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A U.S. Special Operations soldier returns fire while conducting multi-day Afghan-led offensive operations against the Taliban in Mohammad Agha district, Logar Province, Afghanistan, July 28, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Nicholas Byers)

Air Force Fighters, Army Apaches Kill 220 Taliban in Ghazni Fight

Dana White, the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, briefs reporters at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., May 3, 2018. (DoD/U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

Top Mattis Aide Under Scrutiny for Allegedly Misusing Subordinates: Report

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Ewald, right, a member of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, runs off an MV-22B Osprey during a training mission outside Accra, Ghana, April 13, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Paul Peterson)

Pentagon to Study Marine Unit's Ability to Respond to Crises in Africa

The U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Philippine coast guard have flown more than 110 sorties and searched 13,000 square nautical miles in search of a Marine reported overboard near the Philippines last week. After a five-day search, the at-sea search-and-rescue mission has concluded. (Marine Corps photo)

Search-and-Rescue Mission for Missing 13th MEU Marine Ends

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brett Pate, 317th Airlift Wing flight safety noncommissioned officer, aims an airsoft rifle into a field at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 15, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Mercedes Porter)

Need for New Tech Grows as Air Force's Bird Strike Mission Expands

LCpl. Cole Taylor, 19, from San Diego, Calif. puts on his combat vehicle communication helmet aboard Camp Pendleton Jan. 25, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas)

Marines Want Lighter Armor Plates to Help Infantry Move Faster

Daniel MacPherson as Sgt Samuel Wyatt in "Strike Back" (Sky One)

Daniel MacPherson Gives the Spec Ops Lowdown on 'Strike Back'

The directed energy system emits an adjustable energy beam that, when aimed at airborne targets such as drones, renders them unable to fly. (Photo: Monica K. Guthrie, PAO, U.S. Army)

Beam On: A Wide Range of Counter-Drone Technologies Comes of Age

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U.S. Marines fire a mortar during training in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria, July 23, 2018 (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Corey Hook)

No Changes to SDF Vetting Process after Syrian Guard Shot US Marine

A team tasked with investigating the Feb. 17 shooting was unable to determine whether the incident was an insider attack.

Mr. Ray Seabolt, Mr. Tony Dunne, and Mr. Tim Nix will be presented the Secretary of Defense Medal for Valor, the highest civilian award for valor presented by the Department of Defense. (Screenshot from DoD video)

Three DoD Contractors Get Highest Civilian Valor Award for Afghan Actions

Three contractors were awarded the Medal for Valor on Tuesday.

People run with their hands up amid reports of an active shooter at Wright-Patterson Air Force base in Ohio on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. (Marshall Gorby/Dayton Daily News via AP)

Air Force Creates Board to Review 'Active Shooter' Reaction

An Air Force base is creating a board to review a chaotic "active shooter" reaction that occurred at Wright-Patterson.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis receives military honors before his meeting with Brazil's defense minister, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

US Defense Secretary Mattis Pitches Closer US-Brazil Ties

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis made a pitch on Tuesday to Brazil for building a closer defense partnership with the U.S.

In this frame grab taken Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 armed police detain a man, third right, who was in a car that crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament stands to the right of a bus in London. (SKY News via AP)

Crash Outside Parliament in London Treated as Terrorism

A car plowed into pedestrians and cyclists near the Houses of Parliament in London during the morning rush hour Tuesday.

This file image made from video posted on a militant website July 5, 2014, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, at a mosque in Iraq during his first public appearance. (AP Photo/Militant video)

UN Report: Up to 30,000 Islamic State Members in Iraq, Syria

The Islamic State extremist group has up to 30,000 members roughly equally distributed between Syria and Iraq.

Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Peter O'Rourke testifies to a House subcommittee Veterans Affairs about the Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, Tuesday, July 17, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

VA Shuffles Leadership; Former Acting Secretary Retained as Senior Adviser

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, sworn into the job two weeks ago, listed several changes he's made to his leadership team.

In this Jan. 31, 2018 file photo, a mother whose daughter said she was sexually assaulted during first grade by a classmate at their elementary school on a U.S. military base in Germany, stands in her daughter's bedroom at their new home in Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Under New Law, Military Kids Get Sex Assault Protections

Students in Pentagon-run schools now get the same legal protections as their counterparts in U.S. public schools.

Soldiers from the 9th Infantry Regiment pose with one of three Balangiga bells in the Philippines in 1902 in this photo, displayed at the 2nd Infantry Division museum.

Mattis OKs Returning War Trophy 'Balangiga Bells' to Philippines

Church bells that allegedly signaled an attack on U.S. troops could be returned to the Philippines.

