Perry Chiaramonte

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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks after reviewing the Chinese Navy fleet in the South China Sea.

Could China Leave the US Behind in AI 'Arms Race'?

China has been developing Artificial Intelligence weaponry at a much higher rate than the U.S.

KBR Files Motion with Supreme Court in Attempt to Nix Burn Pit Review

KBR and its former subsidiary Halliburton urged the court not to restore dozens of the lawsuits filed against the companies.

The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu displays a gravestone for seven unknown service members from the USS Oklahoma, who died in Japan's surprise attack at the Pearl Harbor naval base on Dec. 7, 1941. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

Pearl Harbor Sailors Finally Laid to Rest, Thanks to DNA Testing

The remains of 186 sailors and Marines from the battleship USS Oklahoma have been identified through DNA testing.

Amie Muller served two tours of duty at Balad Air Base, Iraq in 2005 and 2007, where her husband Brian says she was exposed to the toxic smoke from nearby burn pits. Nearly a decade after her return, Muller was diagnosed with stage III pancreatic cancer and died just nine months later.(Photo courtesy of Brian Muller via Fox News)

Burn Pit Vet's Widower: Memos Show that Illness Didn't Need to Happen

A series of memos written in 2006 reveals that U.S. officials in Iraq were well aware of burn-pit dangers at the time.

Veterans Press On with New Appeal in Burn-Pit Case

Service members and private contractors who had lawsuits thrown out by a court of appeals are refusing to give up.

Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Oscar Rodriguez is demanding an apology from the Air Force for after he was removed from another airman’s retirement ceremony in April. (Photo: First Liberty Institute)

Air Force Veteran Sues After Being Pulled from Ceremony Mid-Speech

Senior Master Sgt. Oscar Rodriguez Rodriguez sued the U.S. Air Force, demanding an apology and admission of wrongdoing.

A senior airman tosses unserviceable uniform items into a burn pit at Balad Air Base, Iraq, in March 2008. (US Air Force photo/Julianne Showalter)

Court Determines Military Burn Pits Caused Lung Disease in Troops

Many vets feel that the ruling will help to shine light on the complications that have arisen due to burn pits exposure.

Ashely and John Marshall met while serving in the Army. John died last week, leaving behind his wife and two young children. (Fox News)

Soldier Who Fought VA, Blamed Cancer on Iraq 'Burn Pits,' Dies

A decorated Army veteran who battled the VA over treatment for cancer he claimed to have gotten from working over burn pits...

Decision Looms for Green Beret Who Protected Afghan Boy

A decorated Army sergeant who protected an Afghan boy from a child molester could find out any day whether his actions will...

The E-3 Sentry is a modified Boeing 707/320 commercial airframe with a rotating radar dome. The dome is 30 feet in diameter, six feet thick, and is held 11 feet above the fuselage by two struts. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Ex-Air Force Pilot in Dogfight to Save Historic Boeing from Scrapyard

A Pentagon plane whose cabin was used by top military brass to plot strategy during three wars is in danger of having a lot...

The Aeroscraft airship, a high-tech prototype airship, is seen in a World War II-era hangar in Tustin, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013.

Lawsuit Filed Against Navy for Destroyed Experimental Airship

The makers of a state-of-the art airship have filed a $65 million lawsuit against the U.S. Navy after the helium-filled...

This Afghan army official was stuck with the keys to a new police barracks when the police commander refused to take them because of shoddy construction. (Fox News photo)

Afghan Official Refuses $8M Barracks Due to Shoddy Construction

An Afghan police commander refused to accept a barracks built by US tax dollars because it was so poorly constructed.

In this 1980 Navy photo an EA-6B Prowler and three A-6E Intruders aircraft are lined up on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-61).

Navy Pays One Cent to Scrap Historic USS Ranger

A fighter of the Islamic State group waving their flag from inside a captured government fighter jet following the battle for the Tabqa air base, in Raqqa, Syria (AP Photo/ Raqqa Media Center of the Islamic State group)

Experts: Al Qaeda Still Top Threat to US

ISIL earns headlines and international contempt, but it can't match the "tradecraft" of Al Qaeda in mounting attacks.

Auditor Spotlights Billions Blown in Afghanistan

The inspector general charged with monitoring aid sent by the U.S. to Afghanistan has identified potentially billions of...

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