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Syrians flee shelling by Turkish forces in Ras al Ayn, northeast Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday the start of a Turkish military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

US Moves 2 British ISIS Members Known as 'Beatles' from Syria

President Trump said the U.S. has moved some of the Islamic State prisoners amid fears some could escape custody.

Congreve Hall seen from across Thompson Hall lawn and Main Street on the University of New Hampshire campus. (Kyle Todesca via Wikipedia.)

Ex-Professor Sues UNH, Claims Veteran Status Led to Termination

He claims he has encountered "anti-military bias" at the university.

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

US-Backed Forces Halt all Counter-ISIS Operations in Syria

The stop comes in response to threats from Turkey.

Command Master Chief Brian McDonough (left) promotes Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Ndambuki to petty officer first class during a meritorious advancement program (MAP) promotion ceremony at U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), July 12, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo/Bryan Neal Blair)

Navy OKs Automatic Promotion Program for Sailors Willing to Take Certain Jobs

Sailors looking to speed up their path to petty officer first class now have some new options.

Members of Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (former FSA) flash the V-sign as they drive back to Turkey after they went in for some time on inspection according to the Turkish police entourage in the same area at the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey Begins Invasion of Syria, Targeting US-Allied Kurds

Turkey has begun an invasion of a Syrian region evacuated by U.S. troops.

In this Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, photo, Aziz Rahman, second, right, a village elder, who had contracted the farmers to harvest the pine nuts, speaks during an interview to the Associated Press in Jalalabad city east of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

UN Says US Strikes Cause Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan

The U.S. military promptly disputed the U.N. findings, finding fault with the report's verification methods.

In this Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019 file photo, anti-government protesters set fires and close a street during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraq's Uprising an Open Crisis with No Known Path Forward

The latest bloody confrontations have killed more than 100 people in less than seven days.

Cecil Harvey, 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron lead supply technician, helps Air Force Basic Military Training trainees assigned to the 326th Training Squadron, during initial issue of the first Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on Oct. 2, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarayuth Pinthong)

Air Force Recruits Start Receiving OCP Uniform at Basic Military Training

The phase-in of the Air Force OCP uniform continues.

A sea-based X-band radar (SBX) sits docked on Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after returning from the north Pacific for scheduled maintenance and planned system upgrades in 2009. (U.S. Navy photo/John Wallace Ciccarelli Jr.)

'Golf Ball' Radar Leaves Pearl Harbor After $24M Upgrade

The more than $2 billion radar, which operates from Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, is 240 feet wide and 390 feet long.

Lance Cpls. Kyle Carpenter (left) and Nicholas Eufrazio are pictured in Marjah, Afghanistan during their 2010 deployment. (Courtesy Photo)

No Longer Invincible: First Contact with the Enemy in Marjah

Kyle Carpenter is a Marine veteran who received the Medal of Honor on June 19, 2014.

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Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance salutes while appearing on "Fox & Friends," Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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