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In this July 2, 2019, file photo, Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher leaves a military court on Naval Base San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

‘Frogman against frogman’: Case against SEAL sparks debate

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 2, 2019, file photo, Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher leaves a military court on Naval Base San Diego. The secretary of the U.S. Navy said Saturday, Nov. 23, he doesn't consider a tweet by President Donald Trump an order and would need a formal order to stop a review of Gallagher, who could lose his status as a Navy Seal. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

A look at the case of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher

By Associated Press - Associated Press

Retired Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill, 38, who says he shot and killed Osama bin Laden, poses for a portrait in Washington, Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. The former Navy SEAL says he was inspired to go public about his role after meeting with the families of people who died in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Robert O’Neill backs Donald Trump, Edward Gallagher in Navy SEAL dispute

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 photo, U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer fields questions at a media availability at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia. U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has fired the Navy’s top official over his handling of the case of a SEAL accused of war crimes who President Donald Trump has defended. Esper said on Sunday, Nov. 24 that he had lost confidence in Spencer and alleged that Spencer proposed a deal with the White House behind his back to resolve the SEAL’s case. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Esper says Trump ordered him to stop SEAL review board

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 photo, U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer fields questions at a media availability at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia. U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has fired the Navy’s top official over his handling of the case of a SEAL accused of war crimes who President Donald Trump has defended. Esper said on Sunday, Nov. 24 that he had lost confidence in Spencer and alleged that Spencer proposed a deal with the White House behind his back to resolve the SEAL’s case. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Pentagon chief fires Navy secretary over SEAL controversy

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

This undated selfie provided by Andrea Gallagher shows her husband, U.S. Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, who has been charged with allegedly killing an Islamic State prisoner in his care and attempted murder for the shootings of two Iraq civilians in 2017. Gallagher is scheduled to go on trial Monday, June 17, 2019. (Edward Gallagher/Courtesy of Andrea Gallagher via AP, File)

White House won’t intervene on Edward Gallagher, Navy told

By Robert Burns and Robert Gillies - Associated Press

Ousted Navy Secretary Richard Spencer publicly clashed with President Trump over whether Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher, who served eight combat tours during his two decades as a Navy SEAL, would be allowed to retain his Trident pin, which symbolizes membership in the elite unit. (Associated Press/File)

Richard Spencer out as Navy secretary

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher leaves a military court on Naval Base San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Richard Spencer, Navy secretary: Trump’s Edward Gallagher tweet not a ‘formal order’

By Rob Gilles - Associated Press

Ousted Navy Secretary Richard Spencer publicly clashed with President Trump over whether Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher, who served eight combat tours during his two decades as a Navy SEAL, would be allowed to retain his Trident pin, which symbolizes membership in the elite unit. (Associated Press/File)

Official says White House gave Navy go-ahead on Gallagher

By ROBERT BURNS and ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

Lipscomb survives late rally to hold off Navy, 65-61

Associated Press

Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher leaves a military court on Naval Base San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Donald Trump overrules Navy on Edward Gallagher case

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 2, 2019, file photo, Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher leaves a military court on Naval Base San Diego. The attorney for Gallagher, convicted of posing with a dead captive in Iraq, says the Navy is trying to remove the special operations chief from the elite fighting force in retaliation for President Donald Trump restoring his rank. Defense attorney Timothy Parlatore said the Navy is holding a review board proceeding to remove Edward Gallagher's Trident pin and summoned him to meet with the SEAL leadership on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Trump says Navy won’t remove Gallagher’s SEAL designation

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 2, 2019, file photo, Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher leaves a military court on Naval Base San Diego. The attorney for Gallagher, convicted of posing with a dead captive in Iraq, says the Navy is trying to remove the special operations chief from the elite fighting force in retaliation for President Donald Trump restoring his rank. Defense attorney Timothy Parlatore said the Navy is holding a review board proceeding to remove Edward Gallagher's Trident pin and summoned him to meet with the SEAL leadership on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

SEALs face review following death of Islamic State militant

By JULIE WATSON and LOLITA BALDOR - Associated Press

This undated selfie provided by Andrea Gallagher shows her husband, U.S. Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, who has been charged with allegedly killing an Islamic State prisoner in his care and attempted murder for the shootings of two Iraq civilians in 2017. Gallagher is scheduled to go on trial Monday, June 17, 2019. (Edward Gallagher/Courtesy of Andrea Gallagher via AP, File)

Adm. Collin Green retaliating against Edward Gallagher for Trump pardon, Navy SEAL’s attorney says

By Julie Watson and Lolita Baldor - Associated Press

Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher leaves a military court on Naval Base San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Edward Gallagher set for Navy SEALs removal despite Donald Trump pardon: Report

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

FILE - This July 11, 2017, file photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows the USS Fitzgerald in dry dock in Yokosuka, Japan, for repairs and assessment of damage sustained from a June 17 collision with a cargo ship in the waters off of Japan. Survivors and descendants of those killed when a container ship collided with the U.S. Navy destroyer off Japan's coast are suing the ship's Japanese charterer, according to a lawsuit filed Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, that details the survivors' scramble for safety as water rushed in. (Spc. 1st Class Leonard Adams/U.S. Navy via AP)

‘Wall of water’: Lawsuits detail deadly Navy collision

By REBECCA SANTANA - Associated Press

President Donald Trump pauses during an event on healthcare prices in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump pardons two military service members accused of war crimes, restores rank of Navy SEAL

By Dave Boyer and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Navy to name ship after the late Sen. Cochran of Mississippi

Associated Press

Navy recruit’s mother wants 2nd autopsy after training death

Associated Press

This Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows an F-35C Joint Strike Fighter conducts an approach on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, 40 miles off San Diego, Calif. The Navy has completed the first two landings of F-35C Joint Strike Fighters, a milestone for the new plane. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Andy Wolfe)

Navy weighs adding extra fighters to amphibious ships due to carrier shortfall

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times