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FILE -- In in this Jan. 1, 2004 file photo, Marine Sgt. Charlie Brown (seated on the truck third from right), a Data Network Specialist with 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), deployed to Iraq with the Marines of Weapons Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, who took time to pose for a photo during their 2005 deployment in Iraq. Brown is currently serving in Afghanistan on his sixth deployment. ( Katherine Solano/U.S. Marine Corps)

15 Years After the Iraq War's Deadliest Battle, Marines Fight to Save Their Comrades

In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, smoke billows from fires caused by Turkish bombardment in Tal Abyad, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Turkey's official Anadolu news agency says Turkey-backed Syrian forces have advanced into the center of a Syrian border town, Tal Abyad, on the fifth day of the Turkey's military offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

All US Troops Pulling Out of Northern Syria After Turkish Fire on Special Forces

Mechanical Engineer Jason Pusey inspects actuators on a robotic dog prototype called LLAMA during an experimental integration event. (Image courtesy CCDC Army Research Laboratory)

Robot Army Working Dog May One Day Accompany Soldiers into Combat

Army M1 Tanks Are Getting the Ability to Locate and Destroy Enemy Missiles

President Donald Trump, Gen. Mark Milley and Vice President Mike Pence salute a formation of U.S. Army soldiers taking part in the 58th Presidential Inauguration Parade in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2017. (U.S. Army Reserve photo/Michel Sauret)

New Chairman to the Joint Chiefs: Stay Out of Politics

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched from the Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska in Kodiak, Alaska, during Flight Experiment THAAD (FET)-01 on July 30, 2017 (EDT). (Missile Defense Agency/Leah Garton)

Thousands More Troops Deploying to Saudi Arabia as Iran Threatens

The XQ-58A Valkyrie completed the third flight of the Low Cost Attritable Strike Demonstration program Oct. 9, 2019 at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. (Air Force photo/Joshua Hoskins)

Valkyrie Drone Damaged During Air Force Flight Test

Protesters march during a flash mob protest in Hong Kong, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Hundreds of masked protesters gathered at Chater Garden in central Hong Kong on Friday to rally against police brutality and show their support for students who have been arrested during the ongoing anti-government demonstrations. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

The Hong Kong Protests: Is There A Resolution?

Good Boy! Dog Saves Vietnam Veteran During House Fire

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The US-led coalition against ISIS has carried out air strikes against the jihadists since August 2014. (Delil souleiman/AFP/File)

US Special Forces Unit Under Fire from Turkish Shelling in Syria

Turkish officials say the U.S. position was not targeted.

Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta dragging a wounded comrade and firing at the enemy in the mountains of Afghanistan from AUSA Medal of Honor: Sal Giunta. (AUSA)

New Graphic Novels Honor Hero Medal of Honor Recipients

"Medal of Honor: Audie Murphy" and "Medal of Honor: Sal Giunta" will be featured in a new book .

Students and residents scoop dirt in Marumori, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Rescue efforts for people stranded in flooded areas are in full force after Typhoon Hagibis dashed heavy rainfall and winds through a widespread area of Japan, including Tokyo. (Kyodo News via AP)

American Bases Near Tokyo Escape Deadly Typhoon Hagibis with Minimal Damage

U.S. military bases reported minimal damage after a full day hunkered down against record-breaking rain and strong wind.

President Donald Trump speaks at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump Says He's an 'Island of One' on Syria

Trump said the U.S. cannot fight "endless wars."

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean during Exercise Recognised Environmental Picture by Maritime Unmanned Systems REP (MUS) 2019 Sept. 14, 2019. REP (MUS) 2019 is a multinational unmanned underwater vehicle exercise hosted by the Portuguese Navy and is aimed at enhancing working relationships with NATO and participating international partners. This is the U.S.’s first participation in the REP (MUS) exercise series. (T. Logan Keown/U.S. Navy)

USS Porter Enters Black Sea as Navy Continues to Boost Patrols in Tense Region

It is the second time in as many months that the Porter has operated in the Black Sea.

Shortly after the Turkish operation inside Syria had started, local residents cheer and applaud as a convoy of Turkish forces vehicles is driven through the town of Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, at the border between Turkey and Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Turkey launched a military operation Wednesday against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria after U.S. forces pulled back from the area, with a series of airstrikes hitting a town on Syria's northern border.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pit

Turkey Seizes Control of Syrian Border Town

The Turkish Defense Ministry released a statement on Saturday saying Ras Al-Ain, "has been brought under control."

Danielle Myers, the great niece of U.S. Navy Machinist's Mate 1st Class Arthur Glenn, receives an American flag during a funeral at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, Glenn was assigned to the USS Oklahoma which sustained fire from Japanese aircraft. (U.S. Navy/Seth Coulter)

Pearl Harbor Sailor's Remains Welcomed Home

It took two burials, two rounds of testing, travel to at least four states and 78 years, but MM1c Ulis Steely is home.

