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In this image provided by the U.S. Air force Academy, cadets start the school year with a mix of reduced class sizes and remote learning on Aug. 12, 2020, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Trevor Cokley/U.S. Air Force Academy via AP) ** FILE **

Lawsuit: DOD shutters Air Force Academy oversight board, nixes review of critical race theory

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Defense in Washington on Thursday, June 17, 2021. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Joint Chiefs chairman spars with GOP lawmakers over ‘woke’ military

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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

Pentagon makes China top priority with new task force report

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hands out diplomas to United States Military Academy graduating cadets during the ceremony for class 2021 at Michie Stadium on Saturday, May 22, 2021, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Lloyd Austin, Pentagon chief, fires back at Ted Cruz, says U.S. military will never be ‘soft’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Lloyd Austin bids farewell to National Guard at Capitol

By Mike Glenn - 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 Friday, May 13, 2011, file photo, soldiers of 1AD attend a color casing ceremony of the First Armored Division at the U.S. Army Airfield in Wiesbaden, Germany. Germany's Defense Ministry says U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in his first conversation with her since taking up his new post that Germany is highly valued as a station for American soldiers. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Pentagon will send 500 new troops to Germany in reversal of Trump plan

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give statements after their meeting, at the prime minister's office, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 12, 2021. (Menahem Kahana/Pool via AP)

Cyberattack on Iran facility won’t derail talks on nuclear deal, Lloyd Austin says

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin listens to a question as he speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, in this Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, file photo. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Tel Aviv with his Israeli counterpart and reinforced American support. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visits Israel amid nuke talks with Iran

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during an event with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to mark International Women's Day, Monday, March 8, 2021, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Lloyd Austin, Pentagon chief, to visit Israel amid spike in Iran ‘shadow war’ attacks

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

"There's no place for violence or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or sex characteristics," said Pentagon spokesman John Kirby on Wednesday. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Pentagon lifts ban that prevented transgender people from serving in military

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

ADDS REFERENCE TO ACTING AFGHAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE YASIN ZIA - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, center, walks on the red carpet with Acting Afghan Minister of Defense Yasin Zia as they review an honor guard at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 21, 2021. Austin arrived in Kabul on his first trip to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, amid swirling questions about how long American troops will remain in the country. (Presidential Palace via AP)

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin makes surprise trip to Afghanistan

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2021, file photo State Secretary Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington. Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are heading to Japan and South Korea for four days of talks starting Monday, March 15, as the administration seeks to shore up partnerships with the two key regional treaty allies. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, Pool, File)

Blinken urges China to convince North Korea to denuclearize

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2021, file photo State Secretary Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington. Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are heading to Japan and South Korea for four days of talks starting Monday, March 15, as the administration seeks to shore up partnerships with the two key regional treaty allies. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, Pool, File)

2 key US Cabinet members visit Japan for China-focused talks

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a virtual business roundtable at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Tokyo Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Defense and foreign ministers from the U.S. and Japan are to discuss their concern over China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region as the Biden administration tries to reaffirm engagement with its key regional allies. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan, US to share China worry as ministers meet in Tokyo

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

In this March 2, 2017, file photo, Tucker Carlson, host of &quot;Tucker Carlson Tonight,&quot; poses for photos in a Fox News Channel studio, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Pentagon’s Tucker Carlson offensive fuels fears of a politicized military

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during an event with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to mark International Women's Day, Monday, March 8, 2021, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Antony Blinken, Lloyd Austin to take joint trip to Japan and South Korea to rally allies

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered military leaders at all levels to set aside time to talk with their units about extremism, racism and discrimination in the ranks after service members and veterans were found to be among the Capitol rioters. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pentagon chief Austin: Anti-extremism push not about ‘political parties or political beliefs’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Pilots from the 69th Bomb Squadron board B-52H Stratofortress bomber &quot;Wham Bam II&quot; in preparation for a flight over the Mideast on March 6, 2021, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. A pair of B-52 bombers flew over the Mideast on Sunday, March 7, 2021, the latest such mission in the region aimed at warning Iran amid tensions between Washington and Tehran. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Josh W. Strickland via AP)

U.S. deploys B-52 bombers to Middle East in warning to Iran

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, file photo, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, in Washington. The U.S. military conducted airstrikes against facilities in eastern Syria, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, that the Pentagon said were used by Iran-backed militia groups, in response to recent attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq. “I’m confident in the target that we went after, we know what we hit,” Austin told reporters flying with him from California to Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Lloyd Austin, defense secretary, says COVID-19, China are top priorities

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times