D-Day invasion veteran calls Ukraine's Zelenskyy a 'savior of the people' at an 80th anniversary event in Normandy

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets veterans as he attends the international ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings and the liberation of western Europe from Nazi Germany occupation, at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy region, France, June 6, 2024.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets veterans as he attends the international ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings and

The US just carried out back-to-back ICBM launches, keeping the Minuteman III sharp until a new missile comes online

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An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches through the fog during an operational test at 1:46 a.m. Pacific Time at Vandenberg Space Force base, California, 6 June 2024.
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches through the fog during an operational test at 1:46 a.m. Pacific Time at Vandenberg Space Force base, California, 6 June 2024.

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If the US doesn't win the electronic warfare fight, the joint force will 'lose' and 'lose very quickly,' Air Force commander says

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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to "Wild Bill" Platoon, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment conduct electronic warfare training during Combined Resolve XV, Feb. 23, 2021 at the Hohenfels Training Area.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Julian Padua

A US supersonic bomber dropped 500-pound bombs in its first live-fire bombing drill on the Korean peninsula in 7 years

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A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 31, 2024, in support of a Bomber Task Force mission.
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A top US admiral got a $500,000 job for steering a firm a sole-source contract, prosecutors allege

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Adm. Robert P. Burke, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, gives remarks during the opening ceremony for Exercise Obangame Express, March 19, 2021.
Robert P. Burke, the former commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, was charged by federal prosecutions in a bribery case.

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Russia's creeping advance is costing it 1,200 soldiers a day: Western intel

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A Ukrainian military tank fires during military training as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on May 28, 2024.
A Ukrainian military tank fires during military training as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on May 28, 2024.

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The Houthi's wild claim to have struck a US aircraft carrier is pure fiction

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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the French aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle participate in a photo exercise in the Mediterranean Sea on May 2.
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower has launched jets on missions to counter the Houthi rebels' missile attacks on commercial shipping.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Edinger/Released

China's military exercises last week 'looked like a rehearsal' for a Taiwan invasion, US' top officer in the Pacific says

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A screen grab captured from a video shows the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command launching large-scale joint military exercises around Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in China on May 24, 2024.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command launched large-scale military exercises around Taiwan on May 23, 2024.

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Japanese fighters tracked a Chinese supersonic drone spying on its bases

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A picture of the Chinese WL-10/WZ-10 drone flying in the sky, provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense.
The WL-10/WZ-10 drone intercepted by Japanese fighters on May 27, 2024.

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US assault ship USS Bataan raced at 'best speed' into the Red Sea fight ready to 'punch somebody in the face' if needed, top officers say

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U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Fleet Week New York and Sailors assigned to the USS Bataan (LHD-5) man the rails as the ship arrives in Manhattan, New York for Fleet Week New York 2024, May 22, 2024.
US Marines during Fleet Week in New York on May 22, 2024.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Orion Stpierre, Communication Directorate

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