The final piece of the new main mast of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is installed at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding, March 15, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy HHI/Matt Hildreth)

The USS George Washington Receives Mid-Life Overhaul

The nuclear-powered GW is about 60 percent through a mid-life overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding.

Here's Your 2020 Military Retiree, VA and Social Security Pay Bump

The 2020 military retiree, VA disability and social security pay increase is smaller than the one received in 2019.

President Donald Trump tours a section of the southern border wall on Sept. 18, 2019, in Otay Mesa, California, with the commanding general of the Army Corps of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, left; acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection Mark Morgan, far right; and acting Homeland Secretary Kevin McAleenan. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

McAleenan, Acting Homeland Security Secretary, Stepping Down

Trump tweeted that McAleenan was leaving to spend more time with his family and go to the private sector.

This Sept. 12, 2014 file photo shows Medal of Honor recipient Francis Currey, right, as he takes part in an autograph session at the Congressional Medal of Honor Society convention in Knoxville, Tennessee. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed flags on state government buildings to be flown at half staff, Oct. 11, 2019, in honor of Currey, a Selkirk, New York, resident who died Oct. 8, 2019. He was 94. (Photo by Paul Efird/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)

Francis Currey, Medal of Honor Recipient, Dies at 94

Francis S. Currey was one of three living World War II Medal of Honor recipients.

An American flag behind a barbwire fence. (Source: Getty Images)

Judge Orders Release of Ailing Muslim Cleric Convicted of Supporting Taliban

The federal judge granted the "compassionate release" request made by the 84-year-old Muslim cleric's three sons.

FILE - In this May 9, 2019, file photo, Energy Secretary Rick Perry testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on his future budget request, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A business executive Perry recommended as an adviser to Ukraine’s government exaggerated his military credentials, according to veterans who examined his record. Robert Joseph Bensh claimed to have been a member of the U.S. military’s most elite units: Army Rangers, Special Forces and Delta Force. But a summary of his milita

Energy Executive Pushed by Perry Padded His Military Record

Robert Joseph Bensh claimed to have been a member of the U.S. military's most elite combat units.

A lab associate in blue gloves performing a DNA test. (Source: Getty Images)

Hearing Set to Consider DNA Testing in Case of Man Executed for Killing Marine

If the petition is granted, it would be the first time DNA evidence was used to clear someone already executed.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks at the Knox Regional Development Alliance event with Senator Mitch McConnell, at the University Club at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 4, 2019. (DoD photo/Lisa Ferdinando)

Esper Tells Turks to Call Off Syria Invasion, Work with US to Restore Peace

"De-escalate the situation before it becomes irreparable," Pentagon chief spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said.

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Spc. Ezra Maes undergoes physical rehabilitation at the Center for the Intrepid, Brooke Army Medical Center’s cutting-edge rehabilitation center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on Oct. 2, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Corey Toye)

This Soldier Amputated His Own Leg to Help Save His Comrades When Their Tank Crashed

Lt. Andrew Jalali prepares for the official final active-duty flight of the last Navy F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 at Naval Air Station Oceana on Oct. 2, 2019. Aircraft number 300, assigned to VFA 106 at Cecil Field, Florida, completed it first Navy acceptance check flight Oct. 14, 1988. The aircraft has remained with the Gladiators for its entire 31 years of service. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nikita Custer)

Navy's F/A-18C Classic Hornet Makes Final Flight

Cmdr. Jesus Cordero, commanding officer of Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Sicily, Italy, was relieved of command Sept. 27. (Navy photo)

Navy CO Was Fired Over 'Repeated, Vigorous and Obvious False Statements:' Investigation

Pfc. Brendan M. Bialy, the 18-year-old guide of Platoon 2147, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion is from Castle Rock, Colorado. Bialy joined the Marine Corps to save people and help them. (Grace J. Kindred/U.S. Marine Corps)

Teenager Who Disarmed Colorado School Shooter Is Now a Marine

Krista Johnston stands next to a photo of her husband, Sgt. James Johnston, who was killed in Afghanistan in June, while pregnant with their first child, in Trumansburg, N.Y., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Mourning Love of her Life, War Widow Prepares for Their Baby

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter deployed to Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, Puerto Rico sits on the deck of the hanger Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 standing by to assist in any search and rescue or post-storm missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Carlos Gonzalez)

Hoax Maydays Cost Coast Guard, Endanger Lives

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Disney characters run in front of a U.S. Air Force Honor Guard group photo at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., June 29, 2017. (U.S. Air Force/Jordyn Fetter)

Disney Discounts for Military Families

Thinking about booking a Disney vacation? Disney has extended their Armed Forces Salute program for 2020!

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Just What Is Open Season and Why Should You Care?

It's time to review and change your health insurance, if necessary.

Without R. Lee Ermey’s Sarge, Things Go Off the Rails in ‘Toy Story 4’

The crew really misses the intel and recon skills of Sarge and his unit of plastic Army men.

The 6 Strangest Super Weapons of the Cold War

The struggle against Communism was a field day for weapons manufacturers and government war planners.

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