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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
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Hudson President and CEO John Walters and Senator Roger Wicker at the NATO Public Forum on July 10, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Madeline Yarbrough)
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German Soldiers conduct air assault operations from a German NH90 helicopter during the joint Romanian-US military operation in Cincu, Romania, on May 15, 2024. (US Army video by Staff Sgt. Ashley Low via DVIDS)
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Venue ahead of the NATO Summit in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2024. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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US Navy members conduct troubleshooting and maintenance measures on the Razorback UUV in the Atlantic Ocean on August 26, 2023. (US Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikaela McGee)
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Banners are placed outside of CNN studios ahead of the first presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 24, 2024. (Photo by Christian Monterossa/AFP via Getty Images)
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An aerial view of the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on May 15, 2023. (US Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright)
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The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) flies its battle flag in the Philippine Sea on June 7, 2024. (Ange-Olivier Clement via DVIDS)
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