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Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, left, walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher as they arrive to military court on Naval Base San Diego, Monday, July 1, 2019, in San Diego. The trial continued Monday in the court-martial of the decorated Navy SEAL, who is accused of stabbing to death a wounded teenage Islamic State prisoner and wounding two civilians in Iraq in 2017. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder, charges that carry a potential life sentence. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)

Jury to decide SEAL’s punishment for posing with corpse

By JULIE WATSON and BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, center right, walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher as they arrive to military court on Naval Base San Diego, Tuesday, July 2, 2019, in San Diego. Jury deliberations continued Tuesday morning in the court-martial of the decorated Navy SEAL, who is accused of stabbing to death a wounded teenage Islamic State prisoner and wounding two civilians in Iraq in 2017. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder, charges that carry a potential life sentence. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)

Edward Gallagher, Navy SEAL, not guilty of murder

By Julie Watson - Associated Press

Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, right, walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher as they arrive to military court on Naval Base San Diego, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in San Diego. Trial continues in the court-martial of the decorated Navy SEAL, who is accused of stabbing to death a wounded teenage Islamic State prisoner and wounding two civilians in Iraq in 2017. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder, charges that carry a potential life sentence. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)

The Latest: Marine testifies SEAL did not stab Iraq captive

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Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, right, walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher as they arrive to military court on Naval Base San Diego, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in San Diego. Trial continues in the court-martial of the decorated Navy SEAL, who is accused of stabbing to death a wounded teenage Islamic State prisoner and wounding two civilians in Iraq in 2017. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder, charges that carry a potential life sentence. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)

Marine testifies Navy SEAL did not stab Iraq captive

By JULIE WATSON and CHRISTOPHER WEBER - Associated Press

Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, right, walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher as they arrive to military court on Naval Base San Diego, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in San Diego. Trial continues in the court-martial of the decorated Navy SEAL, who is accused of stabbing to death a wounded teenage Islamic State prisoner and wounding two civilians in Iraq in 2017. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder, charges that carry a potential life sentence. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)

Abbas al-Jubouri, Iraqi general, testifies in Edward Gallagher Navy SEAL murder case

By Julie Watson and Christopher Weber - Associated Press

Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, right, walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher as they arrive to military court on Naval Base San Diego, Monday, June 24, 2019, in San Diego. Trial continues in the court-martial of the decorated Navy SEAL, who is accused of stabbing to death a wounded teenage Islamic State prisoner and wounding two civilians in Iraq in 2017. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder, charges that carry a potential life sentence. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)

The Latest: Witness could face perjury in Navy SEAL trial

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Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, right, walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher as they arrive to military court on Naval Base San Diego, Monday, June 24, 2019, in San Diego. Trial continues in the court-martial of the decorated Navy SEAL, who is accused of stabbing to death a wounded teenage Islamic State prisoner and wounding two civilians in Iraq in 2017. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder, charges that carry a potential life sentence. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)

Witness could face perjury charge in Navy SEAL court-martial

By JULIE WATSON and CHRISTOPHER WEBER - Associated Press

US Navy to dub newest rescue ship ‘Cherokee Nation’

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Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, right, walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher as they arrive to military court on Naval Base San Diego, Tuesday, June 18, 2019, in San Diego. Jury selection continued Tuesday morning in the court-martial of the decorated Navy SEAL, who is accused of stabbing to death a wounded teenage Islamic State prisoner and wounding two civilians in Iraq in 2017. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder, charges that carry a potential life sentence. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)

Witness in Navy SEAL trial takes blame for killing

By JULIE WATSON and BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

Hanford could be resting place for vessel’s nuclear reactors

By ANNETTE CARY - Associated Press

Schumer wants warship named for slain sailor from New York

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Female team leading helicopter training changes command

By ANNIE BLANKS - Associated Press

This image released by the U.S. Navy shows Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield. The U.S. Navy announced Friday, June 14, 2019, they have named Chatfield as the first female leader of the U.S. Naval War College after removing the college president who is under investigation. Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley was removed from his post as the college president on Monday, June 10, days after The Associated Press reported he was under investigation and more than a year after the initial complaint was filed. (U.S Navy via AP)

US Naval War College is getting its 1st female president

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file image provided by the U.S. Navy shows Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley, president of the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I. On Monday, June 10, 2019, the Navy said Harley has been reassigned pending the outcome of an inspector general investigation. The administrative reassignment comes days after The Associated Press reported on the investigation amid allegations that he spent excessively, abused his hiring authority and otherwise behaved inappropriately. (U.S. Navy via AP, File)

AP Interview: Navy’s top admiral discusses war college probe

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT - Associated Press

In this Jan. 3, 2018, photo released by the U.S. Navy, a Naval Station vessel, right, prepares to assist the future USS Omaha (LCS 12), a 218-foot-long littoral combat ship, pier side during a brief fuel stop in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Omaha was conducting a change of homeport to San Diego, Calif. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Philip Wagner, Jr./U.S. Navy via AP) ** FILE **

Navy to christen USS Minneapolis-St. Paul, the newest littoral combat ship

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan responds to reporters' questions regarding an incident in the East China Sea where an American guided-missile cruiser and a Russian destroyer came within 165 feet (50 meters) of each other, during a meeting with visiting Greek Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis at the Pentagon, Friday, June 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US troops, civilian defense workers get political reminder

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

CORRECTION: TAKES OUT REFERENCE OF OFFICIAL ARTIST’S PORTRAIT ADDS INFORMATION ABOUT PORTRAIT: This May 2019 photo provided by U.S. Naval War College president Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley, shows a portrait of Harley, left, displayed in a gallery in Conolly Hall on the school's campus in Newport, R.I. Harley, who is bald, said the portrait was made by a professor who paid for it himself and gave it to Harley as a joke. He called it a way to poke fun of himself. Dozens of emails, which span from December 2017 to May 2019, were shared with The Associated Press by people at the war college who said they were concerned about Harley's leadership and judgment. (Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley/U.S. Naval War College via AP)

The Latest: Naval War College president steps down

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Correction: Naval War College story

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MICHELLE R. SMITH - Associated Press

Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, left, hugs his wife, Andrea Gallagher, after leaving a military courtroom on Naval Base San Diego, Thursday, May 30, 2019, in San Diego. The decorated Navy SEAL facing a murder trial in the death of an Islamic State prisoner was freed Thursday from custody after a military judge cited interference by prosecutors. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)

Edward Gallagher maximum penalty reduced by judge in Navy SEAL murder case

By Julie Watson and Brian Melley - Associated Press

This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley, president of the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I. Dozens of emails, which span from December 2017 to May 2019, were shared with The Associated Press by people at the war college who said they were concerned about Rear Adm. Harley's leadership and judgment. (U.S. Navy via AP)

Navy probing claims against Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley, war college leader

By Jennifer McDermott and Michelle R. Smith - Associated Press