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Debates on fleet size have become routine in recent years, due in part to Chinese naval expansion and the priorities of different presidential administrations.

0 ukrainians are prideful, passionate, strong people. the russians do not have that will to fight but you cannot imagine the conflict people are going to having to kill their fellow native russians in ukraine. >> trace: we have to go. thank you all for coming on. >> thank you. >> trace: continuing coverage right now. the sovereign nation of ukraine this morning under fire as russian forces unleashed a violent and massive military attack. at this very hour, explosions can be heard rattling in at ...

The F-16 "Fighting Falcon" (known as "Viper" to its operators) is a single-engine multirole fighter. It was initially designed and produced by General Dynamics up until 1993 when the company sold the Fort Worth production line to Lockheed Martin. More than 4,500 F-16s have been produced and more than 2,800 aircraft remain in operation with 25 nations, making the type among the most prolific fighter families in the post-World War II period.

As the service continues to refine what is needed to develop the Airmen required to fight and win our future wars, Air Force officials announced the

The Navy plans on purchasing hundreds of unmanned surface ships and unmanned underwater vehicles to counter the expansion of China's navy.

The Marine Corps’ Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) and the Navy’s Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 program enable DMO.

Why? because they dont like the idea of men like you, men and women, shedding their blood in a war they dont think they can win in a place that they dont think is theirs to fight. but i always wondered if they had been asked, are you okay getting out of afghanistan if you wont be as safe at home afterwards, what do you think of that proposition, chris? do you think that america can be as safe at home from terror attacks as it was with a presence in afghanistan? >> chris, i was -- im shamelessly ...

Theirs to fight. but i always wondered if they had been asked, are you okay getting out of afghanistan if you wont be as safe at home afterwards, what do you think of that proposition, chris? do you think that america can be as safe at home from terror attacks as it was with a presence in afghanistan? >> chris, i was -- im shamelessly partisan when it comes down to our special operations forces and our counterterrorism forces. i was enormously blessed and honored to serve with them for quite a p...

Ending the war in afghanistan. was then and was a great supporter of the efforts to reduce our troop presence overseas so im not trying to dodge the question. we left with 2,500 troops in country. we actually had 3,500. we had some counterterrorism forces there as well. i felt like we had a pretty good force structure there and the opportunity to keep the taliban at bay. and we were at stalemate at that point. remember, chris, we were completely at stalemate when we left. political negotiations ...

We left with 2,500 troops in country. we actually had 3,500. we had some counterterrorism forces there as well. i felt like we had a pretty good force structure there and the opportunity to keep the taliban at bay. and we were at stalemate at that point. remember, chris, we were completely at stalemate when we left. political negotiations needed to continue. the war wasnt going to be won militarily and unfortunately things didnt go our way. the opportunity to further negotiations and bringing gh...