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An armed member of the militant group al-Shabaab attends a rally on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, in this Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, photo. (AP Photo) **FILE**

Al-Shabab threatens to trap U.S. military in Somalia ‘endless war’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

This June 19, 2019, file photo shows Amazon founder Jeff Bezos during the JFK Space Summit at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ** FILE **

Amazon refuses to yield to Microsoft on Defense contract

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

This Sept. 19, 2019 photo shows Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos arriving to a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. Bezos is willing to testify to the congressional panel investigating the market dominance of Big Tech, but along with other tech industry CEOs, lawyers for the company say, according to a published report Monday, June 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Pentagon snubs Amazon again, sticks with Microsoft for massive JEDI cloud contract

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a joint news conference with Japan's Defense Minister Taro Kono at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Stars and Stripes: From the front lines to the chopping block?

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Submarine modernization remains a high priority within the overall nuclear and conventional forces build-up that has been under way in China for the past four decades. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: China’s aggressive submarine buildup

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, fire a 120mm mortar during a tactical training exercise on Camp Roberts, Calif., Jan. 30, 2014. Rangers constantly train to maintain the highest level of tactical proficiency. (US Army photo by Pfc. Nathaniel Newkirk/Not Reviewed)

U.S. Army to hold live-fire drills 70 miles from Russian border

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. forces have been patrolling Syrian oil fields, but critics question how a continued presence there benefits national security, particularly when tensions between Washington and Moscow are escalating rapidly. (Associated Press/File)

Clash with Russians in Syria renews debate on U.S. mission

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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Pentagon criticizes Chinese maneuvers around disputed area in South China Sea

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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

Policy analysts call for rethinking future Pentagon budgets

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump salutes as he steps off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, July 26, 2018, in Washington. Trump is returning from a trip to Iowa and Illinois. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump foreign policy moves at stake in election

By Lauren Toms, Ben Wolfgang and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

Pentagon offers military airwaves for 5G wireless networks

By MATT O'BRIEN and DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Mark Esper testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, July 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Mark Esper: U.S. to reduce troops in Afghanistan to ‘less than 5,000’ by end of November

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Cornell Law School professor William A. Jacobson created the Elizabeth Warren Wiki page and documented her missteps.

Anthony Tata Pentagon position ripped by Elizabeth Warren

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., arrives for a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018i. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Jack Reed: Tata appointment an ‘insult to our troops’

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

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)

How the F-35 is driving a wedge between the U.S. and a key NATO ally

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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

Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata appointed to similar pentagon job as nominated

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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

Confirmation hearing for Pentagon nominee canceled at the last minute

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A U.S. soldier takes part in an exercise called "Saber Junction" at the military area in Hohenfels near Regensburg, southern Germany, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. Saber Junction 14 is a U.S. Army Europe led, U.S. European Command directed, multinational, multiservice exercise that involves more than 5,800 personnel from 17 European countries. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) ** FILE **

U.S. military plans to move European headquarters from Germany to Belgium

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

F-35A Lightning II aircraft receive fuel from a KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., July 13, 2015, during a flight from England to the U.S. The fighters were returning to Luke AFB, Ariz., after participating in the world's largest air show, the Royal International Air Tattoo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Madelyn Brown)

Turkey and the F-35 — U.S. finds breaking up is hard to do

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

This Jan. 14, 2013, file photo shows a gavel sitting on a desk inside a courtroom. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

EXCLUSIVE: Singaporean think tank expert pleads guilty to spying for Beijing

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times