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FILE -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Venezuelian President Nicolas Maduro during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, July 2, 2013. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

Russia Doubles Down in Venezuela

Zianni and her family pose for a photo. (Courtesy Photo)

Veterans' Combat Trauma Is Often Passed Onto Their Children

Outdated family quarters at Fort Lee get demolished to make room for modern replacement units. (U.S. Army/T. Anthony Bell)

The Bad Decisions that Led to Privatized Military Housing Woes

FILE -- A fighter of Christian Syriac militia that battles the Islamic State group burns an ISIS flag on the western side of Raqqa, northeast Syria, July 17, 2017. U.S.-backed Syrian fighters fought Islamic State militants in the heart of Raqqa, the extremists' self-styled capital, as scores of civilians fled areas controlled by the group. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

With ISIS Caliphate Defeated, Syrian Democratic Forces Begin a New Chapter

U.S. Marine Corps recruits, with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, listen to periods of instruction about the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) at Leatherneck Square on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, July 11, 2018. The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program helps to create the warrior ethos by utilizing armed and unarmed techniques from various styles of martial arts. (Yamil Casarreal/Marine Corps)

GI Jane Was a Fairy Tale: Fighting for Respect in the Marine Corps

Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, Air Force Recruiting Services commander, tours the STEM demonstration prior to a screening of the movie “Captain Marvel” in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2019 (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Rusty Frank)

The Necessary Impact of Captain Marvel on the Military

Machinist's Mate (Nuclear) 1st Class Chad Salyers, from Wabash, Indiana, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), runs his last mile of the Murph Challenge fitness event in recognition of Memorial Day. The Murph Challenge honors Lt. Michael Murphy, a Navy SEAL who died in Afghanistan in 2005. The challenge is to complete a one-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats, and second one-mile run, all within an hour. ( Joe Boggio/Navy)

Chairman's Flight Surgeon Shares Insights on How to Run Farther and Live Longer

Army Pfc. Keylin Perez stands in front of the formation bearing the unit guidon during a field training exercise at Fort Meade, Md., Jan. 13, 2019. Perez is assigned to the 200th Military Police Command’s Headquarters Company. (U.S. Army/Army Master Sgt. Michel Sauret)

With Historic Number of Women in Uniform, the Vet Community Is About to Change

Maj. Adam Kinzinger stands as The Meritorious Service Medal award package is read during a ceremony at Truax Field, Madison, Wis., March 5, 2016. Kinzinger received the award for various mission accomplishments (U.S. Air National Guard/Staff Sgt. Andrea F. Rhode)

Should Elected Officials Be Allowed to Serve in the Military? It's Complicated

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Iraqi Federal Police officers hold up a captured ISIS flag in the village of Abu Saif, 6 kilometres from Mosul on February 22, 2017 in Nineveh, northern Iraq. (Martyn Aim/Getty Images)

Islamic State 2019: An Assessment

This undated photo provided by the National World War II Museum shows Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Gunther Kuhlmann, center, saluting commander of the German U-boat U-166 on his boat. (AP Photo/National World War II Museum) MANDATORY CREDIT

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Demonstration of a Leclerc tank in Paris, on Bastille day 2006. The Leclerc turret is used on the European Main Battle Tank. (Image: Rama/Wikimedia Commons)

Does the US Still Lead the Way in Defense Acquisition Innovation?

Maduro foe says he's ready to replace the president

Venezuela: The End Game

Movers unpack 1st Lt. Kathryn Bailey's belongings at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, in May 2017. (Photo by Karen A. Iwamoto, Oahu Publications via DVIDS)

Try These Ideas Before Privatizing Military Moves

A Yellow vest demonstrator holds a banner opposed to French President Emmanuel Macron as he gathers near the Arc de Triomphe before a march in Paris on Jan. 26, 2019. France's yellow vest protesters are hitting the streets again, keeping up pressure on President Emmanuel Macron even as internal divisions and frustration over protest violence cloud the movement's future. The banner reads 'King Macron makes his show we fight.' (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

The Yellow Vest Movement: Does What Happens in Paris Matter to America?

Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C. looks at pictures of the soldiers killed this century based in Camp Lejeune along a hallway leading to his office on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, in Washington. Republican Rep. Walter Jones began signing the letters to families in 2003 as penance for his 2002 vote supporting war in Iraq. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Walter Jones Battled on Behalf of Marines. For Him, It Was Personal

Two crewmen aboard a Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf small boat signal the crew of the USS Decatur during the Northern Edge exercise in June, 2011. (U.S. Navy photo)

Former Coast Guard Top Enlisted: We're Ashamed of Congress

Veterans gather in the Spokane Convention Center before the slalom super G competition begins during the 29th National Veterans Wheelchair Games July 16, 2009 in Spokane, Wash. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)

A Rift Between Veterans Organizations? That's Just Plain Wrong

The 40-year-old Polar Star, the Coast Guard’s only operational heavy icebreaker capable of conducting Antarctic ice operations, carves a channel in ice near Ross Island on Jan. 16, 2017. (Chief Petty Officer David Mosley/Coast Guard)

A Warming Arctic Heats Up US-Russian Military Rivalry

Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf crewmembers aboard a 26-foot Mark IV small boat approach the cutter during a counterdrug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 8, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew S. Masaschi)

Retired Coast Guard Master Chiefs: Washington Is Failing Our Service

President Donald Trump speaks at a hangar rally at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

No, Trump Didn't Reveal a 'Covert' Navy SEAL Team in Iraq

The Adjutant General of Colorado U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mike Loh reads a holiday storybook, Dec. 13, 2017, at the Governor's Residence, to children of deployed Colorado National Guard members. ((U.S. Air National Guard/Maj. Darin Overstreet)

Military Families Feel Financial Pinch During Holidays

Sailors aboard the fast attack submarine USS Seawolf (SSN 21) remove Arctic ice from the hull after surfacing at the North Pole. (U.S. Navy)

Polar Geopolitics: The Scramble to Control the Arctic

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U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installation East, pick up trash in a parking lot at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Jan. 12, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Livingston)

General Mandates 'Daily Routine' After Seeing Sloppy, Unshaven Marines

The April 16 policy letter expresses concern that members of 2nd Marine Division have let their standards slide.

