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In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti meets with leadership at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Nov. 17, 2022 in Kittery, Maine. A senior administration official says President Joe Biden has chosen Franchetti to lead the Navy. If confirmed, she would be the first woman to be a U.S. military service chief. (Jim Cleveland/U.S. Navy via AP)

A deepening Senate stalemate clouds a historic hand-off at the Navy

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this May 7, 2020, file photo Charles Q. Brown, Jr., nominated for reappointment to the grade of General and to Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee nominations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate on Tuesday, June 9, unanimously confirmed Gen. Charles Brown Jr. as chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, making him the first black officer to lead one of the nation's military services. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP, File) **FILE**

Politics, abortion policy take center stage at commander’s confirmation hearing

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-17 ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, on Oct. 1, 2019. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, that China’s pursuit of hypersonic weapons “increases tensions in the region” and vowed the U.S. would maintain its capability to deter potential threats posed by China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Documents leaked by airman reveal China’s advanced hypersonic arms

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A suspected North Korean drone is viewed at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, on June 21, 2017. South Korea said Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, it fired warning shots after North Korean drones violated the South’s airspace. (Lee Jung-hoon/Yonhap via AP, File)

South Korea launches jets, fires shots after North flies drones

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

A video showing the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of State Gen. Mark Milley, speaking during an interview with the Jan. 6th Committee is shown as committee members from left to right, Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., look on, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gen. Milley: Trump pressured Pentagon to make him appear in charge during Capitol attack

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Adm. Christopher W. Grady, U.S. Navy, is shown here in his official Navy portrait. (Defense Dept.) [https://media.defense.gov/2018/May/04/2002323518/-1/-1/0/180504-N-ZZ999-0001.jpg]

Navy Adm. Grady tapped to replace No. 2 Gen. Hyten on Joint Chiefs of Staff

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks during a briefing with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, about the end of the war in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Furor builds over top general Milley’s role in Trump’s final days

By Mike Glenn and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Milley should have resigned

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration on America's withdrawal from Afghanistan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Exit from Afghanistan: It’s time for the truth and facing reality

By Abraham Wagner

In this file photo, Adm. Karl Schultz, Coast Guard commandant, delivers the 2019 State of the Coast Guard Address at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach in San Pedro, Calif., Thursday, March 21, 2019. (Seaman Ryan Estrada/U.S. Coast Guard via AP) **FILE**

Bill would elevate Coast Guard to join Joint Chiefs of Staff

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

U.S. Maj. Gen. James C. McConville, center, visits troops in Jalalabad, base east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) ** FILE **

Gen. James McConville, Army chief of staff, cleared following COVID-19 quarantine

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this July 9, 2020, file photo, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP, File)

Gen. Mark Milley won’t confirm Donald Trump’s Afghanistan withdrawal timeline

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

US military chief visits Israel amid tensions with Iran

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Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat. (Associated Press/File) **FILE**

Durbin calls for wide-ranging Pentagon review of treatment of women, people of color in the military

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this May 1, 2019, file photo, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford testifies during a House Appropriations subcommittee on budget hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) **FILE**

Former Joint Chiefs Chair Dunford withdraws consideration to lead $500B COVID-19 relief commission

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2018 file photo, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. William Moran describes the function of the USS Thomas Hudner prior to its commissioning ceremony in Boston. Moran, the Navy admiral set to become his service's top officer on Aug. 1, 2019, says he will instead retire. The extraordinary downfall of Moran was prompted by what Navy Secretary Richard Spencer on Sunday, July 7 called poor judgment. Spencer faulted Moran for having a professional relationship with a person who had been disciplined for what Spencer called &quot;failing to meet the values and standards of the naval profession.&quot; (Paul Connors/The Boston Herald via AP, File)

Admiral picked to lead Navy is retiring; bad judgment cited

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral William Moran describes the function of the USS Thomas Hudner prior to its commissioning ceremony Saturday Dec. 1, 2018, in Boston. The Maine-built Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is named in honor of Thomas Hudner, a Fall River native and longtime Concord resident who was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Harry Truman for crash-landing his plane to try to save the life of Ensign Jesse Brown during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in December 1950. (Paul Connors/The Boston Herald via AP)

William Moran to retire, was to be Navy top officer

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Senior military adviser faulted, then reinstated

By Associated Press - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (Associated Press) **FILE**

Senate confirms the next members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

By Maria Stainer - The Washington Times

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DONNELLY: How not to battle sexual assault in the military

By Elaine Donnelly