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An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 participates in an air power demonstration over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ignacio D. Perez/Released)
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An AH-1W Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 flies toward Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune to direct artillery fire across the New River during a training mission with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines from Camp Lejeune, Nov. 29. HMLA took three Marines from the battalion to familiarize them with the procedures used in the air. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Manuel Estrada)
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F-15A/B/C/D/E Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle Primary function: F-15A/B/C/D/E — single-seat air superiority fighter. F-15E — air-to-ground attack aircraft. Dimensions: Wingspan 42 ft. 8 in.; length 63 ft. 8 in.; height 18 ft. 5 in. Speed: 1,875 mph. Strike Eagle Mach 2.5-plus. Range: 3,450 miles unrefueled. Strike Eagle 2,400 miles unrefueled. Armament: (All models) one internally mounted M-61A1 20 mm cannon with 940 rounds of ammunition and any combination of AIM-9L/M/X Sidewinder and four AIM- 7F/M Sparrow air-to-air missiles, or eight AIM-120 AMRAAMs air-to-air missiles, carried externally. Strike Eagle — Mk-82/82, M129, CBU-87/89/97, GBU- 10/12/15/24/27/31/38/39, AGM-65, AGM-130/154, nuclear weapons. Crew: F-15A/C, one; F-15B/D/E, two; Strike Eagle, two. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)
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Croatia has been looking for a deal on a fourth-generation fighter like the F-16 that would allow it to strengthen its own security and to expand its contributions to NATO. (Associated Press/File)
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In this May 3, 2019, file photo released by the U.S. Navy, an F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA 25 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. The U.S. is dispatching the USS Abraham Lincoln and other military resources to the Middle East following "clear indications" that Iran and its proxy forces were preparing to possibly attack U.S. forces in the region, according to a defense official on May 5, 2019. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley/US Navy via AP)
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held his final election rally of the African National Congress on Sunday at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on attacks on the maritime industry by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Anti-government protesters take cover as security forces fire tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday. Opposition leader Juan Guaido called for Venezuelans to fill streets to demand President Nicolas Maduro's ouster. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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U.S. Army Capts. Michael Rose, left, and John Bergman, both of the 101th Airborne Division, cross the finish line to win the Best Ranger competition Sunday, April 14, 2019, at Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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U.S. Army Lt. Alastair Keys, of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, touches a Ranger Tab as he climbs across a rope stretched high over Victory Pond during the combat water skills portion of the Best Ranger competition Sunday, April 14, 2019, at Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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In this file photo, U.S. Army Sgt. Dylan Henry, of the 75th Ranger Regiment, fires a machine gun mounted on a vehicle during the Best Ranger competition Friday, April 12, 2019, in Fort Benning, Ga. The commonwealth of Massachusetts is planning a machine-gun range for a National Guard facility on Cape Cod, the first of its kind in the state, the AP reported Aug. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) **FILE**
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U.S. Army Capt. Michael Rose, of the 101th Airborne, crawls and under barbed wire strung across muddy water on the Melvesti course during the Best Ranger competition on Friday, April 12, 2019, at Fort Benning, Ga. Rose and his teammate Capt. John Bergman, background, won the event. Over 100 elite members of the U.S. military spent 60 grueling hours competing as two-member teams for the Best Ranger title. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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In this April 19, 1943, file photo, a group of Jews is escorted from the Warsaw Ghetto by German soldiers. After a year of tough negotiations, Germany agreed Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, to pay pensions to about 16,000 Holocaust victims worldwide who survived wartime ghettos or were forced to hide from Nazi persecution. (AP Photo, File)
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This undated image posted by the Islamic State group's Aamaq news agency on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, purports to show Mohammed Zahran, a.k.a. Zahran Hashmi, center, the man Sri Lanka says led the Easter attack that killed over 300 people, as well as other attackers. Sri Lankan authorities have blamed the militant Muslim group National Thowfeek Jamaath for the attack. The Islamic State group released the photo Tuesday to assert its claim on the assault. (Aamaq news agency via AP)
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A man looks at cases of firearms in the halls of the Indianapolis Convention Center on Thursday where members of the National Rifle Association will be holding its 148th annual meetings in Indianapolis. The group's meetings come at a tumultuous time within the gun-rights organization. (Associated Press photographs)
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The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the east sea during Exercise Ssang Yong 2016. Boxer is the flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and is participating in exercise Ssang Yong 16. Ssang Yong 16 is a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by forward-deployed U.S. forces with the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal New Zealand Army Forces in order to strengthen our interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations - from disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Craig Z. Rodarte/Released)
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Saeb Erekat, an aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, speaks to journalists after a meeting between Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah II, at the Royal Palace, in Amman, Jordan, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. (Khalil Mazraawi, Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **
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Israeli border policemen move away from a burning vehicle during clashes with Palestinians at checkpoint Bet El near the West Bank city of Ramallah , Wednesday, March 27, 2019.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses voting rights for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev during a CNN town hall, April 22, 2019. (Image: CNN screenshot)
