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A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber and a Qatari Mirage 2000 fly in formation during Joint Air Defense Exercise 19-01 on Feb. 19, 2019, over Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clayton Cupit)

With B-1 Aging and B-21 Still Years Out, Air Force May Soon Have No Go-To Bomber

Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, follows Col. Geoff Jensen, the 173rd Operations Group commander, toward a waiting F-15 for a flight at Kingsley Field, Oregon, Feb. 6, 2019. Although the weather is cold, its average of 300 days of sunshine in a given year make it an ideal place to train Eagle pilots. (Jefferson Thompson/U.S. Air National Guard)

Air Force Pursuing Heated Boots to Protect Downed Pilots in Extreme Cold

The 66th Military Intelligence Brigade held a NCO Induction ceremony on Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany on January 10, 2019. Over 40 newly promoted soldiers from across the brigade were celebrated as they joined the ranks of the noncommissioned officer. (US Army/Ashley L. Keasler)

Congress Wants the Military to Report Extremism in the Ranks. Here's Why That Will Be Tough

Former Secretary of Homeland Security and White House Chief of Staff, Gen. John F. Kelly, reviews the corps of cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, in New London, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)

John Kelly Said He Spoke Out at White House Against Deploying Armed Troops to Border

Retired Army Reserve Col. Cyril Richard "Rick" Rescorla, who is credited with saving many lives during 9/11, is pictured here when he served during the Vietnam War. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)

The Story of Rick Rescorla, Vietnam Vet and 9/11 Hero

A sailor stands on the flight deck during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the North Atlantic onSept. 18, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony Flynn)

A Navy Carrier Strike Group Is Deploying Without Its Broken-Down Aircraft Carrier

Senior Airmen Michael Reeves, 15th Wing Public Affairs broadcaster, poses for a photo to highlight the dangers in vaping, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 15, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

DoD to Military Members, Dependents: Steer Clear of Vaping

Nick Jonas stars in the World War II movie "Midway." (Lionsgate)

The US Navy Gets a Desperately Needed Win at 'Midway'

5 Ways Country Music Intersects With the Military in Ken Burns’ ‘Country Music’

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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)

Support for Repeal of 'Widow's Tax' Higher than Ever, Military Coalition Tells Congress

Veterans and military groups are pushing for change in the upcoming defense bill.

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) sits pierside at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, after arriving for a rotational deployment. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tristin Barth)

The Navy's New Pacific Maintenance Team Can Fix an LCS on the Fly

A new support site at a Singapore Navy base is shaking up the way the service maintains its littoral combat ships.

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard and Vice Admiral James Malloy hosted a reception for U.S. and Lebanese officials on board the destroyer USS Ramage while it was docked at Beirut's port.

USS Ramage Docks in Lebanon Amid Regional Tensions

The Navy destroyer stopped for a "one-day goodwill visit," a statement from the U.S. embassy said.

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 2, 2019, file photo, Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher leaves a military court on Naval Base San Diego in San Diego Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher has sued two of his former attorneys and a military legal defense nonprofit. The San Diego Union-Tribune says the lawsuit filed Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, in Texas by Petty Officer 1st Class Edward Gallagher claims his case was not defended properly. The filing says attorneys Colby Vokey and Phillip Stackhous

Acquitted Navy SEAL Sues Ex-Lawyers, Legal Nonprofit

The lawsuit filed in Texas by Petty Officer 1st Class Edward Gallagher claims his case was not defended properly.

The sun sets behind a mosque and the landmark Jiddah fountain, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Iran Dismisses US Allegation it was Behind Saudi Oil Attacks

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo directly blamed Iran for the attack on Twitter.

In this image from video released by the CIA, Hamza bin Laden is seen as an adult at his wedding. The never-before-seen video of Osama bin Laden's son and potential successor was released Nov. 1, 2017. (CIA via AP)

White House Says Bin Laden Son Killed in US Operation

Administration officials would provide no more information beyond the three-sentence statement from the White House.

The National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana

Pa. Historian Who Recorded 437 World War II Veterans' Stories Retires

The video-taped interviews of the veterans of World War II are on file at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.

A malnourished Jordanian bomb-sniffing dog named Mencey is seen in an April 2018 photo taken when a team of veterinary workers traveled from the U.S. to prevent an outbreak of insect-borne illness among U.S.-trained working dogs the State Department provided to Jordan. (U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL)

IG Report: US Sent Bomb-Sniffing Dogs to Jordan, Then They Died from Poor Care

At least 12 U.S.-trained explosive detection canines provided to the kingdom died from medical problems an evaluation found.

