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In this photo provided by the Joint Staff of the Japanese Self-Defense Force, three F-15 warplanes of the Japanese Self-Defense Force, front, and four F-16 fighters of the U.S. Armed Forces fly over the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Joint Staff of the Japanese Self-Defense Force via AP) ** FILE **

Plan to pull F-15 fighters from Okinawa sparks alarm in Congress

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this handout photo released by Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry, Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Uzbekistan Presidential Press Service via AP) ** FILE **

China used ‘double-crossing companies’ to steal U.S. national security research

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this June 3, 2011, file photo, the Pentagon building is seen from air from Air Force One. The Pentagon is reportedly reviewing its information warfare operations after social media companies cracked down on a pro-American influence operation with potential ties to the U.S. government. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) **FILE**

U.S. government reviewing psyops after social media crackdown on a pro-American influence campaign

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

A member of the US Army's 1st Armoured Battalion of the 9th Regiment, 1st Division from Fort Hood in Texas prepare to unload Abrams battle tanks from rail cars as they arrive at the Pabrade railway station some 50 km (31 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. The U.S. military says it's preparing a massive exercise early next year in Europe involving 20,000 soldiers from the U.S., the largest deployment across the Atlantic for training in more than 25 years. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Pentagon says NATO-style tanks for Ukraine are ‘on the table’ — but not yet

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin thanks the media during a meeting with Japan's Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

DOD fast-tracked vaccine religious exemption denials, civil liberties law firm says

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

People walk past a crater from an explosion that hit an area near the Ukrainian Red Cross Society during a Russian attack yesterday in Sloviansk, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Once-mighty arms exporter, Russian military cuts deal to buy from Iran, North Korea

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin talks during the press conference with Minister of Defence of Latvia Artis Pabriks during the press conference in Riga, Latvia, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)

Pentagon rolls out plan to safeguard civilians on the battlefield

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

American Computer Chip (Semiconductor) Manufacturing Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

The ‘America First’ national chip strategy

By Katie Arrington

In this photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, housing for service members is shown at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the Department of Defense has not adequately increased housing allowances, thereby neglecting its commitment to military families. (1st Lt. Daniel Barnhorst/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Military families’ housing benefits lag as rents explode

By R.J. Rico - Associated Press

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Feb. 25, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. The Jan. 6 committee interviewed Pompeo and met briefly with Pennsylvania's Republican nominee for governor Doug Mastriano on Aug. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Pompeo: Raid on Trump’s home reveals ‘dangerous’ partisan motives in national security agencies

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington on March 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Pentagon tells staff not to wipe cellphones of text, email records

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, recent Army basic combat training graduates have their temperatures taken as they arrive at Fort Lee, Va, on March 31, 2020, after being transported using sterilized buses from Fort Jackson, S.C. COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on military recruiting, shuttering enlistment stations around the country and forcing thousands of recruiters to woo potential soldiers online. Recruiters have had to abandon their normal visits to high schools and malls, and instead rely almost exclusively on social media to reach young people. (U.S. Army via AP) **FILE**

Army eases education enlistment requirements over recruiting woes

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

An abortion-rights activists holds a sign reading "I am not Ovary-Acting," during the protests outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Military will continue some abortions in states that ban practice, Pentagon says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A snowy egret forages in a salt marsh, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Parris Island, S.C. Salt marsh makes up more than half of the base's 8,000 acres (3,200 hectares), and the island's highest point, by the fire station, is just 13 feet (4 meters) above sea level. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Parris Island wages battles, not war, against climate change

By Michelle Liu - Associated Press

In this Nov. 29, 2019, file photo, a metal head made of motor parts symbolizes artificial intelligence, or AI, at the Essen Motor Show for tuning and motorsports in Essen, Germany. Microsoft chief scientific officer Eric Horvitz warned lawmakers on Tuesday that America's application of artificial intelligence is not living up to its full potential. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Tech experts warn lawmakers that the U.S. isn’t up to par on artificial intelligence

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

A soldier walks the amid the destruction caused after shelling of a shopping center last March 21 in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Pentagon adds to doubts about Russian withdrawal claims

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

This March 27, 2008, photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

Pentagon budget request seeks extra money for Ukraine military support, Afghan resettlement

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon to spend $6.1 billion to upgrade Army radios

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

This Jan. 4, 2020, photo shows a sign for at Fort Bragg, N.C. Named for a Confederate general, Ft. Bragg is among a number of Army installations that federal law required be renamed. A renaming commission has come up with about 100 names of individuals who could be honored, including Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gen. Omar Bradley, and Harriet Tubman, a former slave and Underground Railroad conductor who also served as a Union scout during the Civil War. (AP Photo/Chris Seward) **FILE**

Pentagon releases list of possible replacement names for Army posts honoring Confederates

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Ukrainian soldiers on an armored personnel carrier pass by people carrying their belongings as they flee the conflict, in the Vyshgorod region close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russia, Ukraine both still have most of their weapons after two weeks of fighting

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times