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Donald Perry, who recently recovered from the coronavirus, donates plasma at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 7, 2020. The Pentagon has launched an effort to collect plasma from recovered personnel to help develop a treatment for the disease caused by the virus.<br>Twana Atkinson/U.S. Army
Donald Perry, who recently recovered from the coronavirus, donates plasma at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 7, 2020. The Pentagon has launched an effort to collect plasma from recovered personnel to help develop a treatment for the disease caused by the virus.<br>Twana Atkinson/U.S. Army

DOD wants plasma from recovered coronavirus patients to help develop treatment

The Pentagon has launched a drive to collect plasma from military members and others who have recovered from COVID-19.

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Lt. Gen. Christopher Cavoli, U.S. Army Europe commander, is interviewed by media outlets during a visit to Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, March 21, 2019. Days before it is due to host a large military exercise with the U.S., Poland was hit by a barrage of disinformation this week.<br>Christina Westover/U.S. Army
Lt. Gen. Christopher Cavoli, U.S. Army Europe commander, is interviewed by media outlets during a visit to Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, March 21, 2019. Days before it is due to host a large military exercise with the U.S., Poland was hit by a barrage of disinformation this week.<br>Christina Westover/U.S. Army

Poland hit by wave of fake news before start of major military exercise with US

Poland was hit with a barrage of fake news stories this week, including a phony interview with a U.S. commander ridiculing allied militaries, days before a major NATO exercise kicks off in the country, Polish officials said.

A gavel sits on a table in a courtroom at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Air Force has failed to implement reforms to fix racial disparities within its military justice system, military law watchdog group Protect Our Defenders said in a report released Wednesday.<br>Alexi Myrick/U.S. Air Force
A gavel sits on a table in a courtroom at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Air Force has failed to implement reforms to fix racial disparities within its military justice system, military law watchdog group Protect Our Defenders said in a report released Wednesday.<br>Alexi Myrick/U.S. Air Force

Air Force fails to deal with racial disparities in military justice, report says

In the Air Force, black airmen on average were 71% more likely to face court-martial or nonjudicial punishment than their white counterparts, according to an investigation.

U.S. Africa Command says this photo it released shows a Russian MiG-29 jet at Al Jufra Airfield, Libya, on May 19, 2020. Top U.S. generals say Russia is aiding a warlord and could be trying to gain a long-term foothold in Libya, which would create security concerns for southern Europe.<br>AFRICOM
U.S. Africa Command says this photo it released shows a Russian MiG-29 jet at Al Jufra Airfield, Libya, on May 19, 2020. Top U.S. generals say Russia is aiding a warlord and could be trying to gain a long-term foothold in Libya, which would create security concerns for southern Europe.<br>AFRICOM

Moscow sends fighter planes to Libya to back warlord, AFRICOM says

Russia has flown warplanes to Libya in a move aimed at propping up a warlord and possibly gaining a permanent foothold in the war-torn country, the U.S. military said Tuesday.

A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe fires an M240B machine gun during an exercise in Romania in September 2019. A report co-authored by former U.S. Army Europe commander Ben Hodges and security analyst Janusz Bugajski, released on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, calls on NATO to make the Black Sea region its focus. <br>Larisa Chavez/U.S. Marine Corps
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe fires an M240B machine gun during an exercise in Romania in September 2019. A report co-authored by former U.S. Army Europe commander Ben Hodges and security analyst Janusz Bugajski, released on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, calls on NATO to make the Black Sea region its focus. <br>Larisa Chavez/U.S. Marine Corps

NATO needs to focus more on the Black Sea to defend against Russia, report says

The Black Sea "is now the centerpiece of Moscow’s power projection into the Mediterranean," wrote retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges in a report released Tuesday.

Spc. Phillip Corona conducts COVID-19 testing at Stuttgart Army Health Clinic. The Stuttgart garrison has gone three weeks with no new coronavirus infections, garrison commander Col. Jason Condrey said May 21, 2020.<br>U.S. Army
Spc. Phillip Corona conducts COVID-19 testing at Stuttgart Army Health Clinic. The Stuttgart garrison has gone three weeks with no new coronavirus infections, garrison commander Col. Jason Condrey said May 21, 2020.<br>U.S. Army

Army in Stuttgart, once a coronavirus hot spot, reports no new infections over three weeks

The lack of new cases is a sharp turnaround for a military community that in early April accounted for more coronavirus cases than any other overseas base.

A medical technician uses a nasal swab to test a patient for coronavirus at the COVID-19 clinic at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, March 20, 2020. <br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes
A medical technician uses a nasal swab to test a patient for coronavirus at the COVID-19 clinic at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, March 20, 2020. <br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

DOD civilians offered emergency leave if they or family members are sick from coronavirus

Defense Department civilians can take up to two weeks of paid emergency leave if they or a family member are affected by the coronavirus, the Army said.

