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Military IDs remains of Korean War soldier from Kansas

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Defense Secretary Mark Esper talks to reporters at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, where he saw a Patriot missile battery that the US sent to Saudi to help protect the kingdom against the Iranian threat. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor)

Mark Esper, Pentagon chief, recuses himself from $10 billion JEDI contract process

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 28, 2019, file photo, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks to reporters during a briefing at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) **FILE**

Mark Esper, Defense Secretary, joins other Trump officials in refusing subpoenas on impeachment

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, joined by from left, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, speaks to media during a briefing with senior military leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Pentagon leaders insist they were in the loop on Trump’s Syria move

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Pentagon chief spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said Defense Department offices have been instructed to “provide any pertinent documents and records to the office of general counsel for cataloging and review.” (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon told to preserve all records on Ukraine arms package

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Capt. Philip Gunn participates in a flyover during the interment ceremony of retired Brig. Gen. Robinson Risner on Jan. 23, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery. (Image: Air Force) ** FILE **

Pentagon takes over federal background checks

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-17 ballistic missiles rolled through Beijing on Tuesday in a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Communist Party power. (Associated Press)

China shows DF-17 hypersonic missile

By Bill Gertz

This Sept. 7, 2019, file photo shows U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper delivering a speech during a press conference with French Defense Minister Florence Parly in Paris. Military suicides surged this year to a record high among active duty troops, continuing a frustrating trend that Pentagon officials say they are struggling to counter. Asked about the deaths in the crew of the USS George W. Bush, Esper said, “I wish I could tell you we have an answer to prevent further, future suicides in the Armed Services. We don't. We are caught up in what some call a national epidemic of suicide among our youth.” (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File) **FILE**

Military suicide survey finds numbers ‘not moving in the right direction’

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

"There is a line here that I believe has been overstepped," Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican, said about rebuking President Trump and the national emergency funds. (Associated Press)

Senate Republicans take steps to approve $5 billion in new border wall funds

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Top-level officials at the Pentagon were involved in the yearlong move to strip Trump-supporting defense analyst Adam Lovinger of his top-secret security clearance and end his career, his attorney says. The Defense Department has turned down a request from The Washington Times for records relevant to the decision to strip Mr. Lovinger of his clearance. (Associated Press/File) **FILE**

Pentagon rejects Times’ request for records in Adam Lovinger case

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin opens a plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. Vladivostok hosts the Eastern Economic Forum on Sept. 4-6. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)

Democrats urged to ‘hold the line’ against new low-yield nuclear bombs

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Pentagon takes $89 million from Bangor for border wall

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Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg talks with Chris Rolwes, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, right, during the Hawkeye Area Labor Council Labor Day Picnic, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Pete Buttigieg climate plan envisions senior ‘climate security’ role within Defense Department

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

American Airlines will pay $22 million to settle mail case

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FILE - This Feb. 17, 2006, file photo, shows a fence separating Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, right, and Sonyota, Mexico, running through Lukeville, Arizona. Environmentalists asked a judge on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, to stop a plan to replace existing vehicle barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border in southern Arizona, including barriers at Organ Pipe. The groups argue the Trump administration unlawfully waived dozens of laws as part of the project that will ultimately damage wildlife habitat. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Government delays border barrier construction in Arizona

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U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper briefs the media at a press conference following annual bilateral ministerial talks in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Mark Esper referees Pentagon JEDI war cloud deal after Trump Amazon attack

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Robert Goodling, 8, right, watches the parade with his younger brother, Lincoln Goodling, 4, left, on Saturday, July 27, 2019 during the Kecksburg UFO Festival in Kecksburg, Pa. While the Kecksburg UFO sighting has become a quaint part of local lore, more recent reports of unexplained aerial phenomena are getting serious attention from Congress, the U.S. military and longtime UFO watchers. &quot;It's not going away,&quot; said retired journalist Bob Gatty. Meanwhile, longtime local UFO researcher Stan Gordon reports a &quot;surge&quot; in sightings of unexplained phenomena in western Pennsylvania. (Shane Dunlap/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP)

Many UFO sightings reported in western Pennsylvania, US

By STEPHEN HUBA and Tribune-Review - Associated Press

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Defense officials plan to bolster whistleblowers with analytics, artificial intelligence

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Pentagon identifies 2 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press