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A Philippine Air Force Black Hawk helicopter lands on June 29, 2023, on Mavulis Island, which is the Philippines’ northernmost island and is roughly 88 miles from Taiwan. (Getty Images)
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Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan arrives to testify before the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill January 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Vice President-elect Mike Pence and President-elect Donald Trump talk during Trump's press conference at Trump Tower in New York on January 11, 2017. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)