![](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-04/534448742_1171596908327377_3754096367696420264_n.jpg?itok=rodTFXBk "Retired Brig. Gen. Lew Harned with Miss Madison Teen Natalie Popp, who wrote "Lew for the Red, White and Blue.” (Facebook)")
![North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un observes the test launches of missiles.](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-04/ApNewsroom_Koreas_Tensions_53999.jpg?itok=pQe16hRS "FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits to observe the test launches of missiles at an undisclosed place in North Korea Sunday, April 12, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)")
![a solid-fuel engine test](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-03/ApNewsroom_North_Korea_22453.jpg?itok=TSGZDjQm "This undated photo provided on March 29, 2026, by the North Korean government, shows what it says a solid-fuel engine test at an undisclosed place in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)")
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