National Security and Defense

Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.
Closeup view of the UTA Flight 772 plane crash Memorial located in the Sahara Desert 450km east of Agadez in the southern Tenere of Niger, January 28, 2014 (DigitalGlobe via Getty Images)
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Closeup view of the UTA Flight 772 plane crash Memorial located in the Sahara Desert 450km east of Agadez in the southern Tenere of Niger, January 28, 2014 (DigitalGlobe via Getty Images)
 USS John S. McCain, with a hole on its portside after a collision with an oil tanker, August 21, 2017 (ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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USS John S. McCain, with a hole on its portside after a collision with an oil tanker, August 21, 2017 (ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
Seth Cropsey
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