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Illustration on the crisis in Venezuela by Alexander Hunter (after Posada)
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A Palestinian man walks on the damage of the offices of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, in Gaza City, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. A tense quiet took hold Tuesday morning after a night of heavy fire as Israeli aircraft bombed targets across the Gaza Strip and Gaza militants fired rockets into Israel in what threatened to devolve into a major conflict two weeks before the Israeli election. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
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Joe Scarborough discusses special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe," March 26, 2019.
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The Syrian Democratic Forces fighters who drove the Islamic State from its last strongholds called Monday for an international tribunal to prosecute thousands of foreign Islamic State fighters rounded up in the campaign against the extremist group. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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FILE — In this Feb. 22, 2019 file photo, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters stand guard next to men waiting to be screened after being evacuated out of the last territory held by Islamic State group militants, near Baghouz, eastern Syria. The SDF fighters who drove the Islamic State from its last strongholds called Monday, March 25, 2019, for an international tribunal to prosecute hundreds of foreigners rounded up in the nearly five-year campaign against the extremist group. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)
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U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk in a building as fight against Islamic State militants continue in the village of Baghouz, Syria, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Vandalism at a World War II memorial in Boston, Massachusetts, was reported on March 18, 2019. Locals have been unsuccessful at removing the oil substance from the concrete. (Image: NBC News Boston screenshot)
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Can you pass a World War I history test? (Shutterstock)
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Somali soldiers stand guard at a destroyed building in Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, March 1, 2019. Police say a nearly day-long siege in the heart of Somalia's capital has ended with all of the al-Shabab extremist attackers killed. More than 20 are dead with the number expected to climb as hospitals report more than 50 wounded, many in critical condition. The attack comes after a flurry of U.S. airstrikes against the al-Qaida-linked extremist group, the deadliest Islamic extremist organization in Africa. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
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According to a report from the U.N. Security Council panel of experts reveals details about cyberattacks from the regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (center). The attacks were used to evade financial sanctions. (Associated Press)
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Protesters throw items to police forces during a yellow vests demonstration Saturday, March 16, 2019 in Paris. Paris police say more than 100 people have been arrested amid rioting in the French capital by yellow vest protesters and clashes with police. They set life-threatening fires, smashed up luxury stores and clashed with police firing tear gas and water cannon (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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Liberal Attack on Religious Freedom Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Israeli soldiers stand at the scene of an attack near the settlement of Givat Assaf in the West Bank, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. A Palestinian gunman opened fire at a bus stop outside a West Bank settlement on Thursday, shooting at soldiers and civilians and killing at least two Israelis before fleeing, the military and Israel's rescue service said. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
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In this Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 photo, A Palestinian observers, right, watches as children walk past Israeli soldiers on their way to school in the West Bank city of Hebron. Following Israel's expulsion of an international observer force from this volatile West Bank city, Palestinian activists are trying to fill the void by launching their own patrols to document alleged Israeli settler violence. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
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A member of Afghan security forces stands guard after Monday's Christmas Eve attack, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. A suicide bomber and gunmen armed with assault rifles and explosives attacked the building in Kabul on Monday, setting off an eight-hour-long siege. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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Armed and dangerous: Pro-Iran Popular Mobilization Forces militants say it’s time for U.S. troops to leave Iraq and are said to be spreading conspiracy theories that the Trump administration is helping the Islamic State. (Associated Press)
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Thomas Brandon, deputy director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, said his agency would suffer under President Trump's 2020 budget. (Associated Press)
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Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said the U.S. and the Taliban agreed to draft a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces. (Associated Press)
QF-4E Phantom
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable, it was also adopted by the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force, and by the mid-1960s had become a major part of their air arms. The Phantom is a large fighter with a top speed of over Mach 2.2. It can carry more than 18,000 pounds (8,400 kg) of weapons on nine external hard points, including air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, and various bombs. The F-4, like other interceptors of its time, was designed without an internal cannon. Later models incorporated an M61 Vulcan rotary cannon. Beginning in 1959, it set 15 world records for in-flight performance,including an absolute speed record, and an absolute altitude record.
AC-130W Stinger II
The Lockheed AC-130W Stinger gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of anti-ground oriented weapons that are integrated with sophisticated sensors, navigation, and fire-control systems. Unlike other military fixed-wing aircraft, the AC-130 relies on visual targeting. Because its large profile and low operating altitudes (around 7,000 ft) make it an easy target, it usually flies close air support missions at night. The airframe is manufactured by Lockheed Martin, while Boeing is responsible for the conversion into a gunship and for aircraft support. Developed during the Vietnam War as "Project Gunship II", the AC-130 replaced the Douglas AC-47 Spooky, or "Gunship I". The sole operator is the United States Air Force, which uses the AC-130U Spooky and AC-130W Stinger II variants for close air support, air interdiction, and force protection, with the AC-130J Ghostrider ready for combat. Close air support roles include supporting ground troops, escorting convoys, and urban operations. Air interdiction missions are conducted against planned targets and targets of opportunity. Force protection missions include defending air bases and other facilities. AC-130Us are based at Hurlburt Field, Florida, while AC-130Ws are based at Cannon AFB, New Mexico; gunships can be deployed worldwide. The squadrons are part of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), a component of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM). The AC-130 has an unpressurized cabin, with the weaponry mounted to fire from the port side of the fuselage. During an attack, the gunship performs a pylon turn, flying in a large circle around the target, therefore being able to fire at it for far longer than in a conventional strafing attack. The AC-130H Spectre was armed with two 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannons, one L60 Bofors 40 mm cannon, and one 105 mm M102 howitzer; after 1994, the 20 mm cannons were
