The war games, dubbed Steadfast Defender 21, are aimed at simulating the 30-nation military organization’s response to an attack on any one of its members.
The Russian base was built using new construction technologies as part of Kremlin efforts to bolster the military amid spiraling tensions with the West following Russia's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.
Amid the recent tensions, the United States notified Turkey that two U.S. warships would sail to the Black Sea on April 14 and April 15 and stay there until May 4 and May 5.
The allies decided to start the nine-day drills on Monday after reviewing factors like the status of the pandemic and diplomatic efforts to achieve denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula.
South Korea’s leader said Thursday he and President Joe Biden have agreed to further bolster their countries’ alliance and work together to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Dallas Garza was among five soldiers who were killed Nov. 12 in a helicopter crash while on a peacekeeping mission in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Marwan Sameh Ghabour was one of five American soldiers who died Nov. 12 when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed on a peacekeeping mission in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.