Marines participate in an exercise during the Infantry Officer Course at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 18, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gregory Boyd)

Marine Grunts on 1st-Ever Female Infantry Leader: 'She's One of Us'

The first woman to graduate from the Marine Corps' Infantry Officer Course is now leading a platoon of male grunts.

President Donald Trump signs the John McCain National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2019, during a signing ceremony Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, in Fort Drum, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Trump Signs $717 Billion Defense Bill Including 2.6 Percent Troop Pay Raise

The president called it "the most significant investment in our military and in our warfighters in modern history."

Sgt. 1st Class Reymund Transfiguracion, with 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), died Sunday following wounds sustained during an Aug. 7 patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand province. (Army photo)

Army Special Forces Soldier Dies After IED Blast in Afghanistan

A Washington-based Special Forces soldier has died from wounds caused by an improvised explosive device.

Brig. Gen. John Teichert. (Air Force photo)

Religious Website Triggers Complaint Against Air Force General

A group of U.S. Air Force personnel and civilian employees are calling for a probe into the commander of Edwards AFB.

In this July 31, 2018 photo, Dominic Ragucci poses for a portrait in Philadelphia with a photo of his brother, Emil, who was killed in action during World War II. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

WWII Remains Come Home, Brothers Get to Pay Last Respects

Dominic Ragucci believed the remains of his brother Emil had been swept out to sea during a World War II battle.

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks at a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran's Top Leader Says No War or Talks with US

Iran's supreme leader said Monday that his country will neither go to war nor enter into negotiations with the United States.

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Lance Cpl. Katelyn M. Hunter conducts pullups during an initial assessment at Camp Foster, Dec. 12, 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Kasey Peacock)

30 Percent of Female Marines Still Opting Out of Pull-Ups on Their PFTs

A Marine guides troop movement to a firing position in Syria. Military leaders were unable to determine whether a shooting there was an insider attack or negligent discharge. (Sgt. Matthew Callahan/Marine Corps)

Investigation into Shooting of Marine in Syria Inconclusive, Officials Say

Members of the Coast Guard Academy Class of 2022 participate in Day One, the start of Swab Summer and the beginning of their 200-week journey to becoming an officer at the Academy, July 2, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Diana Sherbs)

Coast Guard Academy Class of 2022 Nearing the End of Swab Summer

Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Figel, with the U.S. Army Special Operations Command parachute team, the Black Daggers, makes final adjustments for a tip-toe landing during a jump demonstration for National Airborne Day at the Airborne & Special Operations museum, in Fayetteville, N.C. in August 2014 (U.S. Army photo/Chuck Vickers)

Army to Celebrate Fort Bragg's 100th and National Airborne Day

Cmdr. David Dwyer, deputy commander of U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC), is pinned to the rank of captain by his wife, left, and Capt. Garrett Farman, right, the commanding officer. (U.S. Navy photo/Joyce Lopez)

New Navy Boards Will Send Underperforming Officers to Early Retirement

Capt. Scott Duguay, the aircraft commander, and Maj. John Chrampanis, the instructor pilot, both with the 118th Airlift Squadron, Bradley Air National Guard Base, Connecticut, fly a C-130 Hercules with simulated medical patients from Fort McCoy, Wisconsin to Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport during Patriot North 18 July 18, 2018. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Cameron Lewis)

Amid Pilot Shortage, Air Force Tests Out Fly-Only Career Track

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David Boreanaz stars as Master Chief Jason Hayes on "SEAL Team." (CBS)

David Boreanaz Talks Getting the Balance Right on 'SEAL Team'

The show found the right balance between mission and family, nailing the action and giving insight into personal struggles.

VA Implements More 'Forever GI Bill' Benefit Provisions

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) implemented 15 more provisions of the Harry W. Colmery Educational Assistance Act of...

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Massachusetts World War I Monument Gets National Recognition

The Veterans War Memorial Tower on Mount Greylock has been honored by the 100 Cities/100 Memorials program.

94-Year-Old Who Taught Herself How to Fly Receives Medal

Mary Pat Shely was given a Congressional Gold Medal for her service in the Civil Air Patrol during World War II.

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The hands of the chains against the background of the flag of North Korea, DPRK. (Dmitrii Balabanov/Getty Images)

North Korea's Slave Labor Exports Are Part of its Broader Business Network

The Complex History of the Purple Heart

The author’s Grandfather , who served on Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa with the 2nd Marine Division in World War II, with a snippet (in the right photograph) from a Virginia newspaper about his service. (Photo Courtesy of Sarah Holzhalb)

Running Home After a Marathon of Funerals

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