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Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Robert Wilkie speaks during a meeting with Senate Veterans Affairs Committee chairman Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 26, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s pick to head VA: Time to ‘shake up’ department

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

Fort Greely, Alaska, this week, home of the Pentagon's ground-based interceptor missile defense system. (Associated Press/File)

Missile defense for North Korea still ready

By Bill Gertz

If North Korea disarms, will US missile defense lose favor?

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this Dec. 4, 2017, photo, people walk by Google offices in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Google criticized by former Pentagon official for parting ways with DOD drone program: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this June 2, 2018, file photo, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis delivers his speech during the first plenary session of the 17th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum in Asia, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim, File)

James Mattis heads to China for talks with military leaders

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Free Beacon

U.S. Strategic Command Commander Gen. John Hyten, testifies before a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Space Subcommittee and House Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces Subcommittee joint hearing on 'Space Situational Awareness: Whole of Government Perspectives on Roles and Responsibilities' on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 22, 2018. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Donald Trump’s Space Force unlikely anytime soon

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Cars wait to enter Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Tuesday Sept. 9, 2014 in this file photo. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca) **FILE**

Pentagon directed to house 20,000 migrant children in U.S. military bases

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

A photo showing U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is displayed as a member of People's Democratic Party stands to oppose military exercises between the United States and South Korea near the U.S. embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 19, 2018. The Pentagon on Monday, June 18, 2018, formally suspended a major military exercise planned for August with South Korea, a much-anticipated move stemming from Trump's nuclear summit with Kim. The signs read: &quot; Stop Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) exercises and withdrawal of U.S. troops.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Pentagon formally suspends upcoming ‘war game’ with South Korea

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Pentagon suspends August military drills with South Korea

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

As members of the U.S.-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council face Turkish-backed fighters, joint U.S.-Turkish military patrols have calmed tensions in the city for now. Defense Secretary James Mattis said, "It is the most complex battle space I have seen." (Associated Press/File)

U.S., Turkey patrol in Syria leaves Kurds out

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary James Mattis speaks during a portrait unveiling ceremony for former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, at the Pentagon, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Pentagon’s plans for Iraq mission shelved

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Vice President Mike Pence listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting of the National Space Council in the East Room of the White House, Monday, June 18, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump calls for new ‘Space Force’ military branch

By Carlo Muñoz and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this March 30, 2015, file photo, marines of South Korea, right, and the U.S aim their weapons near amphibious assault vehicles during U.S.-South Korea joint landing military exercises as part of the annual joint military exercise Foal Eagle between the two countries in Pohang, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Trump’s halt of ‘war games’ could weaken defenses in Korea

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2018 file photo, Saudi-backed forces, part of Ahmed al-Kawkabani's, southern resistance unit in Hodeida, patrol in Hodeida, Yemen. The Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen's exiled government began an assault Wednesday, June 13, 2018 on the port city of Hodeida, the main entry point for food in a country already teetering on the brink of famine.(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File) **FILE**

Saudis, allies launch long-awaited, high-risk assault on key Yemeni port

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, walks in Marina Bay, Singapore Monday, June 11, 2018 ahead of the summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Mattis: ‘All is quiet’ among North Korean forces ahead of Singapore summit

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis attends a trilateral meeting with Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and Australia's Defense Minister Marise Payne during the 17th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum in Asia, in Singapore, Saturday, June 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

U.S. forces in Korea ‘not going anywhere’: James Mattis

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 16, 2018 file photo, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, M.D., is shown before a meeting with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Veteran's Affairs Committee, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. The office of the Pentagon’s inspector general has begun an investigation of White House doctor Ronny Jackson. A spokesman for the IG’s office said he could not comment on the specific allegations. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pentagon probing allegations against White House physician

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, President Donald Trump's choice to be secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, leaves a Senate office building after meeting individually with some members of the committee that would vet him for the post, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Ronny Jackson, ex-VA nominee and White House physician, investigated by Pentagon inspector general

Associated Press

The intelligence community might not be on the hook to provide a definitive scientific analysis of climate change and global warming, but intelligence analysts can play a key role in assessing how climate change is already affecting our national security. (Associated Press/File)

Pentagon climate change plans avoid Trump politics

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis delivers his speech during the first plenary session of the 17th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum in Asia, in Singapore, Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

James Mattis warns China over ‘militarization’ of South China Sea

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press