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UFO enthusiasts call on Trump to reveal secrets after video release

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

U.S. military adapting to ‘new normal’ amid coronavirus pandemic

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

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

Military reports a 3% increase in sexual assault cases

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting about the coronavirus response with Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘Hell of a video,’ Trump says of Navy UFO footage

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, fire at an enemy bunker during Task Force Training on Camp Roberts, Calif., Feb. 1, 2014. Rangers constantly train to maintain their tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock/Not Reviewed)

Al-Shabab targeting in Somalia by U.S. military despite coronavirus

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, March 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Pentagon rebuts Democratic senators’ complaints over coronavirus response

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

GULF OF ALASKA (May 14, 2019) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Blue Diamonds” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (U.S. Navy photo.)

U.S. Navy releases three ‘unidentified aerial phenomena’ videos

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this March 24, 2020, file photo, a new section of 30-foot-high "bollard style wall" is lifted into place at a construction site south of Yuma, Ariz., near the border between the United States and Mexico. (Randy Hoeft/The Yuma Sun via AP, File)

Border wall plans reduced as costs exceed $15 billion

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this April 7, 2020, photo released by the U.S. Navy, sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt move ready to eat meals for sailors who have tested negative for COVID-19 and are being taken to local hotels in an effort to implement social distancing at Naval Base Guam. People in Guam are used to a constant U.S. military presence on the strategic Pacific island, but some are nervous as hundreds of sailors from the coronavirus-stricken Navy aircraft carrier flood into hotels for quarantine. Officials insist they have enforced strict safety measures. (Mass Communication Specialist Julio Rivera/U.S. Navy via AP)

Pentagon focusing on most vital personnel for virus testing

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this May 26, 2017, photo, U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform a flyover above graduating U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen during the Academy's graduation and commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Blue Angels, Thunderbirds to conduct flyovers to thank health care workers, first responders

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this file photo released Wednesday, April 22, 2020, by Sepahnews, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary Guard's aerospace division, stands in front of an Iranian rocket carrying a satellite in an undisclosed site believed to be in Iran's Semnan province. The Guard said Wednesday it put the Islamic Republic's first military satellite into orbit, dramatically unveiling what experts described as a secret space program with a surprise launch that came amid wider tensions with the United States. (Sepahnews via AP) ** FILE **

Trump ‘shoot down’ tweet, Iran satellite launch increase tensions

By Guy Taylor and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Members of the U.S. Army walk by the CenturyLink Field area in Seattle on Sunday, April 12, 2020. Health authorities battling the coronavirus outbreak are trying to figure out how and when social distancing restrictions that have shut down many things across Washington state can be modified or ended. While an influential University of Washington model suggests deaths and hospitalizations may have peaked in the state, health officials say lifting restrictions too soon could cause cases to surge. (Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times via AP)

Nearly 1,000 active-duty U.S. troops have recovered from coronavirus

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

A B-2 Spirit multi-role bomber conducts air refueling operations with a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific. The B-2 Spirit will be included in upcoming modernization planning being conducted by the Pentagon. (Department of Defense)

Crippled by coronavirus: Pentagon anticipates three-month delay on big projects

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this April 1, 2020, photo, Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Cautious Pentagon extends troop travel limits through June

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this June 19, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump, from left, and Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft, listen as Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon, speaks during an American Technology Council roundtable in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. The Pentagon says new Secretary of Defense Mike Esper is reviewing the bid process for the military's $10 billion cloud-computing contract. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Amazon vows to fight Trump administration despite watchdog report on defense contract

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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

Pentagon: $10B cloud contract that snubbed Amazon was legal

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

A member of the U.S. Marine Corps participates in an arrival ceremony for Japan's Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the Pentagon, Friday, April 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Pentagon coronavirus response complicated by cultural barriers, cybersecurity concerns

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

The USS Theodore Roosevelt, a Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier, is docked along Kilo Wharf of Naval Base Guam in Sumay, Friday, April 3, 2020. The aircraft carrier, with a crew of nearly 5,000, is docked in Guam, and the Navy has said as many as 3,000 will be taken off the ship and quarantined by Friday. More than 100 sailors on the ship have tested positive for the virus, but none is hospitalized. (Rick Cruz/The Pacific Daily via AP)

General says coronavirus may affect more Navy ships

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly speaks across the brow with leadership of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Natalie Byers/U.S. Navy via AP) ** FILE **

Thomas Modly resigns as acting Navy secretary in wake of Capt. Brett Crozier firing

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 15, 2019, photo U.S. Navy Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew during an all-hands call on the ship's flight deck. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh via AP)

Pentagon tamps down Navy captain Brett Crozier sacking firestorm

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times