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Air Force Capt. Lauren Kram, assigned to the 13th Bomb Squadron, poses for a portrait on Feb. 19, 2019. Kram is one of six qualified female pilots assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. (Kayla White/U.S. Air Force)

The Air Force Is on a Mission to Fix its Uniforms

Dr. Keita Franklin, Defense Suicide Prevention Office director, speaks to a crowd about the Department of Defense's plan to combat the issue of suicide among military members at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 30, 2017. The 15th Wing clinic was recognized for its superior efforts to prevent suicide in 2016. (Kaitlin Daddona/U.S. Air Force)

VA Won't Ramp Up Security After Rash of Suicides on Premises. Here's Why.

Capt. Will Cochrane, 529th Support Battalion chaplain, prepares to give the invocation during the 574th Quartermaster Company transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Taji, Iraq, April 4, 2019. (Roger Jackson/U.S. Army National Guard)

US Service Member Killed in Non-Combat Incident in Northern Iraq

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit practice zero M249 squad automatic weapons during a live-fire training exercise on the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), March 5, 2019. The USS Arlington is making a scheduled deployment as part of the 22nd MEU and the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group.

Navy Investigating After Camera Found in Women's Bathroom on the USS Arlington

Staff Sgt. Terica Clewis has been assigned to the Air Force Technical Applications Center performing various roles for the past three years. Her current duties include designing innovated software systems that assist center personnel (as well as the rest of the Air Force) efficiently manage, store and process large-scale data. (Susan A. Romano/U.S. Air Force)

Secretive Patrick Air Force Base Lab Watches for Nuclear Explosions Worldwide

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

U.S. Marine Cpl. Roman Fernandez, right, instructs a Marine on punching techniques in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elize McKelvey/Released).

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Relatives of a blast victim grieve outside a morgue in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019. More than hundred were killed and hundreds more hospitalized with injuries from eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels in and just outside of Sri Lanka's capital on Easter Sunday, officials said, the worst violence to hit the South Asian country since its civil war ended a decade ago. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Explosions Kill at Least 190 in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday

Sri Lanka's defense minister said seven suspects have been arrested.

Construction personnel work on laying cement during the reconstruction of Mitchell Gate, Feb. 21, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The 23d Civil Engineer Squadron partnered with civilian contractors to reconstruct the gate in an effort to improve the security posture with improved anti-terrorism force protection barriers. (Erick Requadt/U.S. Air Force)

'Mastermind' in 7-Person Military Construction Scheme Sentenced to Prison

A SC man was found to have cheated the federal government of more than $150 million in military construction contracts.

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz delivers the 2019 State of the Coast Guard held at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach in San Pedro, California, March 21, 2019. (Jetta Disco/Coast Guard)

Pa. Delegation Seeks Coast Guard Honor for Arnold Palmer

State representatives are asking the Coast Guard to name a Fast Response Cutter or other "suitable vessel" after Palmer.

U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan meets with Takeshi Iwaya Minister of Defense of Japan at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., April 19, 2019. (Angelita M. Lawrence/DoD photo)

Japan, US Confirm Cyber-Attacks in Scope of Security Treaty

The move is aimed at monitoring movements of military satellites operated by China and Russia.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk discusses U.S. space operations with Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant General Christopher Coates, the North American Aerospace Defense Command Deputy Commander and U.S. Air Force General Terrence O’Shaughnessy, the Commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, April 15, 2019. During Musk’s visit to Colorado Springs, Colorado, he participated in conversations and round table briefings about future space operations and homeland defense innovation. (Courtesy Photo)

SpaceX Suffers an Accident During Ground Test of Crew Dragon Astronaut Capsule

An Air Force spokesman said that there were no injuries and that the anomaly was "contained."

National security adviser John Bolton and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with Turkish national security adviser Ibrahim Kalin at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey, Jan. 8, 2019. (Dominique A. Pineiro/DoD Photo)

Senior North Korean Negotiator Calls John Bolton 'Dim-Sighted'

The remarks were relatively mild for a figure whom the North has in the past described as "human scum" and a "bloodsucker."

