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US sailors conduct routine maintenance on a jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on July 9, 2025. (US Navy)
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An F/A-18 Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the USS George Washington on August 29, 2026, in the US 5th Fleet area of operations while supporting maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (US Navy)
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US Airmen conduct pre-flight procedures during Exercise Cobra Warrior 26-2 at RAF Lakenheath, England, Sept. 16, 2026. (US Air Force)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is welcomed by Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa at Carondelet Palace in Quito on September 9, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping looks to US President Donald Trump as they descend the grand staircase before a state dinner in the East Room of the White House on September 24, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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David Asher
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Matthew Boyse
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