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World War II veteran Clarence Smoyer, 96, receives the Bronze Star from U.S. Army Maj. Peter Semanoff at the World War II Memorial, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Washington. Smoyer fought with the U.S. Army's 3rd Armored Division, nicknamed the Spearhead Division. In 1945, he defeated a German Panther tank near the cathedral in Cologne, Germany — a dramatic duel filmed by an Army cameraman that was seen all over the world. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Clarence Smoyer awarded Bronze Star for World War II actions in Cologne

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

In this June 4, 2017, file photo, New Army recruits take part in a swearing-in ceremony before a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies in San Diego. A year after failing to meet its enlistment goal for the first time in 13 years, the U.S. Army is now on track to meet a lower 2019 target after revamping its recruitment effort. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

APNewsBreak: Army revamps recruiting, hits enlistment goal

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 9, 2019 file photo, Abdelkader Bensalah stands while being named interim leader to replace former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in Algiers. Tens of thousands of Algerians have taken to the streets each Friday since Feb.22 in protests triggered by Bouteflika's plans to prolong his 20 years in power. Determined but peaceful, protesters seek a new, democratic era, without a trace of the reign of Bouteflika, whose regime was mired in corruption. (AP Photo/Toufik Doudou, File)

Algeria announces Dec. 12 for presidential election

By AOMAR OUALI - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 9, 2019 file photo, Abdelkader Bensalah stands while being named interim leader to replace former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in Algiers. Tens of thousands of Algerians have taken to the streets each Friday since Feb.22 in protests triggered by Bouteflika's plans to prolong his 20 years in power. Determined but peaceful, protesters seek a new, democratic era, without a trace of the reign of Bouteflika, whose regime was mired in corruption. (AP Photo/Toufik Doudou, File)

Algerian army chief wants new election; protesters want more

By AOMAR OUALI and ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

Missiles are displayed during a parade in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Army AI Task Force, Carnegie Mellon partner to deploy technology

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

General Joseph F. Dunford Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, enters Michie Stadium to give the graduation addresss during graduation ceremonies at the United States Military Academy, Saturday, May 26, 2018, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

How the Army must modernize to counter major military powers

By Thomas W. Spoehr

Army holds off Rice 14-7

By JOHN KEKIS - Associated Press

Louisiana Army reservist dies in Saudi Arabia

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WWII tank proudly returns to original hue

By MARTHA SHANAHAN - Associated Press

In this Saturday, June 23, 2018 photo, Green Army men interact with guests at Toy Story Land in Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Arkansas girl jump-starts campaign for female plastic toy soldiers

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 30, 2019, file photo, soldiers of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) demonstrate their skill during an open day of Stonecutter Island naval base, in Hong Kong, to mark the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China. The Chinese army has released a promotional video on Aug. 1, 2019 for its Hong Kong-based troops at a time of uncertainty over whether the military will intervene in the city's summer of protest. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Chinese army releases promo video for Hong Kong troops

By Katie Tam - Associated Press

Former aide Army Col. Kathryn Spletstoser sits in the audience as Gen. John Hyten appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, for his confirmation hearing to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: GOP senator questions general’s judgment

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Data shows toxins poison drinking water near Fort Jackson

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FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2016 file photo, Democrat Jason Kander concedes to Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., during an election watch party at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City, Mo. A rising star in Democratic politics who dropped out of the race for mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, to get help for post-traumatic stress and depression is re-emerging in public life. And while Jason Kander isn't ruling out another political run, he says it won't be anytime soon. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Jason Kander is back after quietly working through PTSD

By MARGARET STAFFORD and JIM SALTER - Associated Press

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, and others, applaud during a full honors welcoming ceremony for Secretary of Defense Mark Esper at the Pentagon, Thursday, July 25, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senate confirms Army general as next Joint Chiefs chairman

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Mark Esper, left, is sworn in as the Secretary of Defense by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, right, as is wife Leah Esper holds the Bible, during a ceremony with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Esper is sworn in as defense secretary to succeed Mattis

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2018 file photo, Palestinians pray by the body of Mohammed Habali 22, who was killed by Israeli military forces, during his funeral in the Tulkarem refugee camp near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. The Israeli military has opened investigations into 24 potentially criminal shootings of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip over the past year. Yet in what critics say is a pattern, none of the cases have yielded convictions or even indictments, and in most instances, the army hasn’t interviewed key witnesses or retrieved evidence from the field. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Israeli probes into deaths of Palestinians yield few results

By ISABEL DEBRE and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH - Associated Press

University of South Carolina alumni and employee Meghan Haxton listens as a student leader talks to protesters angry after the University of South Carolina selected retired Army general Robert Caslen as its new president in Columbia, South Carolina, on Friday, July 19, 2019. Students, professors and donors protested Caslen, saying he wasn't qualified, didn't know much about the university and the selection process had become too political. (AP Photo / Jeffrey Collins)

New USC leader learns to listen and choose words carefully

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2018 file photo, Palestinians pray by the body of Mohammed Habali 22, who was killed by Israeli military forces, during his funeral in the Tulkarem refugee camp near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. The Israeli military has opened investigations into 24 potentially criminal shootings of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip over the past year. Yet in what critics say is a pattern, none of the cases have yielded convictions or even indictments, and in most instances, the army hasn’t interviewed key witnesses or retrieved evidence from the field. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Israeli probes into deaths of Palestinians often go nowhere

By ISABEL DEBRE and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH - Associated Press

In this April 23, 2019, file photo, research scientist Leila Walker, left, is assisted by nutritional physiologist Holly McClung, center, as they demonstrate equipment designed to evaluate fitness levels in female soldiers, not shown, who have joined elite fighting units such the Navy Seals, at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, in Natick, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

‘Hyperfit’ women intrigue U.S. military

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press