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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.

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...

Army Soldiers to Get New Swedish-Made Tank-Stopper

Regular units will soon be issued a Swedish-built "recoilless" rifle that can fire an 84-mm. projectile nearly a mile and has...

Contractors Sickened By Military Burn Pits Left to Fend for Themselves

Civilian workers and private contractors are also suffering maladies and they say they are being ignored.

A northern aerial view of the “Boneyard” of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III/Air Force

Marine Corps Forced to Pull Warbirds Out of 'Boneyard'

The Marines are looking for a few good planes, and their search has taken them to an Arizona boneyard where the Corps' old F...

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...

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Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), delivers remarks during NETC’s change of command ceremony at the National Naval Aviation Museum onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, June 18, 2025. The museum recently opened an exhibit honoring Vietnam prisoners of war. (United States Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Zachary Melvin)

National Naval Aviation Museum Honors Vietnam POWs with Emotional Exhibit

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