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In this Nov. 29, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump talks with reporters before traveling to the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington. Trump complained Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, about how much the U.S. spends on weapons in an “uncontrollable” arms race with Russia and China, though he vastly overstated how much is spent on actual armaments as part of a budget his administration has increased. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) **FILE**

Trump complains about cost of ‘uncontrollable’ arms race

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

In this Feb. 12, 2009, photo, the Pentagon is seen from Air Force One. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

Hill Republicans hit defense cuts looming in Trump budget

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Members of the U.S. military install concertina wire along the banks of the Rio Grande near the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Laredo, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

DHS asks troops to remain at border through January

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Judicial Watch sues Defense Department, seeking POW and MIA records from Vietnam era

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Remains of soldier killed in Korean War identified

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrives to speak to reporters at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

James Mattis pressed on Pentagon budget cuts

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

This image provided by the Department of Defense shows Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Eugene P. Ford an Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania whose plane crashed off the coast of Croatia during World War II. The Defense Department's POW/MIA Accounting Agency says the remains of Ford have been recovered and will be buried on Dec. 4, 2018, in Arlington National Cemetery. (Department of Defense via AP)

WWII pilot’s remains will join those of his son at Arlington

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Mississippi factory could cut workers without new contract

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A U.S. scientist said he took part in the work in China, but this kind of gene editing is banned in the United States because the DNA changes can pass to future generations and it risks harming other genes. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

US panel warns against government purchase of Chinese tech

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis talks to the media in the presence of Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev following their meeting at the government building in Skopje, Macedonia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. Mattis arrived in Macedonia Monday, condemning Russian efforts to use its money and influence to build opposition to an upcoming vote that could pave the way for the country to join NATO, a move Moscow opposes. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Defense Secretary Mattis to visit U.S. troops stationed on southwest border

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 9, 2018, file photo, Vice President Mike Pence, center, is greeted by Deputy Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan, left, and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis before speaking at an event on the creation of a United States Space Force at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Case for Space Force lies with Defense Department officials, experts say

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, March 30, 2014, file photo, Islamic State group militants hold up their flag as they patrol in a commandeered Iraqi military vehicle in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo, File)

Elimination of ISIS ‘could take years,’ Pentagon inspector general says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A U.S. soldier sits on an armored vehicle on a road leading to the tense front line with Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. President Donald Trump expects to decide "very quickly" whether to remove U.S. troops from war-torn Syria, saying their primary mission was to defeat the Islamic State group and "we've almost completed that task." (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

ISIS insurgency, sleeper cells to take years to defeat

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

The Pentagon vehemently denies that the White House exerted any political pressure throughout the process for awarding the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, which ultimately went to Microsoft. (Associated Press/File)

Pentagon adding billions more into military intelligence programs

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Kansas National Guard to send troops to US-Mexico border

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Defense Department sending 5,200 active-duty troops this week to ‘harden’ southern border against mi

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Michigan breaks ground on new veterans home outside Detroit

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, March 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Jamal Khashoggi killing hits Pentagon, Saudi Arabia relationship

By Carlo Muñoz and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, photo, Afghan National Army soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint ahead of parliamentary elections, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghans will go to the polls on Saturday, hoping to bring change to a corrupt government that has lost nearly half the country to the Taliban. On Thursday, three top provincial officials in the southern province of Kandahar were killed by their own guards during a meeting to discuss security ahead of the vote. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) **FILE**

Afghan security forces succeeding despite spate of Taliban attacks: Pentagon

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, center, and Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen, front right, attend an informal lunch meeting with defense ministers at ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting in Singapore Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Don Wong)

Pentagon scraps another key military drill with South Korea

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times