Despite the array of restaurants in Germany featuring cuisines from all parts of the world, it’s difficult to find one from one of its next-door neighbors: Switzerland.

Col. David Epperson spent the night before he relinquished command of the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base filling sandbags to help stem widespread flooding after days of heavy rainfall.

Sewing programmable fiber into clothing worn by soldiers could give Army commanders a better sense of the effects the environment on their troops.

Senior officials from NATO’s 30 member states discussed issues confronting the alliance, including how to counter Moscow following its defense ministry’s announcement that it would strengthen its forces in western Russia.

The most deadly incident for American forces overseas last year was a helicopter crash in the Sinai Peninsula in November, in which five American troops died and one was injured.

The Army is moving ahead with proposals for a long-delayed plan to replace the aging M-2 Bradley with an infantry vehicle that can be remotely controlled when soldiers dismount.

NATO has rejected accusations by embattled Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that it was deploying forces to that country’s western frontiers, but said it was keeping a close eye on events there.

Four companies have been chosen to develop combat drones that will use artificial intelligence to either fully execute or support manned aircraft on “strenuous or dangerous” missions, the Air Force said.

Turkey was booted from the program in July last year after Ankara went ahead with a plan to purchase Russia’s S-400 long-range anti-aircraft system.

Maintaining the existing battalion of U.S. peacekeepers in Kosovo would mean continuing one of the longest peacekeeping missions in the U.S. military’s history.