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In this Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, file photo, U.S. Army soldiers stand outside their armored vehicle on a joint base with Iraqi army south of Mosul, Iraq. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed) ** FILE **

James Mattis: Pentagon to push NATO for more troops in Iraq

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 13, 2018, file photo, provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, China's aircraft carrier leaves Dalian in northeast China's Liaoning Province for sea trials. Chinese navy pilots aboard the country's sole operating aircraft carrier have completed their first nighttime takeoffs and landings. The missions are being hailed as a major step forward in the Liaoning's combat ability. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP, File)

Pentagon chided for war games snub of Chinese navy

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Illustration on attacks on President Trump by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The Trump-Russia probe endgame

By J.D. Gordon

Visitors are reflected at Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall, ahead of Memorial Day on Sunday, May 27, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

USS Frank E. Evans Association: Add sailors to Vietnam Veterans Memorial

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this November 2014 file photo, Lawrence J. Reilly Sr., a U.S. Navy veteran of World War ll and the Vietnam War, sits in the living room of his home in Syracuse, N.Y. Reilly, a U.S. Navy veteran who survived the 1969 ship collision that claimed the life of his son and later fought unsuccessfully to have the victims' names inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has died. Retired Master Chief Lawrence Reilly Sr.'s daughter says he died Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at a Syracuse hospital from complications from pneumonia. He was 93. (Mike Greenlar /The Syracuse Newspapers via AP, File)

Vet who survived wartime accident that killed son dies at 93

By CHRIS CAROLA - Associated Press

In this photo provided on Thursday, May 18, 2018, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a meeting of the 7th central military commission at an undisclosed place in North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Pentagon’s blistering assessment of North Korea casts doubt on Kim’s willingness to give up nukes

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. military aircraft sit on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier anchors off Manila, Philippines, for a five-day port call along with guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. U.S. Lt. Cmdr. Tim Hawkins told The Associated Press that American forces will continue to patrol the South China Sea wherever international law allows when asked if China's newly built islands could restrain them in the disputed waters. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ** FILE **

Pentagon kicks Chinese navy out of massive maritime wargame in the Pacific

By Ben Wolfgang and Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

The Latest: China urges US to change ‘negative mindset’

Associated Press

The North Koreans have selectively modernized their 1 million-troop military and regard nuclear weapons as the most effective way to prevent an attack from the United States. (Associated Press/File)

Inside the Ring: Kim Jong-un’s surrender of North Korea nuclear arms unlikely

By Bill Gertz

The Pentagon vehemently denies that the White House exerted any political pressure throughout the process for awarding the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, which ultimately went to Microsoft. (Associated Press/File)

Pentagon stiffens cellphone policy but avoids full ban

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks to visiting South Korean President Moon Jae-in as he departs the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Pentagon report: Nukes are central to North Korea strategy

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

strategic allies: Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian (right) has agreed to let Russian President Vladimir Putin deploy a slew of military vehicles to a base just outside the Armenian capital of Yerevan. (Associated Press)

Hypersonic weapons: U.S. trails Russia, China in developing cutting-edge military technology

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

The Pentagon vehemently denies that the White House exerted any political pressure throughout the process for awarding the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, which ultimately went to Microsoft. (Associated Press/File)

Congress wants review of military child-on-child sex abuse

By JUSTIN PRITCHARD and REESE DUNKLIN - Associated Press

FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. Military officials want to limit congressional efforts to address sexual assaults among service members children, even as new data show the problem is larger than previously acknowledged. Members of Congress demanded answers after an Associated Press investigation revealed that many reports of child-on-child sexual violence on military installations languish in a dead zone of justice. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) **FILE**

Three essential reforms to how the Pentagon does business

By Frederico Bartels

The U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is shown here. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Guantanamo Bay at center of Pentagon budget battle

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump tells reporters a time and place for his meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un has been set and will be announced soon, as he leaves for Dallas to address the National Rifle Association, in Washington, Friday, May 4, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump says date, venue set for North Korea summit

By ZEKE MILLER and MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

In this March 27, 2008, file photo, the Pentagon is seen in this aerial view in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

DOD green lights beer, wine sales at military commissaries

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

A U.S. soldier talks on the phone as Afghan children wait to receive Afghan National Army's humanitarian aid in the Andar district of Ghazni province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan on June 22, 2007. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Pentagon bans sale of Huawei and ZTE phones on military bases, citing security concerns

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Pentagon: Claims of retaliation for complaints on rise

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Pentagon: More sex harassment, retribution cases in military

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press