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Dr. Keita Franklin, Defense Suicide Prevention Office director, speaks to a crowd about the Department of Defense's plan to combat the issue of suicide among military members at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 30, 2017. The 15th Wing clinic was recognized for its superior efforts to prevent suicide in 2016. (Kaitlin Daddona/U.S. Air Force)

VA Won't Ramp Up Security After Rash of Suicides on Premises. Here's Why.

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

The Air Force is experimenting using more two-piece flight suits, such as the Airman Aircrew Combat Uniform (A2CU), instead of the one-piece flight suit, seen here. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Dallas Edwards)

Air Force Experimenting with Two-Piece Flight Suits for Pilots, Aircrew

Staff Sgt. Terica Clewis has been assigned to the Air Force Technical Applications Center performing various roles for the past three years. Her current duties include designing innovated software systems that assist center personnel (as well as the rest of the Air Force) efficiently manage, store and process large-scale data. (Susan A. Romano/U.S. Air Force)

Secretive Patrick Air Force Base Lab Watches for Nuclear Explosions Worldwide

FILE -- U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Christopher N. Kinsey gives his remarks during the CNATT change of command ceremony, Marine Corps Air Station New River, June 9, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Austin M. Livingston)

Marine Aviation Training Unit Commander Fired

Airmen at Aviano Air Base, Italy, filled the Army and Air Force Exchange Service sales store to purchase the Operational Camouflage Pattern utility uniform on Oct. 1, 2018. Mikia Muhammad/Defense Logistics Agency

Airmen Face Challenges Buying New OCP Uniforms

Airmen from the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron drain flood-water from a launch facility near Bowbells, N.D., March 29, 2017. The electromechanical team technicians measured rising water levels and relocated water, snow and mud away from critical 91st MW assets. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)

Military Leaders Face Off Against a Rising Enemy: The Weather

U.S. Marine Cpl. Roman Fernandez, right, instructs a Marine on punching techniques in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elize McKelvey/Released).

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Arlington National Cemetery, shown May 17, 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley)

Two Brothers, Both Priests and Chaplains, to be Buried Together at Arlington

They may be the first siblings buried together at Chaplains Hill.

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert L. Wilkie renders honors with the commanding general of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, Army Maj. Gen. Michael L. Howard, at the Veterans Day wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 11, 2018. (Lisa Ferdinando/DoD Photo)

Wilkie: Entire Government to Focus on Reducing Vet Suicides

He said suicide must be tackled by working on ways to combat homelessness, drug abuse and mental illness among veterans.

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.

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

Turkey is expected to receive the first supplies of S-400 missile systems in July 2019.

In this May 27, 2016 file photo, Taliban fighters react to a speech by their senior leader in the Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan, File)

Loud Explosion, Gunfire Rock Downtown Kabul in Attack Near Ministry

The explosion comes a week after the Taliban announced their annual spring offensive.

Team American Freedom with the historic C-47 Tico Bell in the background. (Photo courtesy of Q Concepts)

'12 Strong' Soldiers to Honor D-Day Heroes with Parachute Jump

The group of 15 plans to jump out of the C-47 "Tico Belle," the same plane that dropped soldiers on D-Day.

The #2 turret of the USS Iowa (BB-61) exploded on April 19, 1989, killing 47 members of the turret crew. (U.S. Navy/ LT. Thomas Jarrell)

USS Iowa: First Came the Explosion, Then the Cover-Up

It's been 30 years since an explosion inside the number two gun turret on the USS Iowa killed 47 American sailors.

Boeing B-1B Lancers shown at the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Training Center Jan. 17, 2019, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force/Greg L. Davis)

Defense Department Awards Boeing $14.3B Bomber Maintenance Contract

Boeing Co. has won a $14.3 billion contract to service all B-1 Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress bombers at Tinker AFB.

Critical peace talks between the Taliban and the government in Kabul come as fresh violence rips across Afghanistan (AFP Photo/HOSHANG HASHIMI)

Peace Hopes Suffer Setback as Taliban-Afghan Talks Derailed

The intra-Afghan dialogue fell apart at the last minute in a row over the large number of delegates Kabul wanted to send.

Barksdale’s Honor Guard mascot, Captain the Cat, poses for a photo at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on Oct. 5, 2017. Captain is described as calm, independent and a morale booster for the Honor Guardsmen. She greets them when they return from difficult duty. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

Meet Captain the Cat: An Air Force Unit's Beloved Mascot and Mouse Fighter

The friendly feline joined the ranks as master mouser and emotional support animal for Barksdale Honor Guardsmen.

