin, Syria, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. (Felipe Dana/AP Photo)

US-backed Syria Force Says IS Holding 1,000 Civilians

Islamic State militants are preventing more than 1,000 civilians from leaving a tiny area still held by the extremist group.

VMI cadets carry the flag-draped coffin of former Secretary of the Army John Marsh Jr. outside New Market Battlefield State Historical Park during his funeral in New Market, Va. Marsh, who also served four terms as Virginia's 7th District congressman, died at age 92 on Feb. 4, 2019, at Blue Ridge Christian Home in Raphine. (Rich Cooley/Northern Virginia Daily via AP)

Former Army Secretary John Marsh Laid to Rest in Virginia

Former Secretary of the Army John Marsh Jr. was laid to rest at a Civil War battlefield in Virginia.

A woman takes part in a Commemoration of the Heroes and Innocents of September 11, 2001, held at McDade Park in Scranton, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. In foreground are members of the Northeast Pennsylvania Detachment USMC League.. (Butch Comegys/The Times-Tribune via AP)

Pa. Town Removes 'Hometown Hero' Banner Honoring State College Shooter

City officials removed a "hometown hero" banner that honored an Army veteran who killed three people.

The Sea Hunter, a 132-foot-long self-driving ship, made history by traveling from San Diego to Hawaii's Pearl Harbor and back again without sailors aboard to guide its way. DARPA photo

A Navy Ship Sailed to Hawaii and Back With No One on Board

When the Navy christened the Sea Hunter in 2016, officials said it could change the nature of U.S. maritime operations.

New York National Guard Staff Sgt. Raymond Rodriguez, left, and Sgt. Joshua Sanzo, members of the northern district Honor Guard, fold the American flag during a funeral service, at the Gerald B. Solomon National Cemetery, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., June 6, 2018. (Andrew Valenza/New York Army National Guard)

Strangers, 500 Strong, Pay Last Respects to D-Day Veteran

About 500 strangers attended D-Day veteran James McCue's funeral.

This 2018 file photo provided by Andrea Gallagher shows her husband, Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher. (Andrea Gallagher via AP)

Murder Trial of Decorated Navy SEAL Postponed Until Late May

The murder trial of a decorated Navy SEAL has been postponed until just after Memorial Day.

Command Sgt. Maj. James Norman III, outgoing I Corps command sergeant major, talks with members of the Buffalo Soldiers Horse Detachment in Seattle before his change of responsibility ceremony where he passes his responsibilities of I Corps command sergeant major to Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston, 16th I Corps command sergeant major, Jan. 12. Norman retired after 35 years of service ending at the same duty station where he started, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (Sgt. Daniel Schroeder/U.S. Army)

Buffalo Soldier, 98, Doesn't Want Black Regiments' History to 'Fade Out'

A number of veterans have devoted their lives to spreading the legacy of the buffalo soldiers in the Pacific Northwest.

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Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman transits the Elizabeth River from its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk to Norfolk Naval Shipyard. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Victoria Granado)

Police Say Active Shooter Report at Norfolk Naval Shipyard Was False Alarm

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. John Filipowicz and Royal Canadian Air Force Capt. Pete Wright salute the memorial wreath honoring the 40th anniversary of the crew of Aircraft 1432 who gave the ultimate sacrifice, Feb. 13, 2019, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Nicole J. Groll)

Remembering Air Station Cape Cod's Only Fatal Helicopter Crash

The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, shown here, tossed out the conviction of Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class John C. Riesbeck. Wikipedia image

Sailor Who Failed to Disclose HIV Status Guilty of Sex Assault, Court Rules

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., asks a question of Budget Director Mick Mulvaney during a the House Budget Committee hearing, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Marine Combat Veteran Lays Groundwork for 2020 Presidential Campaign

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle from California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing takes flight over Diamond Head during Sentry Aloha 18-01 Jan. 22, 2018 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (Air National Guard photo/Chris Drudge)

Who Urinated in Her Boots? Mystery at Military Base Leads to Claims of Cover-Up

In this Oct. 2, 2017, file photo, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., right, listens as her husband Mark Kelly, left, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kelly announced Feb. 12, 2019, that he's running to finish John McCain's term in the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Navy Astronaut, Air Force Pilot Could Square Off for McCain's Senate Seat

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Garrett Hedlund, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam and Ben Affleck star in the Special Forces thriller "Triple Frontier." (Netflix)

Special Forces Go Rogue in Netflix Heist Thriller 'Triple Frontier'

"Make no mistake about it: You guys need to own the fact that we do not have the flag on our shoulders."

Operations Specialist 3rd Class Cody Wood looks on from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as the ship passes the USS Midway Museum during its arrival in San Diego, Calif., May 8, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo/Zachary DiPadova)

The Best Military Discounts in San Diego

Whether you're stationed in San Diego or just visiting, there are plenty of military discounts to use while you're there.

What can Jon Snow and Luke Skywalker teach us about modern warfare?

How 'Game of Thrones' and 'Stars Wars' Inspired One Soldier's Modern Warfare Books

"Star Wars really is the universal war. ... That's what makes it so useful and powerful to use as a device to have a conversa...

Sealab Crew Members. Left to right: Sanders Manning, Lester Anderson, Bob Barth, and Robert Thompson, 1964. (photo courtesy of the Man in the Sea Museum)

PBS' 'Sealab' Remembers the Navy's Brave Aquanauts

Undersea exploration is just as dangerous as outer space travel.

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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

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

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?

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