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In this March 21, 2021, file photo a 7-year-old migrant girl from Honduras, left, walks with Fernanda Solis, 25, center, also of Honduras, and an unidentified man as they approach a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing center to turn themselves in while seeking asylum moments after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Mission, Texas.<br>Julio Cortez/AP

Refugees arriving in US unlikely to exceed cap set by Trump

Only 11,800 refugees were admitted in the 2020 fiscal year, the lowest number in the history of the program.

John Williams, of Peru, Ind., left, and his sisters, Maria McCauley, of Branson, Mo., center, and Susie Linale, of Omaha, Neb., pose at a monument to honor the military passengers of Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Columbia Falls, Maine. Their father, Sgt. 1st Class Albert Williams Jr., was among those killed on the secret mission to Vietnam in 1962.<br>Robert F. Bukaty/AP John Williams, of Peru, Ind., left, and his sisters, Maria McCauley, of Branson, Mo., center, and Susie Linale, of Omaha, Neb., pose at a monument to honor the military passengers of Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Columbia Falls, Maine. Their father, Sgt. 1st Class Albert Williams Jr., was among those killed on the secret mission to Vietnam in 1962.<br>Robert F. Bukaty/AP
Soldiers who perished on secret mission in 1962 are memorialized
After resigning from the CIA, Janine Brookner helped scores of women, and some men, file sexual harassment and other lawsuits against the government for the past two decades.<br>Benjamin C. Tankersley/For The Washington Post After resigning from the CIA, Janine Brookner helped scores of women, and some men, file sexual harassment and other lawsuits against the government for the past two decades.<br>Benjamin C. Tankersley/For The Washington Post
Janine Brookner, ousted CIA officer who challenged agency in court, dies at 80
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marine corps

A Department of Justice criminal complaint against Marine Maj. Christopher Warnagiris contains video screen grabs of the suspect believed to be Warnagiris.<br>Department of Justice
A Department of Justice criminal complaint against Marine Maj. Christopher Warnagiris contains video screen grabs of the suspect believed to be Warnagiris.<br>Department of Justice

Marine major charged with assaulting officers during Jan. 6 siege of US Capitol

Federal charging documents state Maj. Christopher Warnagiris, 40, of Woodbridge, Va., pushed his way through a line of police officers to enter the Capitol building.

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air force

The famed World War II bomber Memphis Belle, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.<br>Marvin Fong/The Plain Dealer
The famed World War II bomber Memphis Belle, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.<br>Marvin Fong/The Plain Dealer

Masks are no longer needed for vaccinated visitors to the Air Force museum

Visitors to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force who are fully vaccinated beginning Saturday will not have to wear masks, but those who are not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus must continue to wear masks inside the museum.

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army

<br>U.S. Army
<br>U.S. Army

70 years ago, Carlisle, Pa. adjusted to the arrival of the Army War College

Barely a year had gone by since the announcement was made that the senior college of strategic studies would move from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Carlisle Barracks.

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navy

The USS Kansas City (LCS 22), pier side at Naval Base San Diego on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.<br>Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune
The USS Kansas City (LCS 22), pier side at Naval Base San Diego on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.<br>Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune

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After 15 years, the Navy's littoral combat ships are still in search of a mission

The Navy has returned to its old mission, facing off against more capable warships deployed by China and Russia. And the service is still trying to figure out what to do with the $16 billion fleet of littoral combat ships designed to fight the Global War on Terrorism.

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coast guard

The Coast Guard Cutter William Trump crew repatriated 22 Cuban migrants to Cuba, May 14, 2021. <br>U.S. Coast Guard
The Coast Guard Cutter William Trump crew repatriated 22 Cuban migrants to Cuba, May 14, 2021. <br>U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard returns 22 Cuban migrants

The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday returned 22 people from Cuba who were caught at sea off the Florida Keys in two separate migration attempts.