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Large-scale, Army-led NATO exercise kicks off in Europe
More than 6,500 troops will participate in the month-long exercise.
By Todd South
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That time the Army replaced a cake it stole 77 years earlier in WWII
Soldiers stole the cake from a windowsill in 1945.
By Sarah Sicard
No reported earthquake injuries to US military personnel in Izmir, Turkey
A damage assessment is still underway.
By Howard Altman
Eisenhower Memorial honors president, WWII Allied commander in chief
President Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower will be honored Sept. 17 at the long-awaited opening ceremony of the Eisenhower Memorial in Washington D.C.
By Jared Morgan
US Army training resumes in Europe amid pandemic and the threat of troop cuts
Officials hope to build on the momentum of the U.S.-Polish Allied Spirit drill this month, which trained formations for crossing bodies of water while under fire.
Defender Europe-linked exercise gets green-light in Poland
Exercise Allied Spirit will involve about 4,000 U.S. soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division Headquarters and the 3rd Infantry Division, as well as 2,000 Polish soldiers.
By Kyle Rempfer
Unsafe intercepts involving NATO aircraft have decreased, and often are the result of a ‘hot-dogging’ pilot, top general says
“In many of the cases where they’re unsafe, when you take a look at the experience level of the operators that were involved, it typically turns into a young man or woman that was probably just hot-dogging it a little bit more than they should." - U.S. Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander of U.S. European Command
By Shawn Snow
75th anniversary of daring WWII Allied operation marked in the Netherlands
Parachutes glowing gold and white against clear blue skies, hundreds of paratroopers floated to the ground in the eastern Netherlands on Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of a daring but ultimately unsuccessful mission that Allied commanders hoped would bring a swift end to World War II.
By Mike Corder, The Associated Press
Top US general for NATO expects violence will rise before Afghans vote on new president
The top U.S. general for NATO said Friday that he expects increased violence in Afghanistan in the lead-up to the election later this month, adding that allies will make necessary adjustments to military operations there to protect the vote.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
From D-Day to Nazi defeat: Marking World War II milestones
After D-Day, U.S. troops took part in another major but often overlooked operation that is commemorated this week.
Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
Turkey’s combative president is threatening to launch a military operation in northeastern Syria that is designed to push back U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish forces — an invasion that carries major risks for a highly combustible region in war-devastated Syria.
Esper: US intends to prevent Turkey invasion into Syria
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that the U.S. intends to prevent any unilateral invasion by Turkey into northern Syria, saying any such move by the Turks would be unacceptable.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press