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In this January 14, 2020 file photo, a U.S. Army carry team lifts a transfer case containing the remains of a soldier killed in Afghanistan, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**

Air Force identifies crew of jet that crashed in Afghanistan

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Veterans group: Lawsuit prompts Pentagon to reopen database

By BEN FINLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 file photo, hundreds of newly trained al-Shabab fighters perform military exercises in the Lafofe area some 18 km south of Mogadishu, in Somalia. The U.S. Africa Command, signaling concern over the Pentagon's potential cuts, has emphasized the Somalia-based al-Shabab as a threat to the U.S. homeland, in intent if not yet in capability _ and warning that neither China nor Russia is doing much to counter Africa's extremist groups. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

AP Explains: Why US troop cuts in Africa would cause alarm

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

University of Maryland President Wallace Loh is shown in this Oct. 30, 2018 file photo. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) ** FILE **

University of Maryland to end long-standing Chinese government-supported program

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a joint news conference with Japan's Defense Minister Taro Kono at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Capitol Hill wary of Pentagon’s plan for African pullout

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Last year, Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, poured over $1 million into Seattle's municipal elections. Big Tech is becoming a behemoth on the U.S. political scene. (Associated Press)

Big Tech companies flex financial muscles in elections, liberal groups fight influence

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

The Trump administration plans to redirect some $7.2 billion in Defense Department money earmarked for construction, health and other military programs for border wall construction. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill expressed frustration with the decision. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

$7.2 billion in Defense Department money to be redirected to Trump’s border wall

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

'Horn, Sahel and Rift' (book cover)

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Horn, Sahel and Rift’

By Joshua Sinai

In this photo taken Aug. 26, 2019 and released by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing photojournalist, salutes the flag during a ceremony signifying the change from tactical to enduring operations at Camp Simba, Manda Bay, Kenya. The al-Shabab extremist group said Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020 that it has attacked the Camp Simba military base used by U.S. and Kenyan troops in coastal Kenya, while Kenya's military says the attempted pre-dawn breach was repulsed and at least four attackers were killed. (Staff Sgt. Lexie West/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Dustin Harrison among Americans killed in al-Shabab attack on Kenya base, wife says

Associated Press

Tucson woman says husband killed in Kenya terror attack

Associated Press

In this photo taken Aug. 26, 2019 and released by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing photojournalist, salutes the flag during a ceremony signifying the change from tactical to enduring operations at Camp Simba, Manda Bay, Kenya. The al-Shabab extremist group said Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020 that it has attacked the Camp Simba military base used by U.S. and Kenyan troops in coastal Kenya, while Kenya's military says the attempted pre-dawn breach was repulsed and at least four attackers were killed. (Staff Sgt. Lexie West/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Al-Shabab terror attack in Kenya kills three Americans

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

This photo released by the Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office shows a burning vehicle at the Baghdad International Airport following an airstrike, in Baghdad, Iraq, early Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. The Pentagon said Thursday that the U.S. military has killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, at the direction of President Donald Trump. (Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office via AP)

U.S. military had authority to ‘take the shot’ against Iran’s Soleimani

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Lawsuit: Pentagon withholding info from veterans’ advocates

By BEN FINLEY - Associated Press

In this file photo from Sept. 9, 2019, Gen. John W. Raymond, U.S. Air Force and commander of the U.S. Space Command, right, and Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., U.S. Marines and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, watch during the presentation of the new U.S. Space Command colors during a ceremony to recognize the establishment of the United States Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP) **FILE**

Wall wins, Space Force pared back as House passes defense spending bill

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Remains of Marine killed in World War II to be buried in KY

Associated Press

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

Pentagon: Defense official sexually harassed female staff

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Protesters stick posters featuring Chinese President Xi Jinping on a pillar during a demonstration in Central, the financial district of Hong Kong, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. China reacted furiously to President Donald Trump's signing of two bills on Hong Kong human rights and said the U.S. will bear the unspecified consequences. A foreign ministry statement Thursday repeated heated condemnations of the laws and said China will counteract. It said all the people of Hong Kong and China oppose the move. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Pentagon’s top Asia official resigns

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on school choice in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

David Briones, federal judge, blocks Trump border wall emergency

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Judge halts some military spending on border wall

Associated Press

Amazon blaming Trump over Pentagon contract loss, judge says

By MATT O'BRIEN and JOSEPH PISANI - Associated Press