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A 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, guides a 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress to its parking apron at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Aug. 18, 2022. (Senior Airman Michael A. Richmond/Air Force)

B-52s flying bomber task force missions over Europe

The bombers arrived Aug. 18 from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.

By Rachel S. Cohen

7 months ago

US, Russia hold parallel military drills in the Balkans

The Serbia-Russia exercises at a training ground near Belgrade comes as large-scale U.S. Army-led drills dubbed Defender Europe 2021 are held across Europe.

23 months ago

Serbia blasts top NATO general over Russia

Serbia’s defense minister blasted NATO’s top general on Monday for saying that one of the biggest threats for Europe is increasing Russian influence in the Balkans.

By Dusan Stojanovic, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Top general says Balkans, not Baltics the most vulnerable to Russian influence

The Supreme Allied Commander, U.S. Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, told senators he sees the Balkans and the Arctic as key threat areas as NATO follows Russia's provocations in the region.

5 years ago

Pence: Future of Balkans is 'in the West'

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that the future of Europe’s Balkan nations is in the West, reaffirming Washington’s commitment to the region as Russia works to assert its historical influence there.

6 years ago

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