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In this photo taken Aug. 26, 2019 and released by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing photojournalist, salutes the flag during a ceremony signifying the change from tactical to enduring operations at Camp Simba, Manda Bay, Kenya. The al-Shabab extremist group said Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020 that it has attacked the Camp Simba military base used by U.S. and Kenyan troops in coastal Kenya, while Kenya's military says the attempted pre-dawn breach was repulsed and at least four attackers were killed. (Staff Sgt. Lexie West/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Al-Shabab terror attack in Kenya kills three Americans

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Protesters damage property inside the U.S. Embassy compound, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec 31, 2019. Dozens of angry Iraqi Shiite militia supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday after smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area, prompting tear gas and sounds of gunfire. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Militiamen breach U.S. Embassy in Baghdad; Trump blames Iran

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra - Associated Press

In this Jan. 29, 2016, file photo shows the entrance to the Naval Air Base Station in Pensacola, Fla. (AP Photo/Melissa Nelson, File) **FILE**

Navy suspends Saudis’ flight training after Pensacola shooting

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

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 bomber hits medical facility near US base, 2 killed

By RAHMAT GUL and TAMEEM AKHGAR - Associated Press

Libyan officials say US drone shot down by mistake

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 2, 2019, file photo, Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher leaves a military court on Naval Base San Diego. The secretary of the U.S. Navy said Saturday, Nov. 23, he doesn't consider a tweet by President Donald Trump an order and would need a formal order to stop a review of Gallagher, who could lose his status as a Navy Seal. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

A look at the case of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher

By Associated Press - Associated Press

2 US service members killed in chopper crash in Afghanistan

Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg addresses supporters during a rally before participating in the Democratic Party's Liberty and Justice Celebration event in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Buttigieg backs female as VA secy as Dems release vet plans

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

People look at a destroyed houses near the village of Barisha, in Idlib province, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, after an operation by the U.S. military which targeted Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group. President Donald Trump says Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead after a U.S. military operation in Syria targeted the Islamic State group leader. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Security increased at ISIS prisons after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death

By Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the chairman of the House intelligence committee, leaves the Capitol in Washington after a closed-door interview with acting Assistant Secretary of State Philip Reeker on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Democrats Trump impeachment drive undeterred by Al-Baghdadi raid

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Turkey illustration by Linas Garsys

Why is the U.S. still an ally to Turkey?

By Victor Davis Hanson

In this Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 photo, Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters ride atop their armored personnel carrier to cross the border into Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants Syrian government forces to move out of areas near the Turkish border so it can resettle up to 2 million refugees there, his spokesman told The Associated Press on Saturday, adding that Erdogan will raise the issue in talks next week with Syria's ally, Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP Photo/Mehmet Guzel)

Defense chief: US troops leaving Syria to go to western Iraq

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

President Donald Trump bows his head down as they say their prayer at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Donald Trump’s Saudi Arabia deployment undercuts bid to end ‘forever wars’

By Guy Taylor and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, photo, Aziz Rahman, second, right, a village elder, who had contracted the farmers to harvest the pine nuts, speaks during an interview to the Associated Press in Jalalabad city east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Anger is mounting over the increasing numbers of civilians dying in misdirected US aerial strikes and heavy- handed tactics of CIA-trained Afghan force. Some Afghans calling for Americans to be tried in Afghan courts (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

UN says US strikes cause civilian casualties in Afghanistan

By RAHIM FAIEZ and KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-17 ballistic missiles rolled through Beijing on Tuesday in a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Communist Party power. (Associated Press)

China shows DF-17 hypersonic missile

By Bill Gertz

Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-17 ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Trucks carrying weapons including a nuclear-armed missile designed to evade U.S. defenses rumbled through Beijing as the Communist Party celebrated its 70th anniversary in power with a parade Tuesday that showcased China's ambition as a rising global force. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China military parade a warning to Pentagon of waning dominance

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to Albuquerque, N.M. for a campaign rally, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Iran likely behind Saudi Arabia oil attacks, Donald Trump says

By Lauren Toms, Tom Howell Jr. and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

Robert Goodling, 8, right, watches the parade with his younger brother, Lincoln Goodling, 4, left, on Saturday, July 27, 2019 during the Kecksburg UFO Festival in Kecksburg, Pa. While the Kecksburg UFO sighting has become a quaint part of local lore, more recent reports of unexplained aerial phenomena are getting serious attention from Congress, the U.S. military and longtime UFO watchers. &quot;It's not going away,&quot; said retired journalist Bob Gatty. Meanwhile, longtime local UFO researcher Stan Gordon reports a &quot;surge&quot; in sightings of unexplained phenomena in western Pennsylvania. (Shane Dunlap/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP)

Many UFO sightings reported in western Pennsylvania, US

By STEPHEN HUBA and Tribune-Review - Associated Press