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The Dome of the Capitol building is visible as members of the National Guard stand in front of riot gear laid out on a field on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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National Guard troops flood DC

by Ashraf Khalil Associated Press, and Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressJanuary 14, 2021

FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2019, file photo a playbook sits next to a telephone set up in the NORAD Tracks Santa center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. The North American Aerospace Defense Command has announced that NORAD will track Santa on December 24, just as it has done for 65 years. But there will be some changes: Not every child will be able to get through to a volunteer at NORAD’s call center to check on Santa’s whereabouts, as they have in years before. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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Sorry, Grinch — virus won’t stop NORAD from tracking Santa

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressNovember 18, 2020

President Donald Trump arrives to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump plans to order troop cuts in Afghanistan, Iraq

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressNovember 16, 2020

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, speaks with Secretary of Defence Mark Esper seated beside him during a joint press conference with their Indian counterparts at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. With President Donald Trump in a tight race for a second term against former Vice President Joe Biden, Pompeo and Esper sought to play on Indian suspicions about China to shore up a regional front against increasing Chinese assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific...

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Trump fires defense secretary after election loss

by Robert Burns Associated Press, and Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressNovember 9, 2020

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, speaks with Secretary of Defence Mark Esper seated beside him during a joint press conference with their Indian counterparts at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. With President Donald Trump in a tight race for a second term against former Vice President Joe Biden, Pompeo and Esper sought to play on Indian suspicions about China to shore up a regional front against increasing Chinese assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific...

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Trump fires defense secretary

by Robert Burns Associated Press, and Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressNovember 9, 2020

FILE - In this March 31, 2020, file photo a U.S. Army soldier walks inside a mobile surgical unit being set up by soldiers from Fort Carson, Col., and Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) as part of a field hospital inside CenturyLink Field Event Center, in Seattle. Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to the same period last year, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked, as service members struggle with isolation and other impacts of COVID-19...

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Military suicides rise up to 20% in COVID era

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press, and Robert Burns Associated PressSeptember 27, 2020

Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a briefing July 10 on anti-drug operations at U.S. Southern Command in Doral, Fla.

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Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump’s wrath

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressJuly 18, 2020

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2019, file photo, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly testifies during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee about about ongoing reports of substandard housing conditions in Washington, on Capitol Hill. Modly says the captain of the COVID-stricken aircraft carrier who was fired last week had betrayed his service and may have been “too naive or too stupid” to be commanding officer of the ship. Officials are confirming that Modly made the comments Sunday,...

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Acting Navy boss resigns amid coronavirus uproar

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press, and Robert Burns Associated PressApril 7, 2020

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Navy boss calls fired carrier captain ‘stupid’

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press, and Robert Burns Associated PressApril 6, 2020

FILE - In this April 13, 2018, file photo the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier is anchored off Manila Bay west of Manila, Philippines. The captain of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus is asking for permission to isolate the bulk of his roughly 5,000 crew members on shore, which would take the warship out of duty in an effort to save lives. The ship is docked in Guam (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

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US warship captain seeks crew isolation as virus spreads

by Lolita C. Baldor Associated PressMarch 31, 2020