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Capitol police officers stand outside of fencing that was installed around the exterior of the Capitol grounds, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 in Washington. The House and Senate certified the Democrat's electoral college win early Thursday after a violent throng of pro-Trump rioters spent hours Wednesday running rampant through the Capitol. A woman was fatally shot, windows were bashed and the mob forced shaken lawmakers and aides to flee the building, shielded by Capitol Police. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Capitol Police rejected offers of federal help to quell mob

By COLLEEN LONG, LOLITA BALDOR, MICHAEL BALSAMO and and NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

Demonstators loyal to President Donald Trump, are sprayed by police, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, during a day of rioting at the Capitol. It's been a stunning day as a number of lawmakers and then the mob of protesters tried to overturn America's presidential election, undercut the nation's democracy and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump in the White House. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Capitol Police rejected offers of federal help to quell mob

By COLLEEN LONG, LOLITA BALDOR, MICHAEL BALSAMO and and NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

FILE - Journalist Neil Sheehan is shown in New York, Nov. 29, 1988. Sheehan, a reporter and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who broke the story of the Pentagon Papers for The New York Times and who chronicled the deception at the heart of the Vietnam War in his epic book about the war, has died. He was 84. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)

Neil Sheehan, Pentagon Papers reporter, Vietnam author, dies

By WILL LESTER - Associated Press

Then-U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis talks to the media in presence of Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev following their meeting at the government building in Skopje, Macedonia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) ** FILE **

Mattis, Esper, ex-Pentagon chiefs: Trump bears blame for Capitol assault

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

The Marine Corps is on a path toward sweeping changes. Proposals to remake the Corps into a leaner, more efficient fighting force include giving up all of its tanks, dramatically remaking its artillery batteries and reducing the number of active-duty service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph)

Marine Corps embraces Gen. David Berger reforms due to budget declines

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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James H. Baker, top Pentagon official, dismissed U.S. alliances with Taiwan, Australia

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 7, 2020, file photo released by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz transits the Arabian Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt/U.S. Navy via AP) ** FILE **

USS Nimitz to stay in Middle East amid threats from Iran

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Marines fire rounds downrange during Combat Pistol Program qualification training and firing at the Puuloa Range Training Facility in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, April 30. The new pistol program will replace annual pistol training and is more combat-oriented than the pistol qualification previously implemented.
(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Knapke/Released)

COVID-19 forces military recruiters to get creative

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and former Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, sit together on stage during the commissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Saturday, July, 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dick Cheney, other Pentagon ex-chiefs say time over for questioning election

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

On Thursday, the Pentagon announced that more than 5,000 sailors and Marines with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group are headed home after a 10-month deployment. They had been in Somalia. (Tech. Sgt. Christopher Ruano/Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa via AP)

Trump efforts to end ‘forever wars’ fall short

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden taps Kathleen Hicks as deputy defense secretary pick; first female to hold post if confirmed

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

The littoral combat ships project has been bedeviled with engineering headaches since its inception. Now a newly revealed mechanical problem with the propulsion system could signal a potentially disastrous design flaw throughout the ships. (U.S. Navy photograph)

Littoral Combat Ship has faulty propulsion system

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

The U.S. Army will conduct a test of 50-kilowatt-class lasers on its Directed Energy-Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense initiative (M-SHORAD) Strykers in 2021. (Image: U.S. Army)

Army gears up for ‘laser shoot-off,’ eyes next-generation weapons for Stryker vehicles

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President-elect Joseph R. Biden talks more about diplomacy than military spending, emphasizing the need to re-engage allies. Progressives in Congress are pressuring Mr. Biden to rein in Defense Department spending.
speaks during a virtual meeting with members of his national security and foreign policy agency review teams at The Queen theater, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (Associated PRess)

Democrats pressure Joe Biden to cut Pentagon funding

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

‘Patently false’: Pentagon fires back at Joe Biden as fight over transition meetings turns ugly

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

This photo from Thursday, July 30, 2020, shows a demonstrator holding a sign that reads "Defund the police" during a protest march in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) **FILE**

‘Defund police’ falters as Congress moves to keep money flowing

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Surrounded by Army cadets, President Donald Trump watches the first half of the 121st Army-Navy Football Game in Michie Stadium at the United States Military Academy, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Trump discounts cyberattack on U.S. government, Russia’s involvement

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President-elect Joseph R. Biden has signaled that he intends to use the federal government, including the military, to further his ambitious climate agenda. (Associated Press photograph)

Joe Biden to thrust climate change to Pentagon forefront

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 10, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Air Force, an F-35A Lightning II fighter jet is directed out of a hangar at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. A U.S.-brokered deal that saw Israel and the United Arab Emirates begin to open diplomatic ties may end up with Abu Dhabi purchasing advanced American weaponry like the F-35, potentially upending both a longstanding Israeli military edge regionally and the balance of power with Iran. (Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn A. Ford/U.S. Air Force via AP)

U.S. military reliance on China, foreign suppliers exposed by pandemic

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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

Pentagon announces COVID-19 vaccination pilot program

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times