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US troops need to stay in Syria to counter ISIS, Pentagon chief says
U.S forces are still needed in Syria to prevent ISIS from reconstituting as a major threat following Assad's ouster, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
By Tara Copp, AP
Breaking down the number of veterans in the 119th Congress
This Congress begins with more members who are military veterans than any session in the last eight years.
12 ISIS fighters killed in new round of US strikes on Syria, DOD says
The attacks mark the second round of strikes in Syria within a week.
Most girls do not think they could succeed in the military: DOD data
In addition to fears among the youth surveyed, only one in five boys and one in 10 girls could name all six military services.
By Hope Hodge Seck