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In this Jan. 9, 2019, file photo, construction crews install new border wall sections seen from Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Donald Trump: ‘The chant should be now finish the wall’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other top administration officials say the U.S. risks falling behind rivals such as Russia and China in the space arms race. (Associated Press/File)

Pentagon aims to make Trump’s Space Force ‘as small as possible’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Rep. Adam Smith, Washington state Democrat and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, is shown in this file photo from April 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

New House Armed Services panel pressed to pass big defense bill

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Afghan Exit Deal Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Surveying endgame options for Afghanistan

By Gary Anderson

In this Jan. 7, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender men and women while court challenges continue. The high court on Tuesday reversed lower-court orders preventing the Pentagon from implementing its plans. The high court for now declined to take up cases about the plan. The cases will continue to move through lower courts. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court allows Trump administration transgender military policy to go into effect

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 15, 2018, file photo, U.S. Marines stand guard during the change of command ceremony at Task Force Southwest military field in Shorab military camp of Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) ** FILE **

Pentagon identifies U.S. Army casualty in Afghanistan; first of 2019

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

This Dec. 10, 2018, photo, provided by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), shows the launch of the U.S. military's land-based Aegis missile defense testing system, that later intercepted an intermediate-range ballistic missile, from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. The Trump administration will roll out a new strategy Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, for a more aggressive space-based missile defense system to protect against existing threats from North Korea and Iran and counter advanced weapon systems being developed by Russia and China. (Mark Wright/Missile Defense Agency via AP) **FILE**

Trump says US will develop space-based missile defense

By DEB RIECHMANN and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks about American missile defense doctrine, Thursday, Jan 17, 2019, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump calls for major expansion of U.S. missile defense

By Dave Boyer and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Capt. Philip Gunn participates in a flyover during the interment ceremony of retired Brig. Gen. Robinson Risner on Jan. 23, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery. (Image: Air Force) ** FILE **

Donald Trump to unveil deep review of missile defense

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Adm. John Richardson (left), chief of naval operations, met this week with senior officials of China's People's Liberation Army to continue dialogue and to specifically address risk reduction and operational safety measures during encounters at sea. (U.S. Navy)

INSIDE THE RING: Adm. John Richardson visits China during Navy tensions

By Bill Gertz

FILE - This Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, provided by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA),shows the launch of the U.S. military's land-based Aegis missile defense testing system, that later intercepted an intermediate range ballistic missile, from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. The Trump administration is considering ways to expand U.S. homeland and overseas defenses against a potential missile attack, possibly adding a layer of satellites in space to detect and track hostile targets. (Mark Wright/Missile Defense Agency via AP)

US weighs new ways to detect and track enemy missiles

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this Nov. 9, 2017, photo U.S. President Donald Trump, right, walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the people in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) **FILE**

Chinese military rapidly closing gap, Pentagon report says

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

China's lunar rover leaves wheel marks after leaving the lander that touched down on the surface of the far side of the moon. A Chinese spacecraft on Thursday, Jan. 3, made the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon, state media said. The lunar explorer Chang'e 4 touched down at 10:26 a.m., China Central Television said in a brief announcement at the top of its noon news broadcast. (China National Space Administration/Xinhua News Agency via AP)

Trump Space Force boosted by China moon landing

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

The U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, and Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar speak during a meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Turkish Defence Ministry via AP)

Gen. Joseph Dunford tells Turkey: U.S. to keep observatory posts in Syria after pullout

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Pentagon denies US personnel saw detainee abuse in Yemen

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said in a statement, "We have deep respect for Secretary Mattis' lifetime of service, and it has been a privilege to serve as his deputy secretary." (Associated Press/File)

Jim Mattis hands Patrick Shanahan Pentagon control

By Bill Gertz

In this photo provided by the Department of Defense, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' farewell message is seen Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. On his final day as secretary of defense, Jim Mattis is urging all Pentagon employees, military and civilian, to &quot;hold fast&quot; in defense of the country. Mattis submitted his resignation on Dec. 20, 2018, and was in effect fired by President Donald Trump three days later. He was working in the Pentagon on Monday and preparing to hand off his duties at midnight to Deputy Secretary Patrick Shanahan. (Department Defense via AP)

Trump gives new Pentagon chief a taste of his world view

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Patrick Shanahan offers help on border wall, warns of threat posed by China

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said in a statement, "We have deep respect for Secretary Mattis' lifetime of service, and it has been a privilege to serve as his deputy secretary." (Associated Press/File)

Patrick Shanahan, acting defense secretary, succeeds James Mattis just 18 months after arrival

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reviews the troops during the 2018 POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon. Outgoing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is quoting President Abraham Lincoln in a farewell message to defense employees, urging them to stay focused on their mission. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Leaving Pentagon, Mattis urges workers to ‘keep faith’ in US

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press