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The guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) prepares to moor at its new homeport at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (U.S. Navy Photo)

2 US Warships Sail Through Taiwan Strait, Draw China Protest

Two U.S. warships have sailed through the Taiwan Strait in an apparent show of support for the government of the island.

Infantrymen from the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team sprint for cover during a May 8 attack on the fictional town of Razish at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. (Matthew Cox/Staff)

At National Training Center, Soldiers Now Train for What They Dread: A Fair Fight

"This place is designed to defeat us."

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks on Arctic policy at the Lappi Areena in Rovaniemi, Finland, Monday, May 6, 2019. Pompeo is in Rovaniemi to attend the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting. (Mandel Ngan/Pool photo via AP)

Pompeo Warns China, Russia Against Aggression in Arctic Region

The Trump administration warned China and Russia that the U.S. won't stand for aggressive moves in the Arctic region.

China claims most of the resource-rich South China Sea, despite claims from Brunei, Vietnam and the Philippines. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/File) -- Military.com

Beijing Slams Sail-By in South China Sea by US Destroyers

The Chinese navy asked the vessels to leave after they entered waters adjacent to Gaven and Chigua reefs in the Spratlys.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, waves as he stands alongside Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom, Monday, April 29, 2019, at the U.S. State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

China, Climate, Russia to Dominate Pompeo Europe Tour

The Trump administration is energizing its campaign to counter China's growing global influence.

Muslim protesters hold banners during a rally outside China's embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

China Running 'Concentration Camps' for Millions of Muslims, Pentagon Says

The DoD used the politically explosive term "concentration camps" to describe China's detention of ethnic Uighurs and Muslims...

This undated photo provided by the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office shows Jerry Chun Shing Lee. The former CIA officer pleaded guilty May 1, 2019, to conspiring with China to commit espionage after receiving a promise from his Chinese handlers that he would be financially set for life. (Alexandria Sheriff’s Office via AP)

Ex-CIA Officer Admits to Espionage Conspiracy with China

Jerry Chun Shing Lee admitted that he received regular "taskings" from his Chinese handlers in 2010 and 2011.

Missile maintainers with a Minuteman III at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. (U.S. Air Force photo)

US Halts Recent Practice of Disclosing Nuclear Weapon Total

The decision was revealed in a recent Department of Energy letter to the Federation of American Scientists.

The amphibious assault ship Wasp arrived in the Philippines on March 31, 2019, with at least 10 F-35B Joint Strike Fighter jets to participate in Exercise Balikatan. The ship sailed through the South China Sea on the way to the exercise. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin F. Davella III/Navy)

Navy Amphib Sails Through South China Sea with a Bunch of F-35s Aboard

The amphibious assault ship Wasp made its way to the Philippines with at least 10 F-35B Joint Strike Fighter jets aboard.

U.S. Vice Adm. Phillip Sawyer, commander of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet, gestures during an interview with a select group of journalists aboard the USS Blue Ridge, the U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship, while docked at Manila South Harbor in Manila, Philippines Monday, March 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

US Navy Won't Alter Sail-Bys at Sea Despite China Maneuver

Vice Adm. Phillip Sawyer told reporters that Washington protested that "unprofessional behavior" by the Chinese ship.

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The head of naval aviation has directed the creation of a new process for approving and reviewing pilots' call signs.

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This year's annual Rolling Thunder veterans tribute will be the last.

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The guided missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) pulls into the Bay of Naples, March 4, 2011. (U.S. Navy photo/Daniel Viramontes)

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