Fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses among troops dropped by more than 40% over a two-year span, the DOD said.

Several thousand U.S. soldiers are headed to Europe for large-scale combat drills.

Col. Susannah Meyers, leader of Pituffik Space Base, was replaced Thursday after “a loss of confidence in her ability to lead,” U.S. Space Operations Command said in a statement.

Small drones built by American soldiers under the watchful eye of Ukrainian troops gave Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll an up-close look at fast-changing combat tactics.

The U.S. Army is pulling forces out of a site near Poland’s border with Ukraine that has been instrumental in getting Western arms into the war-torn country, military officials said this week.

U.S. military personnel now have the option of requesting two-year accompanied tours at Incirlik Air Base and other duty stations in Turkey, with the reversal of a ban in place for nearly a decade.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who made his debut at NATO headquarters for high-level talks, dismissed angst about a potential American withdrawal from the alliance as “hysteria and hyperbole.”

Africa’s most lethal terrorist organization is expected to gain strength in Somalia, raising the security threat through a Middle East choke point for commercial shipping, a new report cautions.

Mourners carrying wreaths and flags filled the streets in Lithuania’s capital Wednesday to memorialize four U.S. soldiers who died last week during a military training exercise.

The soldiers who died last week during a mission in Lithuania were remembered as a mix of dedicated young fathers, talented Army mechanics and key members of a close-knit unit. Three of them were promoted posthumously.