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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media, in Istanbul, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. Erdogan confirmed the country tested its Russian-made missile defense system, despite objections from the United States. Speaking after Friday prayers in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey had every right to test its equipment. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Pentagon condemns Turkey’s test of Russian missile defense system ‘in strongest possible terms’

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2020, file photo Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley listens before a meeting with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, at the Pentagon in Washington. The nation's top military leaders were under self-quarantine Tuesday, Oct. 6, after a senior Coast Guard official tested positive for the coronavirus, the Pentagon said. Milley, and the vice chairman, Gen. John Hyten, were among those affected, U.S. officials said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Military leaders quarantined after official tests positive

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

In this file photo, Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper speaks before a meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

‘No change’ to Pentagon alert levels despite Trump COVID-19 diagnosis

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

A soldier walks at the devastated site of the explosion in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Aug.6, 2020. French President Emmanuel Macron came in Beirut to offer French support to Lebanon after the deadly port blast.(AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)

‘No definitive cause’ for Beirut explosion, Pentagon says

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Federal agents disperse Black Lives Matter protesters near the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Monday, July 20, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Officers used teargas and projectiles to move the crowd after some protesters tore down a fence fronting the courthouse. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Pentagon chief Mark Esper eyes review of police officers wearing camouflage uniforms

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Afghan Taliban prisoners freed from Bagram Prison walk in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 26, 2020. The Afghan government freed hundreds of prisoners, its single largest prisoner release since the U.S. and the Taliban signed a peace deal earlier this year that spells out an exchange of detainees between the warring sides. (AP Photo/ Rahmat Gul)

U.S. encouraged by possible prisoner exchange between Afghanistan, Taliban

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A woman waves an American Flag from Fort Monroe as the USNS Comfort returns to Norfolk from New York Friday, May 1, 2020. (Jonathon Gruenke/The Daily Press via AP)

Pentagon: Mercy, Comfort hospital ships will be readied for new missions after L.A. and NYC

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this March 30, 2020, file photo, the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort is escorted up the Hudson River on its way to New York City. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) ** FILE **

USNS Comfort hospital ship to leave New York City by May

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, photo taken from a helicopter shows Ain al-Asad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq. The Pentagon said Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, that 34 U.S. troops were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries suffered in this month's Iranian missile strike on an Iraqi air base, and that half of the troops have returned to their military duties. Seventeen of the 34 are still under medical observation, according to Jonathan Hoffman, the chief Pentagon spokesman. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) **FILE**

8 American troops return to U.S. to treat brain injuries after Iranian missile attack

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump arrives to address the nation from the White House on the ballistic missile strike that Iran launched against Iraqi air bases housing U.S. troops, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Pentagon: 34 troops suffered brain injuries in Iran strike

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a joint news conference with Japan's Defense Minister Taro Kono at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Eleven US troops flown to medical centers after Iran strike

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Mark Esper talks to the media with Qatar Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Khalid Al Attiyah at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, in this file photo. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

Pentagon: Mark Esper not lobbying Donald Trump on court-martial cases

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 file photo, Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks to a gathering of soldiers at the University Club at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky. Esper says during a weekend trip to the Middle East that under the current plan all U.S. troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq, and that the military will continue to conduct operations against the Islamic State group to prevent a resurgence in that country. As Esper left Washington on Saturday, Oct. 19, U.S. troops were continuing to pull out of northern Syria after Turkey's invasion into the border region. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Son of Pentagon chief works at company that bid for contract

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Sandra Layne (right) cries in a Bloomfield Hills, Mich., court during a hearing on July 2, 2012, as the tape of a 911 call made by Jonathan Hoffman, her 17-year-old grandson, is played. Layne is accused of repeatedly shooting the teen on May 18 at the West Bloomfield Township condo that she and her husband shared with the boy. Her attorneys say she acted in self-defense. (Associated Press/Detroit News)

Mich. grandma to be tried in teen’s shooting death

By Corey Williams - Associated Press