Arlington National Cemetery, shown May 17, 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley)

Two Brothers, Both Priests and Chaplains, to be Buried Together at Arlington

They may be the first siblings buried together at Chaplains Hill.

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert L. Wilkie renders honors with the commanding general of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, Army Maj. Gen. Michael L. Howard, at the Veterans Day wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 11, 2018. (Lisa Ferdinando/DoD Photo)

Wilkie: Entire Government to Focus on Reducing Vet Suicides

He said suicide must be tackled by working on ways to combat homelessness, drug abuse and mental illness among veterans.

The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732)(Gold) returns to its homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, following a strategic deterrence patrol. The boat is one of five ballistic-missile submarines stationed at the base and is capable of carrying up to 20 submarine-launched ballistic missiles with multiple warheads. (Bryan Tomforde/U.S. Navy)

The Navy's Future Fleet May Include Submarines Without Sailors

The Navy's fiscal year 2020 funding request indicates a new level of commitment to autonomous sea operations.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (left, pictured November 2018) said after a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that he finds "correct his statement about the removal [from Syria] of the elements that concern Turkey." (AFP photo/Nicholas Kamm)

Turkey: US Didn't Respond to Offer to Check S-400 Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems

Turkey is expected to receive the first supplies of S-400 missile systems in July 2019.

In this May 27, 2016 file photo, Taliban fighters react to a speech by their senior leader in the Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan, File)

Loud Explosion, Gunfire Rock Downtown Kabul in Attack Near Ministry

The explosion comes a week after the Taliban announced their annual spring offensive.

Team American Freedom with the historic C-47 Tico Bell in the background. (Photo courtesy of Q Concepts)

'12 Strong' Soldiers to Honor D-Day Heroes with Parachute Jump

The group of 15 plans to jump out of the C-47 "Tico Belle," the same plane that dropped soldiers on D-Day.

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)

USS Iowa: First Came the Explosion, Then the Cover-Up

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

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.

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)

Marine Aviation Training Unit Commander Fired

The commanding officer of a North Carolina-based aviation training unit has been relieved of his command, the Navy said.

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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

File photo of housing at the U.S. Army base at Fort Benning, Georgia. (Army Photo)

Army Launches Registry for Troops, Families With Housing-Related Health Issues

The Army and the Marine Corps show off the new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle at a test track at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. (Matthew Cox/Military.com)

Army's Brand-New Combat Vehicle Was Designed for the Last War, Esper Says

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- From left, Capts. Michael Rose and John Bergman of the 101st Airborne Division pose at the Ranger Monument April 15, 2019 at Fort Benning, Georgia. (U.S. Army/Markeith Horace, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning Public Affairs)

Once Again, Conventional Army Teams Snag Top Spots at Best Ranger Competition

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

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Victor Melendez marshals a Puerto Rico Air National Guard WC-130 Hercules aircraft on Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, April 30, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard/Tech. Sgt. Efraín Sánchez)

A Year After WC-130 Tragedy, Puerto Rico Air Guard Unit Pivots to New Mission

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Veteran and Pittsburgh Steeler Alejandro Villanueva meets with service members at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. (photo courtesy USAA)

Army Ranger and Pittsburgh Steeler Alejandro Villanueva Brings the NFL to Ramstein

Alejandro Villanueva visited Ramstein Air Base this past weekend with a USAA Salute to Service NFL Boot Camp.

Brothers in Paws: A List of Military-Utilized Dog Breeds

We have more furry friends out there on the battlefield than you might think.

Child looking at a website (Stock photo)

Pentagon's Military Kids Website Gets Face-Lift

The Pentagon website aimed at helping military kids has a fresh new look.

Pablo Schreiber played Kris "Tanto" Paronto in "13 Hours" and now he's taking on the role of Master Chief in "HALO."

Iconic 'HALO' Master Chief Will Come to Life in New TV Series

Does Master Chief need to exist outside of the "HALO" gaming universe?

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