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Flags mark evidence on the lawn of the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, a day after over 20 people died in a mass shooting Sunday. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Texas killer was able to buy guns because of Air Force lapse

By LISA MARIE PANE and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Laura Torres, right, and Sonia Yanez visit a line of crosses before a vigil for the victims of Sunday's First Baptist Church shooting, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community on Sunday, killing more than 20 and wounding many. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Air Force failed to submit Texas shooter’s criminal history

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Congress must review military-women policies

By Jenny Beth Martin

Female recruits stand at the Marine Corps Training Depot on Parris Island, S.C. (Associated Press)

Pentagon advocates requiring women to sign up for military draft

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Then-President Bush speaks to rescue workers, firefighters and police officers from the rubble of ground zero in New York City three days after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Retired firefighter Bob Beckwith and then-New York Gov. George Pataki join the president. (Getty Images) ** FILE **

35th Anniversary: Sober witness to a time for war

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

American fighter jets are pounding Islamic State areas in Libya. The terrorist group is gaining a new foothold in the North African nation, particularly the strategically located city of Sirte. (Associated Press)

ISIS draws battle to Libya; U.S. military responds

By Carlo Muñoz and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Funerals set for 2 US WWII MIAs from Yonkers, upstate NY

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes a statement at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

The Latest: Trump has ‘total confidence’ in Tillerson

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Pentagon pumping millions more into missile defense

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Russian-backed forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday launched a heavy artillery attack near Syrian Democratic Forces' positions, their third airstrike against anti-Islamic State forces this month. (Associated Press)

Russia strikes on U.S. allies in Syria part of postwar plan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Illustration on CIA use of drones by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Drone warfare a favored tactic of CIA

By Jed Babbin

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., walks from his Senate office as Congress returns from the August recess in Washington. The Senate passed a defense policy bill that pumps $700 billion into the Pentagon budget, expands U.S. missile defenses in response to North Korea’s growing hostility and refuses to allow excess military bases to be closed. McCain has guided the bill toward passage over the last week as he railed against Washington gridlock and political gamesmanship.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The Latest: Senate approves $700 billion defense policy bill

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump stand as "Taps" is played during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump dropped ‘Islamic’ with Pentagon guidance

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Transgender troops can re-enlist in military _ for now

By RICHARD LARDNER and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

The Latest: Pentagon allows transgender troops to re-enlist

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Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani made a special Sept. 11 visit to the Al Udeid Air Base to pose with personnel from the Qatar's Emir Air Force. Then the Emir also met with American commanders at the base, which is home to the forward headquarters of the U.S. military's Central Command. (Associated Press/File)

Qatar diplomatic crisis engulfs a major US military base

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

In this June 13, 2017, file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, while testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Pentagon's budget. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

James Mattis focuses on U.S. doomsday arsenal amid North Korea crisis

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

President Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, spoke at the Pentagon Memorial on Monday, the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump vows to fight terror around world

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Sept. 8, 2017 photo, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, bottom, is surrounded by high-rise towers in New York. The new towers are: WTC 1, second from left, WTC 7, third from left, WTC 3, second from right, and WTC 4, right. Monday will mark the sixteenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

The Latest: 9/11’s “Tribute in Light” beams in NYC

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In this March 14, 2017 photo, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., questions Marine Gen. Robert B. Neller, the commandant of the Marine Corps, at a Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gillibrand says sexual assault within the U.S. armed forces remains pervasive. That’s despite numerous changes to the military justice code ordered by Congress in the last five years. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senator says sexual assault remains pervasive in US military

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press