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FILE -- Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team patrol a village in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, May 29, 2012. (Photo Credit: Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)

Military Response in Puerto Rico Delays Deployments to Afghanistan

The commitment of aircraft and ships to Puerto Rico relief has delayed the deployment of additional troops to Afghanistan.

Citizen-Soldiers from Army Aviation of the Puerto Rico National Guard, transported food and water to the municipality of Jayuya, P.R., Sept. 27, 2017. (Photo/ Sgt. José Ahiram Díaz-Ramos/PRNG-PAO)

Calls for Military to Take Over Puerto Rico Relief as New Storm Looms

The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for Puerto Rico in heavy rains predicted through the weekend.

U.S. Marines with the 26th MEU exit U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility 1654 to assist in support relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Maria in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Sept. 25, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Alexis C. Schneider)

Hospital Ship Heads to Puerto Rico as Military Struggles to Direct Aid

The hospital ship USNS Comfort and other assets were being sent to Puerto Rico in a ramped up relief effort to the island.

Dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) transits the Gulf of Suez, after completing the passage of the Suez Canal. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication 2nd Class Jeremy L. Grisham)

Navy Evacuates 5K from Key West, Reroutes Relief Ships

Two Navy relief ships en route to Texas were turned around and a Key West, Florida, naval base was being evacuated.

FILE -- Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, prepare to head out to assist with Hurricane Matthew relief efforts in Fern Creek, FL, October 8, 2016 (U.S. Army/Spec. James M. Lanza, 107th MPAD)

National Guard Moves Focus as Hurricane Irma Looms

The National Guard is once again mobilizing for disaster rescue and relief -- this time for Hurricane Irma.

Soldiers from the 36th Engineer Brigade from Fort Hood load boxes of Meals-Ready-to-Eat into an Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle in support of relief operations for Hurricane Harvey victims in Beaumont, Texas, Sep. 1. (U.S. Army/ Spc. Liem Huynh)

Military Response in High Gear as Texas Floodwaters Recede

The one-line order from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was: "Texas gets everything they need."

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Zahler and Maj. Jason Helton, air mobility liaison officers, use a translator to talk to Afghanistan border police. (U.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

Senators Want Special Visas for Afghans Who Helped US Military

Senators from both sides of the aisle are seeking to expand the Special Immigrant Visa program for Afghans who worked for the...

An Iraqi air force captain conducts preflight inspections inside an Iraqi F-16 Fighting Falcon at the Tucson International Airport, Ariz., on Dec. 17, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)

Air Force Presses to Continue Iraqi Pilot Training in US

Iraqi pilots flying F-16s carried out their first airstrike in Syria against ISIS targets, in response to Baghdad car...

This Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, aerial photo released by the California Department of Water Resources shows the damaged spillway with eroded hillside in Oroville, Calif. (William Croyle/California Department of Water Resources via

Beale AFB Takes in California Flood Threat Evacuees

Beale Air Force Base in northern California has taken in several hundred evacuees from the Lake Oroville flood threat...

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2012 file photo, Heather Wilson is seen in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/Jake Schoellkopf, File)

Trump's SecAF Pick May Signal Openness to Women in Combat

Heather Wilson has backed the need for women in combat support roles, according to congressional testimony from 2005.

ISIS terrorists ride tanks during a June 2014 parade in Raqqa, Syria. (Raqqa Media Center via AP)

US Airdrops to Syrian Rebels Vital to Drive on Raqqa

The airdrops to Syrian rebels quietly conducted for months by the Air Force have been vital to the drive on Raqqa.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. waves to supporters at his victory party as wife Cindy McCain joins him on stage as he announces his victory over Democratic challenger Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick Nov. 8, 2016, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Republican Lawmakers Re-elected to Key Defense Panels

Trump's reform plans for will have to get past the chairmen of the Armed Services Committees who both refused to endorse him.

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