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In this Nov. 30, 2017, file photo, American soldiers wait on the tarmac in Logar province, Afghanistan. With American troops withdrawing from Afghanistan, pressure has been mounting for the Biden administration to plan a military evacuation of Afghans who supported U.S. military operations during two decades of war in their country. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

U.S. Afghan pullout weighs heavy on vets

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Then-U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Joseph Votel testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in this file photo dated Thursday, March 7, 2019. Mr. Votel, now retired, has filed lawsuits against several military housing companies for a 2017 fire that destroyed his family's housing quarters on base in Tampa. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Retired top general files suit against military housing firms after fire loss

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Joseph Votel testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Gen. Joseph Votel: Islamic State ‘caliphate’ now less that a square mile in Syria

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, March 6, 2019, photo, a member of U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard at a reception area for people evacuated from the last shred of territory held by Islamic State militants, outside Baghouz, Syria. (AP Photo/Gabriel Chaim)

General says Islamic State a ‘serious generational problem’

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters stand outside a building used as a temporary base near the last land still held by Islamic State militants in Baghouz, Syria, Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. Hundreds of Islamic State militants are surrounded in a tiny area in eastern Syria are refusing to surrender and are trying to negotiate an exit, Syrian activists and a person close to the negotiations said Monday. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

U.S. should keep arming Syrian militias after ISIS defeat, says top general

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Joseph Votel testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, in Washington. Votel told the committee that of the 34,000 square miles of territory that IS once held, it now controls less than 20 square miles. "It is important to understand that even though this territory has been reclaimed, the fight against ISIS and violent extremists is not over and our mission has not changed." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Gen. Joseph Votel tells Senate panel: Islamic State battered but not beaten in Syria

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

US general visits troops fighting Islamic State in Syria

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 13, 2018, file photo, U.S. Central Command commander Gen. Joseph Votel testifies at the Senate Committee on Armed Services on Capitol Hill in Washington. Votel, the top U.S. commander for the Middle East says Turkish and American troops could begin joint patrols in a matter of days around the northern Syrian city of Manbij. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

US, Turkey to soon begin joint patrols in north Syria

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

American general says Afghan battlefield losses are rising

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 13, 2018, file photo, U.S. Central Command commander Gen. Jospeh Votel testifies at the Senate Committee on Armed Services on Capitol Hill in Washington. A year after the Trump administration unveiled a broad new strategy for the 17-year war in Afghanistan, Votel, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East said he doesn't expect any major change in the strategy to end the conflict, as a new general takes over the campaign. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

US commander: No need for major change in Afghan war plan

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Commander: Iran navy exercise a message to US on sanctions

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, file photo, Kurdish flags wave in central Irbil, 217 miles (350 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) ** FILE **

ISIS attack in Irbil, Iraq, sparks fears of terrorists’ return

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 3, 2011, file photo, the Pentagon is seen from air from Air Force One. The House has passed a $717 billion defense policy bill that would give the military a 2.6 percent pay hike, the largest in nine years. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

White House, Pentagon launch review of South Asia strategy

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2016 file photo, U.S. Central Command Command Commander, U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, speaks to reporters at the Pentagon. Votel said on Thursday that he has received no new guidance from the Pentagon on cooperating with Russia in Syria and that he is taking a &quot;steady-as-she-goes&quot; approach. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US general reviewing Trump’s year-old Afghan war strategy

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

U.S. Central Command Command Commander, U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, speaks to reporters at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, during a briefing to provide update on USCENTCOM operations. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Joseph Votel says Russia fanning flames in Syria

By Carlo Muñoz and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times