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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, shakes hands with Secretary of Defense James Mattis as Mattis looks up at the Pentagon upon his arrival, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pentagon denies cooperation with Russia in Syrian airstrikes

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Capable manpower appears to be the biggest hurdle to President Trump's goals for a strong military. Only 17 percent of all military-age Americans would be deemed physically "qualified military available" for service, according to an assessment. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s hopes to rebuild military threatened by manpower shortage

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE — In this Oct. 26, 2016, file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech at the Philippine Economic Forum in Tokyo. Duterte, who has lashed out at U.S. President Barack Obama for criticizing his deadly crackdown on drugs, said his ties with the United States are likely to improve under Donald Trump, but that he is also excited to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin at an upcoming Asia-Pacific summit. Duterte made upbeat remarks about both the president-elect and Putin at a news conference late Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 in Manila. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Donald Trump, Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte seek connection as China looms

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Policy Prescriptions: Trump and Clinton on military defense

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

U.S. soldiers (left) participate in a training mission with Iraqi army soldiers outside Baghdad on May 27, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the Delaware County Fair, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Delaware, Ohio. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Lawmakers, security mavens praise Donald Trump’s robust plan for national defense

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

This Nov. 5, 2015, photo shows a heavy earth mover building a sea wall on Majuro Atoll, Marshall. Rising seas in the Marshall Islands can be seen on many of the Atolls in the group as more coastline disappears and vegetation is washed away. The US military ignored warnings about rising seas to build a space radar costing nearly a billion dollars on a tiny atoll in the Marshall Islands. The Space Fence system is considered vital for keeping astronauts and satellites safe by tracking space junk as small as a baseball.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

AP Exclusive: US ignored rising-sea warnings at radar site

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

In the latest move in an extraordinary battle at the Pentagon, the defense filed an appeal saying the Navy's two highest-ranking lawyers committed unlawful command influence. (Associated Press/File)

Pentagon issues handbook on sex change in the ranks

By Bill Gertz

Gen. John E. Hyten

China, Russia space war weapons on fast track

By Bill Gertz

In this Dec. 19, 2013, file photo, North Korean workers assemble jackets at a factory of a South Korean-owned company at the jointly run Kaesong Industrial Complex, in Kaesong, North Korea. South Korea says Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, it will halt operations at joint industrial park with North Korea in response to the North's recent rocket launch. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP, File)

North Korean submarine missile launch shows improved ability

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says transgenders are being hurt by an outdated approach that distracts commanders. (Associated Press)

Pentagon issues sex change manual, allows extended time off for process

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

An artist's rendition of the Bell V-280 Valor. (Bell Helicopter)

Blackhawk’s possible successor, V-280 Valor, unveiled: ‘You need this kind of speed and range’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in this July 7, 2015, file photo. The expected launch of new rules allowing transgender individuals to serve openly in the U.S. military is drawing concerns from senior military leaders who believe the Pentagon is moving too fast and has yet to resolve many details and questions. The Pentagon plans to unveil the new regulations in the next day or two. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Military concerned about transgender timeline, U.S. officials say

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

White House officials, wary of pursuing a new military engagement in the region so close to the end of President Obama's final term in office, have adopted a wait-and-see approach to combating the Islamic State in Libya. (Associated Press)

Military leaders press Obama to ramp up U.S. action against ISIS in Libya

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

The Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation during graduation ceremonies at the 2016 class of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colo. President Barack Obama delivered the commencement address. A Thunderbirds jet crashed after flyover of academy commencement attended by Obama. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Military: Precision flying teams are worth the risk, cost

By DAN ELLIOTT - Associated Press

U.S. servicemen prepare to fire AT4 light anti-armour weapon during joint military exercises at the Vaziani military base outside Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, May 14, 2016. About 1,300 U.S., British and Georgian troops started this week conducting joint exercises aimed at training the former Soviet republic's military for participation in the NATO Response Force. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)

EDITORIAL: Next president must rebuild U.S. defenses

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The Destruction of National Security Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JAMES A. LYONS: Obama lessened U.S. military culture

By James A. Lyons

A member of Charlie Company of the U.S. Marines First Division, Eighth regiment, smokes a cigarette in Fallujah, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2004. U.S. forces punched into the center of the insurgent stronghold, overwhelming bands of guerrillas in the street with heavy barrages of fire and searching house to house in a powerful advance on the second day of a major offensive. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Luis Sinco) ** FILE **

Pentagon to raise tobacco prices on military bases to curb smoking, dipping

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 10, 2014, file photo, an aircraft lands after missions targeting the Islamic State group in Iraq from the deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Persian Gulf. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Lt. Cmdr. Edward C. Lin named as naval officer accused of espionage: report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

AP FACT CHECK: Bruised realities in GOP debate

By Calvin Woodward - Associated Press