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Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.
An F/A-18F Super Hornet taxis on the US navy's super carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) ('Ike') in the Mediterranean Sea on July 6, 2016. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)
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An F/A-18F Super Hornet taxis on the US navy's super carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) ('Ike') in the Mediterranean Sea on July 6, 2016. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
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US President-elect Donald Trump answers journalists questions during a press conference on January 11, 2017 in New York. (DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
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US President-elect Donald Trump answers journalists questions during a press conference on January 11, 2017 in New York. (DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
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