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The U.S. Coast Guard coordinated a mass rescue operation on the Potomac River near Washington, D.C., June 18, 2019, bringing together agencies from across the metropolitan area.(Patricia Kime/Military.com)

Coast Guard Stages Massive Rescue Exercise in Waters Off Washington, DC

Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan addresses attendees at the opening ceremony at the USA Partnership Pavilion during the Paris Air Show, June 17, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric Burks)

Pentagon Shake-Up Won't Affect Space Force, Acting SecAF Says

Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper hosts the 243rd Army Birthday cake cutting ceremony at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., June 14, 2018. (U.S. Army/Daniel Torok)

Major Power Shift Underway at Pentagon as Army Leaders Step Up

Russian Air Force, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-35 (Anna Zvereva/Wikimedia Commons)

Russia's MiG Developing Drone Wingman Concept for Fighters

In this photo taken Dec. 9, 2015, Joints Chiefs Vice Chairman Gen. Paul Selva testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Iran Doesn't Believe US Will Respond to an Attack, General Says

The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and the Amphibious Assault Ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) conduct joint operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian M. Wilbur)

Plan to Deploy 1,000 More Troops to Counter Iran Faces Growing Opposition

Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, speaks during a Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Monroe, La., Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (Hannah Baldwin/The News-Star via AP)

Senator Joins Call to Allow Troops to Sue for Military Medical Malpractice

Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin both used the GI Bill to get educations that gave them the skills them to star in 1967's "The Dirty Dozen."

10 Hollywood Tough Guys Who Studied on the GI Bill

Midshipmen with the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) stand at parade rest during the Second Class Parents Weekend Formal Dress Parade at the USNA, Annapolis, Md., Oct. 7, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Samantha K. Braun)

Want to Bring the Naval Academy into the 21st Century? Get Rid of Parades

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Cmdr. Sean Kido of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet talks to journalists at a 5th Fleet Base near Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

US Navy Expert: Tanker Attack Mine Resembles Iranian Mines

Iran has denied being involved in the attack last Thursday that hit the Japanese tanker Kokuka Courageous.

Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher leaves a military courtroom on Naval Base San Diego with his wife, Andrea Gallagher, Friday, May 31, 2019, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)

Was Dead Militant War Casualty or Navy SEAL's Murder Victim?

The court-martial of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher began Tuesday.

This April 18, 2019, file photo shows the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

House Votes to Block Military Transgender Ban

The House passed, by a 243-183 vote, an amendment to block Trump's transgender ban from remaining in effect.

Marine Cpl. Tyler P. Wallingford was shot Friday night in a barracks at the Marine Corps Air Station at Beaufort, South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps)

Investigation Still Open in Death of Marine Shot at Beaufort Air Station

No charges have been publicly announced more than nine weeks after a Marine was shot and killed.

France, Spain and Germany made a splash at the Paris Air Show when they unveiled the Future Combat Air System sixth-gen fighter concept. (Oriana Pawlyk/Staff)

European Nations Are Teaming Up to Make a 6th-Gen Fighter. Can the US Keep Up?

Is Europe now on a trajectory to beat the U.S. to acquisition of 6th-generation fighter technology?

The U.S. Air Force successfully conducted the first flight test of its AGM-183A Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, on a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft on June 12 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. (U.S. Air Force)

In First, Air Force Flies Hypersonic Missile Prototype on B-52 Bomber

The weapon, known as ARRW (pronounced "Arrow"), flew on a B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base.

U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan speaks with reporters at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2019, Singapore, May 31, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Shanahan Steps Down as Acting Defense Secretary After Reports of FBI Investigation

Army Secretary Mark Esper will become acting SecDef, President Donald Trump tweeted.

Serbian Court Acquits US Marine Veteran Citing Lack of Evidence

A Serbian court acquitted a former U.S. Marine charged with illegal possession and distribution of weapons.

A woman A woman holds a sign with a message that rea sign with a message that reads in Spanish; “Galapagos is not to be sold, but to be defended,” during a protest against the government’s plan to allow the U.S. military to use a Galapagos island for aircraft on anti-drug trafficking flights, outside the government palace in Quito, Ecuador, Monday, June 17, 2019. Protesters say the plan was a threat to the environment of the U.N. world heritage site as well as Ecuador’s sovereignty. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Ecuador: US Military Could Use Galápagos Island for Flights

A plan by Ecuador to let the U.S. use a Galápagos island for aircraft on anti-drug trafficking flights is drawing criticism.

