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Navy relieves commanding officer of destroyer John Finn in Japan
Cmdr. Angela Gonzales was relieved of command late last week.
Germany: American troop reduction could harm NATO security
Germany’s defense minister suggested Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s reported plans to withdraw more than a quarter of American troops out of Germany could weaken not only the NATO alliance but the U.S. itself.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
German auction house sells historic Medal of Honor despite US opposition
Pvt. Thomas Kelly earned the Medal of Honor for his service during the Spanish-American War.
By Diana Stancy
Classic German WWI novel is getting the big screen treatment
“'All Quiet on the Western Front' may be set in 1918, but it speaks directly to our times and the divisive tone in today’s discourse.”
By Jon Simkins
A winter battle
Christmas of 1776 marked one of the most harrowing days in American history – when the fate of the fledgling republic itself hung in the balance.
By Richard Gunderman, Indiana University
This Nazi sub was sunk when its captain took a dump
Loose lips might sink ships, but expelling bloat can damn a boat.
By Jon Simkins
Pompeo stresses NATO’s importance in Germany visit; meets with troops at Grafenwoehr
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his German counterpart stressed the close ties between their two countries Thursday, batting away talk of trans-Atlantic friction and insisting that the NATO alliance that both are part of remains relevant today.
By Frank Jordans, The Associated Press
Stealthy no more? A German radar vendor says it tracked the F-35 jet in 2018 — from a pony farm
In the illustrious history of the F-35 fighter jet, add a pony farm outside Berlin as the place where radar-maker Hensoldt claims the plane’s stealth cover was blown.
Inside the hunt for Eagle 56
Like many really good sea stories, naval historian Paul Lawton’s begins with shots of 100 proof whiskey chased down by bottles of Budweiser.
By Jon Simkins
‘Ghost Fleet’ cemetery now a national sanctuary
Mallows Bay is known for its "Ghost Fleet," including partly submerged remains of more than 100 wooden steamships that were built in response to threats from World War I-era German U-boats.
Chinese military deploys armored vehicles to Europe for the first time as Chinese medics train in Germany
China has deployed personnel and armored medical vehicles to Germany for joint exercises.
By Ryan Pickrell