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Carlo Muñoz is a former military correspondent for The Washington Times.

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Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Patrick Shanahan offers help on border wall, warns of threat posed by China

New acting Pentagon chief Patrick M. Shanahan made clear Wednesday that the Trump White House will have a long-sought ally inside the Defense Department in the wake of former Defense Secretary James Mattis' abrupt departure, while telling aides a primary focus of his tenure will be the threat posed by China.

January 2, 2019
This 2016 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, shows a submarine after breaking through ice in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska's north coast. The U.S. Navy has kicked off biennial submarine testing and training under sea ice off Alaska's north coast--the exercises are dubbed Ice Exercise 2018, or ICEX18, and will include maneuvers by three submarines under Arctic ice, including a British vessel, over five weeks. (U.S. Navy via AP)

U.S. Navy to stage Arctic ‘freedom of navigation’ operations

The U.S. Navy is preparing to take a page from its South China Sea strategy with plans to eventually carry out "freedom of navigation" missions through the Arctic as the geopolitical scramble for dominance heats up while long iced-in sea passages thaw.

December 27, 2018
In this Feb. 12, 2009, photo, the Pentagon is seen from Air Force One. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

Pentagon assessment advises against removing U.S. troops in Afghanistan

Recent gains by U.S. and Afghan forces under the Trump administration's South Asia strategy could be in jeopardy if Washington presses ahead with plans to slash the number of American troops in Afghanistan by half, says a Pentagon assessment of the 17-year-old conflict.

December 23, 2018
U.S. and NATO officials have worried that allowing Russia to install the S-400 anti-missile system in Turkey could give the Kremlin an inside look at sensitive Western technology. The U.S. reportedly has a deal to sell the system to Turkey. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

U.S. eyes missile sale to Turkey amid Russia offer

The Trump White House is moving to clear the hurdles to a multi-billion dollar arms deal to sell the U.S.-made Patriot anti-missile system to Turkey, even as the NATO ally was contemplating a deal to buy the rival S-400 system from Russia, U.S. defense officials announced Wednesday.

December 19, 2018
Computer forensic examiner Gil Moreno works on several hard drives association with a crime, at the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center in Linthicum, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. Hackers and hostile nations are launching increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks against U.S. defense contractors. And the Pentagon is extending a program to help protect its prime suppliers, while serving as a possible model for other government agencies. Pentagon analysts are investigating a growing number of cases involving the mishandling or removal of classified data from military and corporate systems. Defense officials say intrusions into defense networks are now close to 30 percent of the Pentagon's Cyber Crime Center's workload. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

Iran, cyber warfare cited as leading threats to U.S. for 2019

High-profile cyber attacks on U.S. military and civilian infrastructure networks and a possible proxy war with Iran top the list of possible national security threats facing the U.S. in the coming year, according to a new survey of foreign policy and national security analysts.

December 17, 2018
Members of SEAL Team 18 perform a demonstration. (U.S. Navy photo)

Special ops command to study misconduct problem

They are among America's most elite military fighters, but a string of recent high-profile scandals and abuse allegations -- including drug-smuggling, detainee abuse and murder -- has put the U.S. special operations forces under unprecedented scrutiny, prompting a commandwide soul-searching.

December 16, 2018
National Security Advisor John Bolton unveils the Trump Administration's Africa Strategy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

John Bolton outlines U.S. African strategy to challenge China, Russia

The Trump administration on Thursday announced a sharp refocus of its Africa strategy to counter what it called the "predatory" practices of China and Russia, moves which National Security Adviser John Bolton said "deliberately and aggressively targeting their investments in the region to gain a competitive advantage."

December 13, 2018