Michael Behenna, center, is embraced by his brother Brett and girlfriend Shannon Wahl following his release from prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., March 14, 2014. Behenna was convicted of killing an Iraqi prisoner and served five years of his 15-year sentence. (Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman via AP)

Oklahoma Attorney General Asks Trump to Pardon US Soldier

Lt. Michael Behenna was convicted of unpremeditated murder in a combat zone after killing a suspected al-Qaida terrorist.

Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson, the incoming commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, salutes during her arrival at the change of command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, in Colorado Springs, Colo., on May 13, 2016. Robinson became the first woman to lead a top-tier U.S. military command after taking charge at NORAD and USNORTHCOM. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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A service member finishes the run portion of his Air Force physical fitness test Nov. 12 at Luke Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Staci Miller)

Proposal Would Randomize Air Force Fitness Testing Schedule

The Air Force may implement a new policy requiring troops to be ready for a physical fitness assessment at all times.

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Remains belonging to a soldier killed in the Korean War have been identified seven decades after he was declared missing.

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The #2 turret of the USS Iowa (BB-61) exploded on April 19, 1989, killing 47 members of the turret crew. (U.S. Navy/ LT. Thomas Jarrell)

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It's been 30 years since an explosion inside the number two gun turret on the USS Iowa killed 47 American sailors.

Airmen from the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron drain flood-water from a launch facility near Bowbells, N.D., March 29, 2017. The electromechanical team technicians measured rising water levels and relocated water, snow and mud away from critical 91st MW assets. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong)

Military Leaders Face Off Against a Rising Enemy: The Weather

Navy and Air Force leaders told lawmakers that rising sea levels, fires and storms affect personnel at home as and at work.

In this April 12, 2019, photo, Ray Ahrnholtz, of the Nevada Veterans Coalition, plays "Taps" during a military ceremony at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Fernley, Nev., where World War II veteran Pete Parisena was interred as part of the Missing in Nevada project. (AP photo by Steve Ranson)

Remains of 15 Unclaimed Veterans Get Military Funeral

But one man discovered that his father's remains had gone unburied for 31 years.

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The Air Force is experimenting using more two-piece flight suits, such as the Airman Aircrew Combat Uniform (A2CU), instead of the one-piece flight suit, seen here. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Dallas Edwards)

Air Force Experimenting with Two-Piece Flight Suits for Pilots, Aircrew

The U.S. Air Force is exploring the possibility of creating two-piece flight suits for all pilots and aircrew.

Barksdale’s Honor Guard mascot, Captain the Cat, poses for a photo at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on Oct. 5, 2017. Captain is described as calm, independent and a morale booster for the Honor Guardsmen. She greets them when they return from difficult duty. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Sydney Campbell)

Meet Captain the Cat: An Air Force Unit's Beloved Mascot and Mouse Fighter

The friendly feline joined the ranks as master mouser and emotional support animal for Barksdale Honor Guardsmen.

Airmen at Aviano Air Base, Italy, filled the Army and Air Force Exchange Service sales store to purchase the Operational Camouflage Pattern utility uniform on Oct. 1, 2018. Mikia Muhammad/Defense Logistics Agency

Airmen Face Challenges Buying New OCP Uniforms

Airmen describe frustrations with trying to purchase the OCP uniform at military clothing stores and being refused.

Marine Corps News

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pick up trash during the monthly Single Marine Program base cleanup on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 28, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Samuel Lyden)

More Discipline, Less Bleeding: General Defends Controversial New Policy

Furness said he had repeatedly observed that the most disciplined units were the ones who fared best in combat.

FILE -- U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Christopher N. Kinsey gives his remarks during the CNATT change of command ceremony, Marine Corps Air Station New River, June 9, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Austin M. Livingston)

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Lance Cpl. Blake Cordell sights in with his rifle combat optic during a course of fire drill in the hangar bay of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, Jan. 16, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Antonio Garcia)

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Officials say the service has averted a shortage of rifle combat optic sights that was on track to affect new recruits.

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A Coast Guard officer saved a woman from the top of this car on April 17, 2019. Currituck Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Coast Guard Officer on His Way Home Saves Woman as Her Car Filled with Water

Chief Warrant Officer Jeff Brundage dove into the dark, 50-degree water to save the woman.

Coast Guard Cutter Bear crew members inspect one of the interdicted vessels stopped during counter-narcotics operations. The Coast Guard Cutter Bear was responsible for two cases, seizing approximately 7,900 pounds of marijuana and 300 pounds of cocaine. The drugs were offloaded in Florida on April 17, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Coast Guard Offloads Seized Drugs Worth $62.5 Million

The stash includes some 14,000 pounds (6,350 kilograms) of marijuana and 3,660 pounds (1,660 kilograms) of cocaine.

FILE - This image provided by the U.S. District Court in Maryland shows a photo of firearms and ammunition that was in the motion for detention pending trial in the case against Christopher Paul Hasson. (U.S. District Court via AP)

Attorney: Coast Guard Officer Is Not Facing Terrorism Charges

Christopher Hasson has remained in custody since his Feb. 15 arrest in Maryland on firearms and drug charges.