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A see-off ceremony for newly recruited soldiers is held on September 16, 2025, in Fuyang, China. (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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Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers patrol at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 7, 2024. (Photo by Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images)
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Sailors spin up an F-35C Lightning II for maintenance operations in the Pacific Ocean, on June 14, 2024.
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A Ukrainian soldier fires a bazooka in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, on June 5, 2024. (Photo by Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Distinguished Fellow
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