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Jared Szuba

Jared Szuba

Oct 19, 2023

In this handout image released by the South Korean Defense Ministry, South Korean Navy's destroyer Yulgok Yi I (C), U.S. Navy's USS Benfold (R) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's JS Atago (L) sail in formation during a joint naval exercise in international waters on April 17, 2023 at an undisclosed location. South Korea, the United States and Japan held a trilateral missile defense exercise in the international waters on Monday, Seoul's Navy said, amid stepped-up efforts to sharpen deterrence against N — In this handout image released by the South Korean Defense Ministry, South Korean Navy's destroyer Yulgok Yi I (C), US Navy's USS Benfold (R) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's JS Atago (L) sail in formation during a joint naval exercise in international waters on April 17, 2023. — South Korean Defense Ministry via Getty Images

A picture taken on Jan. 13, 2020, during a press tour organized by the US-led coalition fighting the remnants of the Islamic State group, shows a view inside Ain al-Asad military air base

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Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

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Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

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US troops shoot down third drone over Iraq as Biden visits Israel

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

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