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New US airstrike in Somalia kills 3 al-Shabab extremists

Associated Press

Latest US airstrikes in Somalia kill 6 al-Shabab extremists

By ABDI GULED - Associated Press

US airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabab kills 7 extremists

Associated Press

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrives to speak to reporters at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

James Mattis pressed on Pentagon budget cuts

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018 file photo, members of a U.S Army engineering brigade place concertina wire around an encampment for troops, Department of Defense and U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel near the U.S.-Mexico International bridge in Donna, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Migrants won’t see armed US soldiers on border

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

Microsoft to keep working with US military, despite concerns

Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2018, file photo, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah., speaks on the Senate floor at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. An environmental group has denounced the committee for suggesting the organization’s efforts to block construction of a U.S. military base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa may require it to register as foreign agent. The GOP-led Natural Resources Committee says it’s examining whether nonprofit groups are being manipulated by foreign entities that want to undercut American interests. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

GOP panel’s foreign agent inquiry triggers harsh response

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 file photo, hundreds of newly trained al-Shabab fighters perform military exercises in the Lafofe area some 18 km south of Mogadishu, in Somalia. Somali intelligence officials say the largest U.S. military airstrike against al-Shabab extremists in Somalia in nearly a year largely destroyed a training camp on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 and killed more fighters than the U.S. announced. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

US airstrike wiped out al-Shabab camp, intel officials say

By ABDI GULED - Associated Press

US airstrike in Somalia kills about 60 al-Shabab fighters

By ABDI GULED and CARA ANNA - Associated Press

US general warns of complacency in fight against extremists

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to use military bases in Alaska and other Pacific states as hubs for exporting fuel. (Associated Press)

Trump administration eyes military to boost blocked gas, coal exports in West

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 photo, Tim Molinari, left, of Seymour and James Warren with the Chicago &quot;DODO&quot; Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen talk while looking at the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Plaza at Freeman Municipal Airport in Seymour, Ind. Molinari built the memorial as his Eagle Scout project in 2015. (Zach Spicer /The Tribune via AP)

Tuskegee Airmen memorial at Indiana airport draws visitors

By ZACH SPICER - Associated Press

In this Sept. 30, 2018, photo, Denny Tamaki celebrates his victory with supporters in the election for Okinawa governor in Naha city. Tamaki is the first Amerasian elected leader of Okinawa, and he is promising to reduce the U.S. military presence on the southwestern Japanese islands. With a Marine as his father, Tamaki represents to many the complex problems of Okinawa. He is also emerging as a new kind of leader, standing for diversity in a nation long known for uniformity and conformity. But what he can do on the bases remains a huge challenge, as many expect Japan’s national government to bulldoze its plan.(Koji Harada/Kyodo News via AP)

New Okinawa chief embodies complexity of Japan’s US bases

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up while speaking to Navy and shipyard personnel aboard nuclear aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va. The ship which is still under construction is due to be delivered to the Navy later this year. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Poland ‘Fort Trump’ offer aims to cement U.S. military ties

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Navy Vice Adm. Craig Faller testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. Faller is nominated to take over U.S. Southern Command. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Southern Command nominee defends Navy record

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

US Air Force Thunderbirds F16 jets perform as they arrive in the Air Force base of Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, east of the capital Sofia, Friday, June, 29, 2007. The Thunderbirds the world-renowned Air Demonstration Unit of the United States Air Force are coming to Bulgaria as part of the Bulgarian - American Days of the Air Force, commemorating the the 95th anniversary of the Bulgarian Air Force and the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force and will perform an air-show at Graf Ignatievo on July, 1. Graf Ignatievo is one of two airbases which will be used by US Air Forces in Bulgaria.(AP Photo/Petar Petrov)

Space Force faces same resistance as Air Force at founding

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Remains identified as Indiana Marine who died in WWII battle

Associated Press

Ecuador, US resuming cooperation in anti-drug flights

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United States, Texas and military flags are removed following an activation ceremony for the U.S. Army futures Command on Friday in Austin, Texas. The headquarters will be located at the University of Texas Systems Building in Austin. (Associated Press)

Army opens Futures Command in Texas to eye 21st-century threats

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with business leaders, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump’s ‘Space Force’ meets resistance in Pentagon, insiders say

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times