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In this April 4, 2018, photo, a U.S.-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council soldier, left, speaks with a U.S. soldier at a U.S. position near the tense front line with Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij town, north Syria. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria has rattled Washington's Kurdish allies, who are its most reliable partner in Syria and among the most effective ground forces battling the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Pentagon Pushes Back Against Turkish Invasion of Syria

The Pentagon came out in opposition to Turkey's plan to invade northeastern Syria.

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

Vice Adm. Timothy "T.J." White said the commander made "repeated, vigorous and obvious false statements."

In this July 11, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, talks with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as they arrive together for a family photo at a summit of heads of state and government at NATO headquarters in Brussels. The White House says Turkey will soon invade Northern Syria, casting uncertainty on the fate of the Kurdish fighters allied with the U.S. against in a campaign against the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump Defends Syria Troop Plan from Criticism Home, Abroad

The sudden decision to pull back U.S. troops from northern Syria drew quick, strong criticism Monday.

In this photo taken June 2, 2018 photo, people look over the Nine-O-Nine, a Collings Foundation B-17 Flying Fortress, at McClellan Airport in Sacramento, Calif. A B-17 vintage World War II-era bomber plane crashed Oct. 2, 2019, just outside New England's second-busiest airport. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Feds Could Ban Passengers on Vintage Aircraft Flights Following Deadly B-17 Crash

A restored B-17 "Flying Fortress" bomber in Connecticut crashed last week, killing seven and injuring eight.

Marine Master Sgt. Jeff Briar drowned last month while saving two children in San Diego. Briar was a combat veteran with multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. (Courtesy of the Marine Corps)

Marine Who Drowned Saving 2 Children Remembered As 'One of Our Best'

Master Sgt. Jeffrey Briar is at least the second Marine to drown while off duty this year.

Spc. Juan Gonzalez, a scout with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI), poses for a photo at the 1-32IN 24-hour gym where Gonzalez trained hard enough to become the 1st enlisted Soldier to max out the new Army Combat Fitness Test with a score of 600. (James Avery/U.S. Army)

This Is the First Enlisted Soldier to Max Out the Army's New Combat Fitness Test

Spc. Juan Gonzalez, a 29-year-old scout with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 1s...

The Air Force is looking beyond its 'penetrating counterair' concepts unveiled in 2016, and is now moving toward a "family of systems" approach. (Photo: US Air Force)

Air Force Launches Office to Plan Future Fighter Jets

The Air Force wants to create a combat-ready fighter jet in just five years.

Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. Jason Kucera/Navy

One in Custody After Lockdown at Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi

The base says the facility went on lockdown after an unauthorized person who was possibly armed made it onto the grounds.

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

Sgt. James Johnston was killed along with a Green Beret on June 25 in Uruzgan Province in south-central Afghanistan.

Iraqi Army troops deploy at a site of protests in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. The spontaneous protests which started Tuesday in Baghdad and southern cities were sparked by endemic corruption and lack of jobs. Security forces responded with a harsh crackdown, with dozens killed. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraq Blames 'Malicious' Hands as Toll from Unrest Tops 100

Twelve anti-government demonstrators were killed Sunday in ongoing protests in the capital Baghdad.

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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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