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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping enter the hall during a signing ceremony on May 20, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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US Navy sailors and Newport News Shipbuilding workers reinstall the port side anchor onboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in Newport News, Virginia, on August 18, 2023. (US Navy)
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The US Capitol Visitors Center is closed to visitors during the federal government shutdown on October 1, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Via Getty Images)
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The United States Air Force 354th Air Expeditionary Wing and Marine Aircraft Group 12 performed a capabilities demonstration during a pre-planned readiness exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 7, 2022. (US Marine Corps)
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia. (Getty Images)
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Erika Kirk speaks during the memorial service for her husband Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025, in Glendale, Arizona. (Getty Images)
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The mountain Sermitsiaq (Saddle) is seen behind Nuuk, Greenland, on March 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
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An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
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A view at the beginning point of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) on May 9, 2025, at Pump Station 1 in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. (Lance King via Getty Images)
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Elon Musk is photographed at Space X in Brownsville, Texas, on May 27, 2025. (Marvin Joseph via Getty Images)
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