A soldier from the 10th Mountain Division carries his daughters before an event in which President Donald Trump signed the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield, at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Aug. 13, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield before the president signs the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Aug. 13, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield before the president signs the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Aug. 13, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division listen to Vice President Mike Pence at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Aug. 13, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
President Donald Trump arrives to speak at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield before signing the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Aug. 13, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
President Donald Trump speaks at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield before signing the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Aug. 13, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) speaks before President Donald Trump signs the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Aug. 13, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division listen to Vice President Mike Pence at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Aug. 13, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
President Donald Trump speaks at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield before signing the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Aug. 13, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
President Donald Trump signs the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Aug. 13, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
President Donald Trump waves to the crowd as he leaves after signing the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Aug. 13, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