FILE -This 1989 file photo shows Father Arthur Perrault in Albuquerque, N.M. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

Former Air Force Chaplain Receives 30 Years for Molesting Altar Boy in 1990s

During a two-hour sentencing hearing, the former priest kept his head down as other victims spoke about their suffering.

Navy corpsman Devon Rideout (right) was shot and killed on July 20, 2018. (Facebook)

Mental Competency in Question for Man Accused of Gunning Down Navy Corpsman

The deputy DA said the defendant, a former Marine, has a diagnosis of schizophrenia.

FILE - In this June 30, 2018, file photo, Kremlin guards perform in Red Square with the with St. Basil's Cathedral in the background, in Moscow, Russia. A negotiating team from the Taliban arrived in Russia, just days after U.S. President Donald Trump declared dead a deal with the insurgent group in Afghanistan, a representative said Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Taliban Visits Moscow Days After Trump Says Talks 'Dead'

It was the Taliban's first international visit following the collapse of talks with Washington.

The burned hull of the Conception is brought to the surface by a salvage team, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, off Santa Cruz Island, California, in the Santa Barbara Channel in Southern California. The vessel burned and sank on Sept. 2, taking the lives of 34 people aboard. Five survived. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via AP)

Wreckage from Fatal Boat Fire Taken to Naval Base Ventura County

A ship-tracking website shows the barge that transported the Conception in Port Hueneme.

Afghan special forces stand guard at the site of a suicide car bomb explosion that killed at least four people, on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has claimed responsibility for the bombing in a statement sent to the media. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)

US General for NATO: Afghan Violence Will Rise Before Vote

Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters said "there are no discussions" with allies about any troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Help is available for people suffering from depression. (Army Photo: Courtesy photo)

Mental Health Counseling, Support Services for DoD Civilians Resume -- For Now

But the interagency Employee Assistance Program may end after that, according to the HHS provider service.

Retired Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class Bernard B. Bartusiak, 95, listens to his family members speak after being awarded with two Distinguished Flying Cross medals and the Air Medal (Strike/Flight), 2nd-8th awards, by Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer on Sept. 10, 2019, for meritorious service during World War II involving aerial flight from April 20, 1943, to August 26, 1944. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Paul L. Archer)

WWII Sailor Receives Combat Medals 76 Years After 'Hazardous Flying' Over Europe

Bernard Bartusiak, 95, received a pair of Distinguished Flying Crosses during a ceremony Tuesday at the Pentagon.

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Most Army Families Say They'd Move Off-Base If They Could to Escape Poor Housing

WWII Vet Gets Honorable Discharge from Army 75 Years After Being Kicked Out Because He Was Black

Members of Air Forces Northern (AFNORTH) update senior leadership about the current capabilities, readiness, posturing and securing of federal assets with the ability to respond to the speed of need in Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) following landfall of Hurricane Dorian, August 31, 2019, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Regina Young)

Hurricane Preparation Changing at Florida Air Force Bases

A 1st Airlift Squadron C-40B and a Canadian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III sit at Prestwick Airport, Scotland, as the C-40B awaits refueling Feb. 7, 2017. (Kevin Wallace/Air Force)

Air Force Defends C-17 Crew's Stopover at Scotland Trump Resort

In this Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019 photo, Hawaii Innocence Project co-director Kenneth Lawson, left, explains the case of a former U.S. soldier convicted of a 1982 murder, while University of Hawaii law student Alanna Wade looks through the legal file in Honolulu. (AP photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

Ex-Soldier Serving Life for Teen's '82 Murder Seeks DNA Test

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew evacuates displaced adults and children to safety in Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, Sept. 5, 2019. An Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry crew transported the survivors from Marsh Harbour to Nassau. (Hunter Medley/U.S. Coast Guard)

Coast Guard Rescues Nearly 300 People in the Bahamas Following Hurricane Dorian

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Army Spouse Wins Great American Entrepreneur Challenge

Reda Hicks and her business, GotSpot, took the $15,000 grand prize.

Female Figurines Will Join the Ranks of the Iconic Green Army Men

BMC Toys is fully committed to producing a set of Army women figurines for Christmas 2020.

If You Can Suspend Your Disbelief, 'SEAL Team' Season 2 Delivers on DVD

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, performs pullups during the physical fitness test portion of the 1st Marine Division (MARDIV) Super Squad Competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 27, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps/Audrey M.C. Rampton)

Ask Stew: Rules for Two-a-Day Workouts

Are two-a-days a sustainable long-term workout plan?

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