Then-Capt. Stephen Osakue sends a greeting to Alexandria, Virginia from Kunsan AB for Holiday Season 2013. (U.S. Air Force)

Air Force Major Drowns in Pool Aboard Cruise Ship

Stephen Osakue, 37, worked for the Air Force as a research pharmacist.

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 file photo, an Iraqi army soldier stand guard near a U.S.- made Iraqi Air Force F-16 fighter jet at the Balad Air Base, Iraq. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)

Rockets Land in an Iraqi Military Post Home to US Personnel

The Iraqi military says three rockets have hit an installation used by Iraqi troops and where American trainers are present.

Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star participate in various activities on the ice about 13 miles from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Jan. 26, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/John Pelzel)

Seattle Will Be Home Port for New Class of Icebreakers

The first of the new class of vessels is projected to be delivered from the VT Halter Marine shipyard in Mississippi by 2024.

Imagery from a U.S. Navy MH-60R helicopter of what U.S. officials say is the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy removing an unexploded limpet mine from the M/T Kokuka Courageous. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Pentagon Sends 1,000 More Troops to Middle East as Iran Tensions Heighten

The Pentagon also released more still photos of the alleged Iranian attack on a tanker in the Gulf.

An icy fog cloaking the Capitol begins to give way to the morning sun in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bill Would Give Vets With 'Bad Paper' Discharges Better Appeal Options

Different approaches in House and Senate would improve affected troops' chances for reconsideration.

The U.S. Air Force’s newest weapons system is set to make its international trade show debut June 17, when the KC-46 Pegasus arrives at the International Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France. (U.S. Air Force)

KC-46 Debuts at Paris Air Show Amid News of More Delays

The Air Force's new KC-46 Pegasus tanker landed on the flight line at France's Paris-Le Bourget Airport Saturday.

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Spc. Marquise Gabriel Elliott (U.S. Army photo)

Army Paratrooper Killed in Vehicle Rollover in Alaska

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston, command sergeant major of Army Forces Command, right, speaks about the importance of having the correct gear and equipment to accomplish the mission. He met with soldiers of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment on Nov. 19, 2018, in Baghdad, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Phillip McTaggart)

Next SMA Has a Reputation as a Stickler for Standards -- and a Soldier's Soldier

Thirty-four cadets from Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy's Class 22 present their high school diplomas to the audience after graduating, Dec. 7, 2018, during a ceremony in Los Alamitos, California. The 34 cadets were part of more than 180 cadets who completed the academy's five and a half month residential phase between July and December at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman)

Vietnam Vet Who Dropped Out to Join Army Gets High School Diploma 50 Years Later

The USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul is launched into the Menominee River from Fincanteiri Marinette Marine in Marinette Wis., on Saturday, June 15, 2019. (Rick Gebhard/The Eagle Herald via AP)

Navy Launches Combat Ship USS Minneapolis-St. Paul

Marine Corps Capt. Courtney Thompson presents the details of her thesis during the latest Big Ideas Exchange, May 16, 2019. (Courtesy of Naval Postgraduate School)

This Marine Captain Figured Out Exactly How Many Pounds Equal Pain in Combat

Christopher C. Morgan touches the casket of his son, West Point Cadet Christopher J. Morgan, during the interment ceremony at West Point, N.Y., Saturday, June 15, 2019. Over 1500 family, friends and military personnel attended, as well as former President Bill Clinton who delivered remarks at the memorial service. (Mark Vergari/The Journal News via AP)

Funeral Held for West Point Cadet who Died in Training

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Ailani Myers awaits a life-saving bone marrow transplant. First, her family must find a match. Photo courtesy of Facebook.

Sailor's 3-Year-Old Daughter Needs a Bone Marrow Transplant

Could you Be the Match for this 3-year-old? A sailor's family is hoping so.

FILE - In this May 6, 2019, file photo, John R. Frey, a U.S. Army veteran, poses for a portrait next to cards and mementos he has been given at the Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home in Payson, Utah. (Isaac Hale/The Daily Herald via AP, File)

WWII Veteran Turning 101 Gets Over 5,000 Birthday Cards

When John Frey's family requested 101 birthday cards to celebrate the WWII veteran's 101st birthday, they were expecting to g...

Marine veteran Kurtis Yarbrough is pictured third from the left as part of a Marine Corps Color Guard. Yarbrough, who served in the Marines from 1990 to 2011, was stationed in Okinawa, Japan at the time.

From Street to Corps, Marine Vet Builds Character, Helps Students Do Same

Kurtis Yarbrough grew up in the tough streets of Bronx, NY and later served twelve years in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Learn How to Live Off Grid From This Legendary Navy Vet

After an accident at work years later nearly left Dick Proenneke blind, he decided to devote his life to living it as he saw...

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