National Security and Defense

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.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and high ranking Russian officials hold a meeting on the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt on Oct. 31, in Moscow, Russia on November 17, 2015. (Kremlin Press Office/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and high ranking Russian officials hold a meeting on the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt on Oct. 31, in Moscow, Russia on November 17, 2015. (Kremlin Press Office/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
A soldier patrols in an empty shopping galery as the Belgian capital remains on the highest possible alert level, in Brussels on November 23, 2015. (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
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A soldier patrols in an empty shopping galery as the Belgian capital remains on the highest possible alert level, in Brussels on November 23, 2015. (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
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