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Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday that the Trump administration has been “very aggressive” with Russia, contrary to critics’ assertion.

Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher thanked President Donald Trump for intervening in his case on Sunday and prohibiting the Navy from pulling his Trident pin.

Gallagher’s long fight with the Navy is finally over, with the firing of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer and an order from Trump.

Esper said Monday he fired Spencer because Spencer had gone behind his back on handling the case of Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher.

Democrats will hold the seventh public hearing of their impeachment inquiry Thursday with Fiona Hill and David Holmes.

House Democrats will hold the sixth public hearing of their impeachment inquiry with Laura Cooper and David Hale.

Laura Cooper’s testimony suggested Ukraine did not know the U.S. had frozen the aid, and that there could be no quid pro quo.

Amazon has challenged the awarding of a $10 billion cloud-computing deal to Microsoft by the Pentagon, claiming political bias affected the decision.

“The only person who can fix this is the president,” said Derrick Miller, calling on Donald Trump to clear three former military members.

A Pentagon spokesman told reporters on Thursday that revenues from Syrian oil secured by U.S. troops will go to the majority Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), not to the United States.

The Pentagon on Wednesday released photos and video of the U.S. Special Forces operation that killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on October 26. 

Former Google CEO and current Pentagon technical adviser Eric Schmidt stated in a recent speech at Stanford University that restrictions on hiring from China are hurting the Masters of the Universe in Silicon Valley.

Amazon decided to open a second headquarters in Northern Virginia ahead of what was expected to be the award of a massive $10 billion contract from the Pentagon.

Trump will address the nation on Sunday after reports suggest that ISIS Founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was captured or killed. “Something very big has just happened!” he wrote cryptically on his Twitter account. 

Former Blink-182 singer Tom Delonge’s UFO research group has reportedly signed a contract with the United States Army to research and develop futuristic technology in areas including “active camouflage.”

The Navy recently sent an aircraft carrier strike group and an amphibious ready group into the South China Sea, apparently for the first time.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mike Esper joined several other Trump administration officials in bucking Tuesday’s subpoena deadline for impeachment inquiry documents requested by House Democrats.

Esper said the administration pulled back troops from northern Syria to make sure they were not in a fight between Turkey and Kurdish forces.

Pentagon chief Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark E. Milley will brief reporters at 12 p.m. ET.

Law enforcement officials have formally charged one intelligence community official with leaking highly classified information to the media.

House Democrats on Monday subpoenaed the Pentagon and Office of Management and Budget for Ukraine-related documents.

The Pentagon said a temporary delay in $250 million of military aid to Ukraine did not negatively affect U.S. national security.

The Trump administration is putting up about a mile of border wall per day with a goal of reaching 450 miles by the end of next year.

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe blasted Senate Democrats for holding a defense spending bill for 2020 “hostage.”

The Financial Times on Wednesday reported that the Pentagon is compiling a list of companies with links to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) or Chinese intelligence services in order to protect U.S. military secrets and secure America’s supply of military equipment.

A hypersonic rocket sled barreled down a test track at a U.S. Air Force base at 6,599 miles per hour last week, according to a video released by the Air Force.

“If for any reason, they come back to our country, we will go wherever they are, and use power, the likes of which the United States has never used before,” the president said.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday recalled where he was on 9/11 when he learned about the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.

The U.S. Navy has asked the shipbuilding industry to pitch ideas for its planned fleet of corvette-sized unmanned surface vessels, according to a draft request for proposal announced on Wednesday.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is demanding impeachment over reports of a U.S. military stop at a Trump golf club in Scotland that occurred earlier this year.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took to Twitter Saturday and accused President Trump of “stealing money” from military families as part of his administration’s effort to secure the U.S. southern border.

Mark Esper on Tuesday informed Congress he was diverting $3.6 billion from military construction projects to build 175 miles of border wall.

Mayor Pete Buttigieg released his plan to combat climate change on Wednesday, warning of the changes needed at the Department of Defense to combat what he described as a national security threat.

The Pentagon has told Congress that it will build 11 sections of the southern border wall with $3.6 billion in funds allocated by Congress to other construction projects.

The U.S. military is sprinting to catch up with China on the development of artificial intelligence capabilities.

“In the space of three minutes, Biden got the time period, the location, the heroic act, the type of medal, the military branch and the rank of the recipient wrong, as well as his own role in the ceremony,” the Post elaborated.