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Washington’s Last Military Parade Came at a Very Different Moment

The 1991 Victory Parade after the first Gulf War celebrated a lopsided victory against an enemy army in the largest U.S. military operation since Vietnam.

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Troops marching on Memorial Bridge across the Potomac River toward the Pentagon during the National Victory Celebration parade in Washington on June 8, 1991.

As Trump Celebrates Army’s Founding, His Critics Take to the Streets

President Trump held a military parade the same day that hundreds of protests took place, in what amounted to a split-screen show of force.

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The nationwide No Kings protests were organized by more than 200 groups.

Trump’s Deployment of Troops to L.A. Protests Is a Do-Over of 2020

President Trump was talked out of deploying the military to crush the George Floyd protests in 2020. He always regretted it.

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National Guard troops facing a protest against the detention of migrants by federal law enforcement in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Army Celebrates With Parade as It Faces an Uncertain Future

The service is experiencing an identity crisis after 20 years of war, and as the president warns of threats to America from within.

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F.A.A. Further Restricts Area Around Reagan Airport to Helicopters

The agency has taken steps to reduce the risk of midair collisions after a military helicopter struck a commercial flight in January, killing everyone on both crafts.

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Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., is one of the country’s busiest flight hubs.

Another Dozen Migrants Are Transferred to Guantánamo

About 540 Defense Department employees were staffing the operation, along with 130 homeland security workers.

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Homeland security officials and U.S. military forces unloaded migrants from a military cargo plane on the airfield of the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in February.

U.S. Reviewing Aukus Submarine Deal With Australia, Britain

The 2021 pact, meant to help counter China’s ambitions in the Asia Pacific, will be examined to ensure that it meets “America First criteria,” a U.S. official said.

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Sailors waited for then-President Joseph R. Biden to make remarks about the Aukus agreement in San Diego in 2023. Under the deal, Australia would receive secondhand nuclear submarines from the United States.

Trump Bends Military’s Role, Suggesting More Troops in More Cities

President Trump has expanded domestic use of the armed forces, testing the limits on involving troops at protests and the border.

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President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles is first time in more than half a century a president has mobilized National Guard troops without the consent of a governor.

McConnell Tells Hegseth U.S. Reputation Is at Stake in Ukraine War

A testy exchange between a senator who strongly supports Ukraine aid and the defense secretary revealed a deepening split among G.O.P. officials on the war.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a Senate hearing on Wednesday.

Armed National Guard Troops Aid Immigration Agents on Raids in Los Angeles

Soldiers mobilized by President Trump protected ICE agents on their raids in Los Angeles. The state of California said the deployment was illegal.

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California National Guard and law enforcement in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Marines Deployed by Trump Over Newsom’s Objections Arrive in LA Area

Hundreds of Marines arrived in the L.A. area, the U.S. Northern Command confirmed on Tuesday. Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has said deploying them on U.S. soil was illegal.

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The Trump administration said it would deploy Marines to Los Angeles.

700 Marines Are Deploying to LA Protests to Join Federal Response

The Pentagon mobilized 700 Marines and 2,000 more National Guard troops even as the president said the situation was “under control.” Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the escalating response.

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National Guard troops outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles on Monday.

Legal Issues Surround Trump’s Use of National Guard in LA Immigration Protests

President Trump has long mused about using the military to crush protests in blue-state cities. He is now sending troops to Los Angeles.

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National Guard troops began arriving in Los Angeles on Sunday after President Trump’s order on Saturday.

Trump Jumps at the Chance for a Confrontation in California Over Immigration

The situation has all the elements that the president seeks: a showdown with a top political rival in a deep blue state over an issue core to his agenda.

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National Guard troops in Los Angeles on Sunday. Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has formally asked the Trump administration to remove them.

Legal Issues Surround Trump’s Use of National Guard in LA Immigration Protests

President Trump has long mused about using the military to crush protests in blue-state cities. He is now sending troops to Los Angeles.

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National Guard troops began arriving in Los Angeles on Sunday after President Trump’s order on Saturday.

Trump Has Options to Punish Musk Even if His Federal Contracts Continue

The president could tighten federal oversight of the tech titan’s businesses, even if heavy reliance by the Pentagon and NASA on them makes terminating Mr. Musk’s contracts less feasible.

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SpaceX holds billions of dollars in Pentagon contracts.

U.S. May Strip Harvey Milk’s Name From Navy Vessel

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a review of ship names honoring Mr. Milk, a gay rights pioneer, and other leaders. In Mr. Milk’s case, the move is intended as a rebuke of Pride Month.

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The U.S.N.S. Harvey Milk during its launching ceremony in San Diego in 2021.
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