 That's where Republicans simply need to flip seats in either Montana or Ohio, in addition to their assured flip in West Virginia, to regain the majority. Since the debate, the red state Democrats, John Tester and Sherrod Brown, have been emphasizing their own achievements and drawing less on their connection to Joe Biden. Bob Agnew reporting. A Pentagon official won't say whether U.S. military bases in the Middle East, Africa, or the Indo-Pacific are at increased force protection levels similar to bases in Europe.