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Marine task force expands recon role in European operations
The task force coordinates Marine units in Europe and Africa. It's next rotation is scheduled for May.
By Todd South
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Russia launches live-fire Baltic naval drills on Europe’s doorstep
Russia last carried out mass military exercises in the Baltic Sea in June, two months after Finland became NATO’s newest member.
By AP Staff
How Sweden and Finland could reshape NATO’s northern security
The accession of Finland and Sweden, historically neutral nations, is expected to transform Europe’s security landscape for years to come. Their armed forces and geography would seriously complicate any further aggression Russia might want to try in the region, defense officials and national security experts say.
By Joe Gould
Finland and Sweden pursue unlinked NATO membership
Finland had indicated it would prefer a solution that would see the two Nordic unaligned states “jump together” into NATO.
Cyber warfare tests BALTOPS exercise participants for the first time
“This training environment closely simulates real world operations and will provide a comparable training to our operating commanders and all the crews,” says chief of staff for Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO.
By Diana Stancy
Army fires are at the center of a major NATO exercise — as Russia watches
Army rockets will be an essential element of Defender Europe 2021, a months-long series of NATO military exercises across Europe and Africa.
By Todd South
Russia defends restricting foreign navy ships off Crimea amid troop buildup near Ukraine
The U.S. reversed a planned deployment of two destroyers in the Black Sea earlier this month amid the heightening tensions.
US says Russian military conducted unsafe intercept of B-52 over Black Sea; violated NATO airspace in separate incident
Two Russian military planes conducted an unsafe intercept of an American B-52 bomber as it flew over international waters on Friday, according to the U.S. military.
Best pics of the week: June 14, 2020
From BALTOPS 2020 to Exercise Combat Archer in Florida and elsewhere around the globe, here are the best military photos of the week.
Russia, NATO conduct parallel wargames over Baltic Sea
Russian combat jets have flown training missions over the Baltic Sea in parallel with NATO’s drills in the region, the military said Thursday.
Major maritime exercise in the Baltic region could be scaled back over COVID-19
“With each passing second of the day we are taking a look at each and every one of our activities to make sure that we can potentially preserver as many as possible."
By Shawn Snow
US allocates $175 million in military aid to Baltics in 2020
The United States has allocated $175 million in military aid to the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for 2020, the Estonian defense ministry said Monday.
By Jari Tanner, The Associated Press