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In this image released by the U.S. Department of Defense, German soldiers assigned to Surface Air and Missile Defense Wing 1, fire the Patriot weapons system at the NATO Missile Firing Installation, in Chania, Greece, on Nov. 8, 2017. Patriot missile systems have long been a hot ticket item for the U.S. and allies in contested areas of the world as a coveted shield against incoming missiles. In Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific, they guard against potential strikes from Iran, Somalia and North Korea. So it was a critical turning point when news broke this week that the U.S. has agreed to send a Patriot missile battery to Ukraine. (Sebastian Apel/U.S. Department of Defense, via AP, File)

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Ukrainian soldiers prepare a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer to fire at Russian positions in Kherson region, Ukraine, Jan. 9, 2023. A rapidly expanding group of U.S. and allied troops and contractors are using phones and tablets to communicate in encrypted chat rooms to provide real-time maintenance advice to Ukrainian troops on the battlefield. As the U.S. and other allies provide a growing number of increasingly complex and high-tech weapons, the maintenance demands are expanding. (AP Photo/Libkos, File)

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Olympus Arms co-inventor of the Vulcan rifle Michael Merino speaks in an interview. (Bill Gertz/The Washington Times)

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In this Feb. 18, 2008 file photo, Britain's Prince Harry, sits atop a military vehicle in the Helmand province, Southern Afghanistan. Princess Diana’s little boy the devil-may-care red-haired prince with the charming smile is about to become a father. The arrival of the first child for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will complete the transformation of Harry from troubled teen to family man, from source of concern to source of national pride. (John Stillwell, Pool Photo via AP, File)

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In this Thursday, March 2, 2017, photo, Tucker Carlson, host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," poses for a photo in a Fox News Channel studio in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) **FILE**

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In this Dec. 6, 2019 photo, a U.S. military Black Hawk helicopter flies over the Pacific side of the Panama Canal as it travels to the Darien province to provide a humanitarian assistance in Panama. Last year the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued a decision blaming the United States for the 1989 invasion of Panama and called on it to pay compensation. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo talks to his players during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Memphis, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Annapolis, Md. Memphis won 37-13. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) **FILE**

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Army players celebrate after Army defensive back Noah Short (47) blocked a punt return by Navy punter Riley Riethman (90) for a touchdown in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in Philadelphia, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. (Heather Khalifa/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Army tops Navy in first OT game in 123 rivalry games

Brenden Aaronson of the United States comforts Iran's Saeid Ezatolahi at the end of the World Cup group B soccer match between Iran and the United States at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. The United States won 1-0 to the advance in the tournament. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An arm around a shoulder

In this Jan. 21, 2016 file photo, Eric Fanning testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Armed Services Committee. The committee has confirmed Fanning, the first openly gay leader of a U.S. military service. By voice vote Thursday, March 10, 2016, committee members approved the nomination of Fanning to be Army secretary. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Army Secretary Christine Wormuth testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee on May 5, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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National Guard members take a staircase toward the U.S. Capitol building before a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden's Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Jan. 18, 2021. Soldiers are leaving the Army National Guard at a faster rate than they are enlisting, fueling concerns that in the coming years units around the country may not meet military requirements for overseas and other deployments. Officials say the number of soldiers retiring or leaving the Guard each month in the past year has exceeded those coming in, for a total annual loss of about 7,500 service members. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

National Guard struggles as troops leave at faster pace

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks at an event with President Joe Biden on April 22, 2022, in Auburn, Wash., south of Seattle. Murray is being challenged by Tiffany Smiley, a Republican from Pasco, Wash., in the upcoming election. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Actor Tom Selleck served in the army as part of the California Army National Guard from 1967 to 1973

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Then the Army announced it was looking for prototypes for replacement service rifles and that set into motion the quest to build a better gun.

No kickbacks: A high-tech recoilless rifle could be in the Army's future →

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