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In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti meets with leadership at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Nov. 17, 2022 in Kittery, Maine. A senior administration official says President Joe Biden has chosen Franchetti to lead the Navy. If confirmed, she would be the first woman to be a U.S. military service chief. (Jim Cleveland/U.S. Navy via AP)

A deepening Senate stalemate clouds a historic hand-off at the Navy

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks during a news conference with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Caught in the crossfire: Milley’s tenure bedeviled by clash over values, ‘woke’ debate

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Airmen with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron use a forklift to move 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The Pentagon will provide Ukraine with another $200 million in weapons and ammunition to help sustain its counteroffensive as troops on the front lines face significant hurdles against a well-entrenched Russian defense. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

U.S. to send $200 million in military aid to Ukraine

By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, questions Air Force Lt. Gen. Gregory Guillot as he testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine his nomination to be appointed to the grade of general and to be top commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) **FILE**

Lawmaker denounces joint Chinese, Russian warship patrol near Alaska

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, second from right, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks during a meeting with Iraq's Minister of Defense Thabit Muhammad Al-Abbas at the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Austin shuffles top brass as standoff with Tuberville deepens

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acknowledges a lot of “weird and unexplainable” phenomena in the skies and different perspectives of witnesses. (Associated Press)

‘Weird and unexplainable’: America’s top general on UFOs, the Pentagon’s search for answers

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A launch truck fires the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) produced by Lockheed Martin during combat training in the high desert of the Yakima Training Center, Washington on May 23, 2011. (Tony Overman/The Olympian via AP, File)

Lockheed, rivals receiving billions to replenish U.S. arms stockpiles drained by Ukraine war

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on Biden destroying Space Command by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Destroying Space Command

By Morgan Murphy

Migrants are escorted by a U.S. Army soldier after entering into El Paso, Texas from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to be processed by immigration authorities, May 10, 2023. The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 active duty troops from the U.S.-Mexico border it deployed earlier this year as the government prepares for the end of asylum restrictions linked to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)

Pentagon pulling 1,100 troops from U.S.-Mexico border mission

By Tara Copp and Rebecca Santana - Associated Press

Ryan Graves, Americans for Safe Aerospace Executive Director, from left, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Maj. David Grusch, and U.S. Navy (Ret.) Cmdr. David Fravor, testify before a House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee hearing on UFOs, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

UFO congressional hearing was ‘insulting’ to U.S. employees, top Pentagon official says

By Nomaan Merchant and Tara Copp - Associated Press

Ryan Graves, Americans for Safe Aerospace executive director, from left, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Maj. David Grusch, and U.S. Navy (Ret.) Cmdr. David Fravor, are sworn in during a House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee hearing on UFOs, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

Whistleblower tells Congress the U.S. is concealing ‘multi-decade’ program that captures UFOs

By Nomaan Merchant - Associated Press

In this image from video provided by the Department of Defense labeled Gimbal, from 2015, an unexplained object is seen at the center as it is tracked as it soars high along the clouds, traveling against the wind. (Department of Defense via AP) **FILE**

House, Senate defense bills have amendments to declassify UFO documents

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to reporters at the State Department in Washington, Monday, July 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Blinken blasts GOP senators’ hold on diplomatic nominees, says ‘it’s irresponsible’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., listens during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the nomination of Army Lt. Gen. Randy George to be reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chief of Staff of the Army, July 12, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Tuberville is waging an unprecedented campaign to try and change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions, leaving key positions unfilled and raising concerns at the Pentagon about military readiness. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Why a single senator is blocking US military promotions and what it means for the Pentagon

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

House GOP approves defense bill that restricts abortion access and halts diversity initiatives

By Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, speaks during the House Armed Services Committee on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Rod Lamkey/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Republicans add several Freedom Caucus-penned amendments to the must-pass NDAA

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Division among House conservatives has hobbled the passage of a critical Pentagon policy bill. (Associated Press/File)

House Republican infighting trips up must-pass National Defense Authorization Act

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to consider his nomination to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Joint Chiefs nominee wins over lawmakers but faces uncertain fate because of senator’s hold

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, May 16, 2023. Hopes were dashed Monday, June 12, for an imminent end to a Senate standoff that has delayed the promotions of more than 200 military officers and could delay the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s pick for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Tuberville has been blocking the nominations to pressure the Defense Department to rescind a policy that reimburses service members who have to travel out of state for abortions and other reproductive care. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Schumer says McConnell must ‘put the pressure’ on Tuberville to drop military promotions blockade

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Warfighters vs. woke-fighters: House enters crunch time for Pentagon policy bill

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times