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President Donald Trump holds up a chart documenting ISIS land loss in Iraq and Syria as delivers remarks at the Lima Army Tank Plant, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Lima, Ohio. In a campaign that spanned five years and two U.S. presidencies, the American military engineered the destruction of the Islamic State group’s self-proclaimed empire in Iraq and Syria. That’s a military success, but not one that’s certain to last. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Analysis: Victory over Islamic State may be short-lived

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Armed and dangerous: Pro-Iran Popular Mobilization Forces militants say it’s time for U.S. troops to leave Iraq and are said to be spreading conspiracy theories that the Trump administration is helping the Islamic State. (Associated Press)

Iran backed Popular Mobilization Forces pressures U.S. to leave Iraq

By Adam Lucente — Special to The Washington Times

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan gestures while speakings to members of the media aboard a military plane prior to his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. Shanahan spoke about the US-Mexico border after visiting the El Paso, Texas area. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

Patrick Shanahan overshadowed by James Mattis in defense secretary audition

By Lauren Toms, Ben Wolfgang and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by her wife Jessica Kibodeaux shows Lindsey Muller and her dog Emma hiking in the Cheyenne Mountains west of Fort Carson, Colo. Muller, a 19-year combat veteran who served multiple tours in Iraq, diligently followed the Pentagon guidelines to transition. In the nearly three years since the U.S. military welcomed transgender people into the armed forces in 2016, they have served without incident. Some, like Muller, have earned prestigious medals or received other forms of recognition. (Jessica Kibodeaux via AP)

Military spent about $8M on transgender care since 2016

By Julie Watson and Jennifer McDermott - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by her wife Jessica Kibodeaux shows Lindsey Muller and her dog Emma hiking in the Cheyenne Mountains west of Fort Carson, Colo. Muller, a 19-year combat veteran who served multiple tours in Iraq, diligently followed the Pentagon guidelines to transition. In the nearly three years since the U.S. military welcomed transgender people into the armed forces in 2016, they have served without incident. Some, like Muller, have earned prestigious medals or received other forms of recognition. (Jessica Kibodeaux via AP)

The Latest: Transgender troops say they excel in military

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In this Nov. 10, 2016, file photo, people walk near a Microsoft office in New York. A group of Microsoft workers is demanding the company cancel a contract supplying U.S. Army soldiers with HoloLens headsets that could help them spot adversaries on the battlefield. A letter signed by more than 50 employees Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, says they "refuse to create technology for warfare and oppression." (AP Photo/Swayne B. Hall, File)

Microsoft workers urge company to abandon Army contract for headsets meant to ‘increase lethality’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2017, file photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers, F-35B stealth fighter jets and South Korean F-15K fighter jets fly over the Korean Peninsula during joint drills. Ahead of the second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, some observers say there is an uncertainty over the future of the decades-long military alliance between Washington and Seoul. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP, File)

Worry about US-SKorea alliance grows before Trump-Kim summit

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Judge halts Air Force’s efforts to discharge airmen with HIV

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Members of the Honor Guard carry U.S. and South Korea flags after participating in the 2018 Security Consultative at the Pentagon, co-hosted by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and South Korea Minister of Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

U.S., South Korea strike cost-sharing deal for American troops

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

This 2017 photo provided by Lambda Legal in January 2019 shows Megan Winters at Joint Base Anacostia-Billing in Washington. Among those active-duty trans service members is Winters, 30, a plaintiff in the Lambda-Outserve lawsuit who has been in the Navy almost six years. She formerly served with the Office of Naval Intelligence in Washington and now is assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush, based in Norfolk, Va. &quot;I do my job to the best of my ability every single day and will do that as long as I'm able to,&quot; she said in a telephone interview. &quot;I recall how I felt the first time I put on the uniform. I genuinely wish that upon any American who wishes to serve.&quot; Asked if Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019 Supreme Court vote made her apprehensive, Winters paused before saying it was hard to answer. (Lambda Legal via AP)

Transgender military personnel in limbo over Trump plan

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

This frame grab from video provided by Hawar News, ANHA, the news agency for the semi-autonomous Kurdish areas in Syria, shows a damaged restaurant where an explosion occurred, in Manbij, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Syrian war monitoring group, and a local town council said Wednesday that the explosion took place near a patrol of the U.S.-led coalition and that there are casualties. (ANHA via AP)

ISIS Syria attack renews debate over terrorists defeat, withdraw

By Carlo Muñoz and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 4, 2018 file photo, a U.S. soldier, left, sits on an armored vehicle behind a sand barrier at a newly installed position near the front line between the U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council and the Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. An American military official said Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 that the U.S.-led military coalition has begun the process of withdrawing troops from Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

US starts withdrawing supplies, but not troops, from Syria

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks on tax policy during a visit to Sheffer Corporation, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, in Blue Ash, Ohio. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump makes first visit to US troops in harm’s way

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

US self-defense airstrikes in Somalia kill 11 al-Shabab

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South Korean army soldiers stand guard inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in the central section of the inter-Korean border in Cheorwon, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. South Korea's president says U.S. President Donald Trump told him he has a "very friendly view" of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and wants to grant his wishes if he denuclearizes.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S. push for more South Korean defense payments stalls

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2018, file photo, Japan's Coast Guard ship, top, and U.S. military plane are seen at sea off Kochi, southwestern Japan, during a search and rescue operation for missing crew members of a U.S. Marine refueling plane and fighter jet. The U.S. Marine Corps have declared that five crewmembers dead after their aircraft crashed last week off Japan’s southern coast and that their search has ended. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

US military identifies 5 dead in warplanes crash off Japan

Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2018, file photo, Japan's Coast Guard ship, top, and U.S. military plane are seen at sea off Kochi, southwestern Japan, during a search and rescue operation for missing crew members of a U.S. Marine refueling plane and fighter jet. The U.S. Marine Corps have declared that five crewmembers dead after their aircraft crashed last week off Japan’s southern coast and that their search has ended. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

5 missing Marines declared dead in warplanes crash off Japan

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis presents Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, of Wis., with the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service at the Pentagon, in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Pentagon spending does not always lead to more security

By Daniel DePetris

US military says new airstrike in Somalia kills 9 al-Shabab

Associated Press

New US airstrike in Somalia kills 3 al-Shabab extremists

Associated Press