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Jennifer Valente of the United States celebrates winning the gold medal of the women's omnium event, at the Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Valente defends Olympic omnium gold to wrap up best Summer Games for U.S. cycling in 40 years

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press

First lady Jill Biden poses at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. U.S. first lady Jill Biden visited Paris on Tuesday to attend a flag-raising ceremony at UNESCO, marking Washington's official reentry into the U.N. agency after a five-year hiatus. (Bertrand Guay, Pool via AP)

Jill Biden to mark U.S. reentry into UNESCO with a flag-raising ceremony in Paris

By Thomas Adamson - Associated Press

Security personnel arrive near the site of an attack near the Bagram Air Base In Parwan province of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. A powerful suicide bombing Wednesday targeted an under-construction medical facility near the Bagram Air Base, the main American base north of the capital Kabul, the U.S. military said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan man serves four years out of 20 for killing two American military officers

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo released on May 4, 2015, by a militant website, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, Islamic State militants pass by a convoy in Tel Abyad town, northeast Syria. In contrast to the failures of the Iraqi army, in Syria Kurdish fighters are on the march against the Islamic State group, capturing towns and villages in an oil-rich swath of the country's northeast in recent days, under the cover of U.S.-led airstrikes. (Militant website via AP)

Islamic State ramps up recruiting to offset 15K killed in U.S.-led airstrikes

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

U.S. prisoners of war sit with their hands tied behind their backs during the Bataan Death March during World War II. (Image: U.S. Air Force)

Jesse Baltazar, Bataan Death March survivor, finally receives Purple Heart

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Kyle Gallner, left, and Bradley Cooper appear in a scene from &quot;American Sniper.&quot; The film, directed by Clint Eastwood, did not receive any Golden Globe nominations on Thursday. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures)

Defense Department tests .50 caliber bullet that changes direction midflight

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel listens at left as Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Martin Dempsey: U.S. troops’ Ebola deployment could last 18 months

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Navy Chaplain Lt. Gordon J. Klingenschmit in front of the White House on Jan. 7, 2006. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Atheist to sue over rejected Navy chaplain application

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Image: National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation

National Medal of Honor Museum on track to break ground in 2015

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle (MRAP) is unloaded from a C-5 Galaxy on Sept. 25, 2008 at an air base in Southwest Asia. (Image: U.S. Air Force)

UAE eyes $2.5B MRAP deal with Pentagon: ‘The Emiratis are gearing up. Iran. The caliphate’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Image: Wikimedia Commons

Navy reverses course, puts Bibles back in hotels during policy review

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

"Marine One approaches the South Lawn of the White House. I had asked the President's military aide if the pilot would let me photograph the approach from the cockpit, which yielded this photograph."
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Marine One fleet to get $1.24B upgrade; Sikorsky scores contract

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan flies a combat sortie Jan. 7, 2014, over Northeast, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/not reviewed)

Air Force sees resource shift as U.S. exits Afghanistan, heads to Africa

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

A Sailor directs Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 90, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, as it enters the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). (U.S. Navy)

Pacific Cmdr.: U.S. lacks ability to conduct successful amphibious assaults

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Image: Associated Press

Japanese city: No ‘scary’ tattoos allowed at beach popular with U.S. troops

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this May 7, 2013, file photo, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Stars and Stripes faces closure if it loses the Battle of Budget Cuts

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

A young spectator interacts with members of the Ranger Training Battalions during the 2010 Best Ranger Competition, Fort. Benning, Ga., May 08, 2010. Families and spectators were allowed to view specific portions of the competitions to cheer on their teams. DoD photo by Daren Reehl

New Army rules ban below-elbow tattoos on recruits

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** The Ratqa oilfield in the northern Kuwaiti desert. (Associated Press)

100 Americans trapped in Kuwait over contract snub

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Nick Miller, left, and his sister Kendall Miller, center, from San Francisco, wear leotards in the colors of the United States national flag as they walk with a friend through Olympic Park at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in London. Patriotism and the games have always gone together, but gone are the days when one just waved a flag. Now flags are worn, seen all over London and especially at Olympic Park and other spots where the games are being played. (Associated Press)

Wear it proud: The flag as fashion statement

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press