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Head of NATO pilot training in Texas under fire for showcasing Nazi ace’s portrait
The 80th Flying Training Wing is reviewing its artwork and artifacts, including depictions of Nazi aviation, to ensure they are professional and presented with appropriate context, an Air Force spokesman said.
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
Germany rebuffs US request for ground troops in Syria to fight ISIS
A government spokesman says Germany isn’t considering sending ground troops to Syria as part of its contribution to fighting the Islamic State group.
Four German battleships scuttled 100 years ago for sale on eBay
All four can be yours for about $1 million.
By Diana Stancy
US cannot ‘expect to stay safe,’ warns Iran’s foreign minister
Iran’s foreign minister warned the U.S. on Monday that it “cannot expect to stay safe” after launching what he described as an economic war against Tehran, taking a hard-line stance amid a visit by Germany’s top diplomat seeking to defuse tensions.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Iran gears up for high-stakes diplomacy amid tension with US
As its nuclear deal with world powers unravels amid heightened tensions with the U.S., Iran will see a week of high-stakes diplomacy capped by the first visit of a Japanese prime minister to Tehran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press