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

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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) in the Pacific Ocean, April 24, 2013. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ignacio D. Perez/Released) ** FILE **

Navy reconsiders 355-ship expansion target

Navy brass are suddenly questioning whether the 355-ship expansion target is right standard as the Pentagon prepares for rough waters in budget negotiations.

February 5, 2019
Afghan security forces gather at the site a day after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. A Taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle in the capital Kabul on Monday evening, according to officials. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghanistan report questions Ashraf Ghani viability, paints bleak situation

The Afghan government continues to lose territory to Taliban insurgents despite a renewed aerial campaign against the radical Islamist group, while the strength of Afghanistan's armed forces has hit an all-time low, according to a new Pentagon watchdog's assessment released Thursday.

January 31, 2019
Chief of U.S. Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson talks to reporters on regional security issues in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. The U.S. Navy’s top officer says he urged China to follow international rules at sea to avoid confrontations and insisted that ships should be able to pass safely though disputed areas of the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi)

U.S. considers sending aircraft carrier through Taiwan Strait

The Navy's top officer says the Pentagon is for the first time considering the deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier through the contentious Taiwan Strait amid increased threats from China that it may use military action to absorb Taiwan.

January 18, 2019
This frame grab from video provided by Hawar News, ANHA, the news agency for the semi-autonomous Kurdish areas in Syria, shows a damaged restaurant where an explosion occurred, in Manbij, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Syrian war monitoring group, and a local town council said Wednesday that the explosion took place near a patrol of the U.S.-led coalition and that there are casualties. (ANHA via AP)

ISIS Syria attack renews debate over terrorists defeat, withdraw

A deadly suicide attack by the Islamic State that claimed the lives of four Americans and seriously injured several others in Syria on Wednesday has reignited debate in Washington over the Trump administration's claim that the terrorist group has been defeated and raised new questions in Congress about the president's plan to withdraw the 2,000 U.S. troops stationed there.

January 16, 2019
U.S. Marine Corps recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, begin marching during a final drill evaluation Aug. 2, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. The strict, particular nature of close-order drill reinforces discipline and fosters unit cohesion. Alpha Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 11, 2017. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 12 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 49 percent of male recruits and 100 percent of female recruits in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano Bavastro)

Army tests boot prototypes to replace standard issued combat footwear

Service officials have begun testing four new prototypes to replace the current, standard issue combat boot for all Army personnel. The effort is designed to replace the current, standard-issue Army combat boot which has remained relatively unchanged since the 1991 Gulf War.

January 14, 2019
National Security Adviser John Bolton, left, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, attend a news conference between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Rose Garden at the White House, Thursday, June 7, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

WSJ: Trump White House sought strike plans against Iran

Members of the National Security Council ordered the Pentagon to draft plans for a military strike against Iran after a failed mortar attack against the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.

January 13, 2019
In this Wednesday, April 4, 2018, photo, a U.S. soldier, left, sits on an armored vehicle behind a sand barrier at a newly installed position near the front line between the U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council and the Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. An American military official said Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 that the U.S.-led military coalition has begun the process of withdrawing troops from Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) **FILE**

First signs of Trump’s Syria pullout spotted on ground

American and allied commanders have begun the process to withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops battling the Islamic State in Syria, despite conflicting messages from top diplomats and national security officials in the Trump administration on the pace of the complete pullout.

January 11, 2019
China's lunar rover leaves wheel marks after leaving the lander that touched down on the surface of the far side of the moon. A Chinese spacecraft on Thursday, Jan. 3, made the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon, state media said. The lunar explorer Chang'e 4 touched down at 10:26 a.m., China Central Television said in a brief announcement at the top of its noon news broadcast. (China National Space Administration/Xinhua News Agency via AP)

Trump Space Force boosted by China moon landing

U.S. officials say the capabilities displayed in China's milestone mission landing a rover on the far side of the moon last week could pose a serious threat to American and allied space operations.

January 9, 2019
Iranian navy speed boats attend a drill in the sea of Oman, on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. Iran's navy chief has reiterated for a second time in less than a week that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the passageway through which a sixth of the world's oil flows. (AP Photo/IIPA, Ali Mohammadi)

Iran’s navy plans operations in Atlantic

The Iranian navy announced plans for a long-term naval operation in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, which would bring Tehran's fleet closer to American shores than ever before.

January 9, 2019