Japan Air-Self Defense Force Maj. Gen. Kenichi Samejima, left, the 3rd Air Wing commander, prepares for a familiarization flight in his F-2 Mitsubishi with U.S. Air Force Col. R. Scott Jobe, right, the 35th Fighter Wing commander, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on June 22, 2018. Japan is working on a successor to its F-2 aircraft, which is based on the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Airman 1st Class Collette Brooks/Air Force

US Offers Japan Secret Info for Development of F-2's Successor Jet: Report

The U.S. has proposed disclosing some of the top-secret details of its state-of-the-art F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Japan.

African-American soldiers (and one of their white officers) of the 369th Infantry, known as the Harlem Hellfighters, practice what they will soon experience, fighting in the trenches of the Western Front. They are wearing French helmets and using French-issued rifles and equipment, the logic being that since they were fighting under French command, it was easier to resupply them from the French system than trying to get American-issued items. (National Archives and Records Administration)

Racism Kept Some WWI Troops from Receiving Medal of Honor, Lawmakers Say

Bills have been introduced in Congress to review whether Medals of Honor were denied to African-American troops in WWWI.

In this April 12, 2019, photo, Ray Ahrnholtz, of the Nevada Veterans Coalition, plays "Taps" during a military ceremony at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Fernley, Nev., where World War II veteran Pete Parisena was interred as part of the Missing in Nevada project. (AP photo by Steve Ranson)

Remains of 15 Unclaimed Veterans Get Military Funeral

But one man discovered that his father's remains had gone unburied for 31 years.

Lance Cpl. Blake Cordell sights in with his rifle combat optic during a course of fire drill in the hangar bay of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, Jan. 16, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Antonio Garcia)

Crisis Averted: No Rifle Optic Shortage for Recruits at Boot Camp, Marines Say

Officials say the service has averted a shortage of rifle combat optic sights that was on track to affect new recruits.

Air Force Col. Philip Conran (U.S. Air Force)

Lawmaker Renews Push to Get Vietnam-Era Airman Medal of Honor

A California lawmaker recently introduced legislation to upgrade an award for a Vietnam-era airman to the Medal of Honor.

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A Coast Guard officer saved a woman from the top of this car on April 17, 2019. Currituck Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Coast Guard Officer on His Way Home Saves Woman as Her Car Filled with Water

File photo of housing at the U.S. Army base at Fort Benning, Georgia. (Army Photo)

Army Launches Registry for Troops, Families With Housing-Related Health Issues

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

Army's Brand-New Combat Vehicle Was Designed for the Last War, Esper Says

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- From left, Capts. Michael Rose and John Bergman of the 101st Airborne Division pose at the Ranger Monument April 15, 2019 at Fort Benning, Georgia. (U.S. Army/Markeith Horace, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning Public Affairs)

Once Again, Conventional Army Teams Snag Top Spots at Best Ranger Competition

FILE - This image provided by the U.S. District Court in Maryland shows a photo of firearms and ammunition that was in the motion for detention pending trial in the case against Christopher Paul Hasson. (U.S. District Court via AP)

Attorney: Coast Guard Officer Is Not Facing Terrorism Charges

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Victor Melendez marshals a Puerto Rico Air National Guard WC-130 Hercules aircraft on Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, April 30, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard/Tech. Sgt. Efraín Sánchez)

A Year After WC-130 Tragedy, Puerto Rico Air Guard Unit Pivots to New Mission

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Veteran and Pittsburgh Steeler Alejandro Villanueva meets with service members at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. (photo courtesy USAA)

Army Ranger and Pittsburgh Steeler Alejandro Villanueva Brings the NFL to Ramstein

Alejandro Villanueva visited Ramstein Air Base this past weekend with a USAA Salute to Service NFL Boot Camp.

Brothers in Paws: A List of Military-Utilized Dog Breeds

We have more furry friends out there on the battlefield than you might think.

Child looking at a website (Stock photo)

Pentagon's Military Kids Website Gets Face-Lift

The Pentagon website aimed at helping military kids has a fresh new look.

Pablo Schreiber played Kris "Tanto" Paronto in "13 Hours" and now he's taking on the role of Master Chief in "HALO."

Iconic 'HALO' Master Chief Will Come to Life in New TV Series

Does Master Chief need to exist outside of the "HALO" gaming universe?

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