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  • (Original Caption) 3/24/1979-Elk City, Oklahoma: President Jimmy Carter addressing a town meeting. American flag is hung in background.
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  • Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a town hall at Wally's in Hampton, New Hampshire, on January 17.
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  • Photo of events at the Coast Guard Academy and in New London, Conn., Thurs. April 5, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
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    ‘Change is necessary’: Coast Guard pledges reforms after mishandling reports of sexual assault
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    US Coast Guard leaders long concealed a critical report about racism, hazing and sexual misconduct
  • Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in Washington, DC on October 6, 2011
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  • WASHINGTON, DC October 19, 2023: US President Joe Biden address the nation to discuss the US response to Hamas' terrorist attacks against Israel and Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday October 19, 2023. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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  • This aerial photograph taken on March 8, 2023 shows The Pentagon, the headquarters of the US Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, across the Potomac River from Washington, DC.
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    21 US service members suffered minor injuries in recent drone attacks, Pentagon says
  • Migrants from Venezuela stand behind concertina wire after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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  • Former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke speaks to a crowd of marchers during the anti-Trump "March for Truth" in El Paso, Texas, on February 11, 2019. The march took place at the same time as US President Donald Trump pushed his politically explosive crusade to wall off the Mexican border at a rally in El Paso. (Photo by Paul Ratje / AFP/Getty Images)
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  • File photo released by the US Navy showing the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan, front, and the landing ship USS Carter Hall in the Red Sea in August 2023.
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    US Marine rapid response force moving toward Israel as Pentagon strengthens military posture in region
    Oct 17, 2023
  • Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme, California, on February 12, 2020.
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    US Navy sailor pleads guilty to sending military information to Chinese intelligence officer
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  • The 109th Airlift Wing began administering Covid-19 vaccines on March 10, 2021.
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  • US Soldiers operate a M1A1 Abrams to engage a simulated opposing force while conducting amphibious assault training during the Bull Run training exercise at Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Nov. 25, 2022.
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    Pentagon warns a government shutdown could disrupt US military aid to Ukraine
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  • In this August 26, 2021 photo, smoke rises from a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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    US military to conduct additional interviews with witnesses of Kabul airport bombing
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    Republican congressman says Tuberville’s hold on military nominations is ‘paralyzing’ and a ‘national security problem’
  • The wall at the Pentagon featuring the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Three of the positions are vacant due to GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hold on Senate-confirmed officers.
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    Three US military services without Senate-confirmed chiefs for first time in history
  • An aerial image taken on August 10, 2023 shows destroyed homes and buildings on the waterfront burned to the ground in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii. At least 36 people have died after a fast-moving wildfire turned Lahaina to ashes, officials said August 9, 2023 as visitors asked to leave the island of Maui found themselves stranded at the airport. The fires began burning early August 8, scorching thousands of acres and putting homes, businesses and 35,000 lives at risk on Maui, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency said in a statement. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Photo of the base sign in front of the Visitor Control Center at Travis Air Force Base, California, in 2018.
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  • Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Sen. Tommy Tuberville.
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    Defense secretary issues new memo on how to reshuffle Pentagon leadership roles amid Tuberville blockade
  • Portugese Air Force and Romanian Air Force F-16 jetfighters sit on the tarmac of Siauliai airbase in Lithuania during the NATO exercise as part of the NATO Air Policing mission, on July 4, 2023. (Photo by John THYS / AFP) (Photo by JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images)
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    F-16 questions remain as Ukrainian pilots set to start training this month
  • In this January 2022 photo, airmen and civilians from the 436th Aerial Port Squadron place ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine on a pallet at Dover Air Force Base, in Delaware.
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    Pentagon watchdog finds some Western weaponry sent to Ukraine was stolen before being recovered last year
  • CNN's Jake Tapper interviews Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday, July 18, in South Carolina.
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    DeSantis defends Pentagon proposal purging ‘woke’ policy from military
  • Ukrainian forces fire a TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy thermobaric rocket launcher toward Russian positions near Kreminna, in the Luhansk region, on July 7, 2023.
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    US and NATO grapple with critical ammo shortage for Ukraine
  • In this March 2022 photo, the Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, DC.
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    Common typo causes millions of emails intended for members of the US military to be sent to accounts in Mali
  • WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 16: A view of the U.S. Capitol dome May 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Democratic and Republican leaders met with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House as negotiations continue about raising the debt limit and avoiding a default by the federal government. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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    House passes defense bill after adopting controversial amendments targeting abortion policy and other issues
  • US President Joe Biden (L) and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto attend a joint press conference after the US-Nordic leaders summit in Helsinki on July 13, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Biden slams Tuberville’s block of military promotions as ‘irresponsible’ and ‘jeopardizing US security’
  • ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 03: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin listens as South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-Sup speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on November 3, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)
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    US defense secretary says Tuberville holds are ‘national security issue’
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) speaks at a press conference on student loans at the U.S. Capitol on June 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Senator spoke on legislation that would curb the increasing cost of higher education and would attempt to lower the amount of debt students take on. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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    Fact Check: Sen. Tommy Tuberville overestimates number of abortions military women would seek out under new DOD policies, researchers say
  • Hats are displayed on a table during the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, on May 19, 2021.
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    CNN uncovered a damning, secret investigation into sexual assault at the US Coast Guard Academy. This woman’s case triggered that probe
  • This picture taken 26 December 2011 shows the Pentagon building in Washington, DC. The Pentagon, which is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense (DOD), is the world's largest office building by floor area, with about 6,500,000 sq ft (600,000 m2), of which 3,700,000 sq ft (340,000 m2) are used as offices. Approximately 23,000 military and civilian employees and about 3,000 non-defense support personnel work in the Pentagon. AFP PHOTO (Photo by STAFF / AFP) (Photo by STAFF/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Pentagon seeks to increase pressure on Tuberville to break hold on military nominations
  • US Sen. Tommy Tuberville appears on CNN's "The Source."
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  • Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to the press after an "agreement principle" was reached between House Republicans and President Joe Biden's team to avoid a default on the U.S. debt at the U.S. Capitol on May 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. The agreement still needs to pass through both the House and Senate.
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    GOP battle brews over defense bill as McCarthy under pressure to appease the right on social issues
  • Spent cluster munitions in a field in Pereizne, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on Aug. 27, 2022.
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    US to send cluster munitions banned by over 100 nations to Ukraine after months of debate
  • A US Air Force U-2 pilot looks down at the Chinese surveillance balloon as it hovers over the central continental United States on February 3, 2023.
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    Pentagon leaks suspect Jack Teixeira pleads not guilty to federal charges
  • A combine tractor harvests corn in Leland, Mississippi, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Corn was stable before a US crop tour that will give more insight into the state of fields in the worlds top producer. Photographer: Rory Doyle/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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    States accelerate efforts to block Chinese purchases of agricultural land
  • Sen. Tommy Tuberville speaks at a press conference on student loans at the U.S. Capitol on June 14, 2023 in Washington, DC.
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    Despite alternatives, Tuberville steadfast in hold against Pentagon nominations
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