This Navy Times, like the Air Force or Army Times, is not a liberal publication. It is written for the military services by the military services. And they identified the pictures in the article that are in question.
Up until very recently they were owned by Gannett AKA USA Today. Fake News HQ. I doubt much has changed in their Never Trump editorial policy.
The NAVY Times was purchased by Regent Corporation in 2016. The owner there is Michael A. Reinstein, a graduate of Southern Methodist University, and is the chairman and CEO of the Military Charity Organization. Here is an excellent article about his efforts to support such charities as the Wounded Warrior Project.
His publication was far from a liberal source at the time the articles were written.
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