Corps commander Gen. James Terry, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. William Johnson case the V Corps colors at the unit's inactivation ceremony in Wiesbaden, Germany, June 12, 2013. The Army is reactivating V Corps, it announced May 19, 2020. It will be located at Fort Knox, Ky.<br>Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes
Corps commander Gen. James Terry, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. William Johnson case the V Corps colors at the unit's inactivation ceremony in Wiesbaden, Germany, June 12, 2013. The Army is reactivating V Corps, it announced May 19, 2020. It will be located at Fort Knox, Ky.<br>Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes

Army reactivates V Corps for Europe mission

The U.S. Army has reactivated V Corps, a unit of 635 soldiers that will bring more command and control support to missions in Europe, the service announced Tuesday.

The destroyer USS Roosevelt returns to Naval Station Rota, Spain, after a scheduled underway period, May 16, 2020. <br>Class Katie Cox/U.S. Navy
The destroyer USS Roosevelt returns to Naval Station Rota, Spain, after a scheduled underway period, May 16, 2020. <br>Class Katie Cox/U.S. Navy

Destroyer USS Roosevelt brings upgraded missile defense to Rota

Not to be mistaken for the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, which has been docked in Guam for weeks after a coronavirus outbreak, the destroyer is named after President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor.

U.S. Africa Command hasn't launched an airstrike in Somalia in five weeks, a period corresponding roughly with the rainy season, and the longest stretch without an airstrike in more than a year. Even with the lull, AFRICOM conducted about 40 airstrikes in the country in 2020, putting it on pace to eclipse last year's tally of 63.<br>U.S. AFRICOM
U.S. Africa Command hasn't launched an airstrike in Somalia in five weeks, a period corresponding roughly with the rainy season, and the longest stretch without an airstrike in more than a year. Even with the lull, AFRICOM conducted about 40 airstrikes in the country in 2020, putting it on pace to eclipse last year's tally of 63.<br>U.S. AFRICOM

No airstrikes in Somalia for five weeks, but AFRICOM says al-Shabab fight continues

U.S. Africa Command hasn’t launched an airstrike in Somalia in five weeks, the longest halt in more than a year, as torrential rains complicate the battlefield environment.

The enemy forces, in a training scenerio, signal to fellow soldiers using a spotlight, during the Allied Spirit VIII exercise in Hohenfels, Germany, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes
The enemy forces, in a training scenerio, signal to fellow soldiers using a spotlight, during the Allied Spirit VIII exercise in Hohenfels, Germany, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes

Army to resume large-scale exercise in Europe, but with coronavirus precautions

Thousands of U.S. and Polish soldiers will participate in drills next month, marking the first time since the coronavirus crisis began that American troops will assemble for a large-scale exercise in Europe.

Lawmakers in Rheinland-Pfalz are questioning why a tax office in the Kusel-Landstuhl area of Germany has ramped up efforts to collect taxes from some members of the U.S. military community.<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes
Lawmakers in Rheinland-Pfalz are questioning why a tax office in the Kusel-Landstuhl area of Germany has ramped up efforts to collect taxes from some members of the U.S. military community.<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

German lawmakers investigate whether double taxation of US troops, civilians violates SOFA

Regional lawmakers in Germany are investigating why a finance office near Ramstein Air Base has stepped up efforts to collect income tax from American troops and military civilians, possibly breaching an international treaty that governs U.S. forces in the country.

A view of Stuttgart from the city's public library. Service members based at the Stuttgart U.S. Army garrison are now free to travel in Germany under eased coronavirus-related restrictions, but aren't allowed to go anywhere requiring an overnight stay.<br>John Vandiver/Stars and Stripes
A view of Stuttgart from the city's public library. Service members based at the Stuttgart U.S. Army garrison are now free to travel in Germany under eased coronavirus-related restrictions, but aren't allowed to go anywhere requiring an overnight stay.<br>John Vandiver/Stars and Stripes

Stuttgart and Wiesbaden garrisons allow travel across Germany, but no overnight stays

U.S. military personnel based in Stuttgart and Wiesbaden can use most off-post facilities open to the public even if such facilities aren’t yet open on post, according to updated Army general orders.

Four military policemen take a break along a German road to read in The Stars and Stripes newspaper about the Nazi surrender, ending World War II in Europe. <br>U.S. Army
Four military policemen take a break along a German road to read in The Stars and Stripes newspaper about the Nazi surrender, ending World War II in Europe. <br>U.S. Army

75th V-E Day anniversary going virtual as military and WWII veterans mark milestone

Seventy-five years ago, throngs filled the streets of Paris, London, Moscow and New York to celebrate Victory in Europe Day, but on Friday as the world marks the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat the ceremonial pomp will be muted.

Adm. Robert P. Burke was nominated on Thursday, May 7, 2020, to serve as the next commander of the Naples, Italy-based U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa.<br>U.S. Navy
Adm. Robert P. Burke was nominated on Thursday, May 7, 2020, to serve as the next commander of the Naples, Italy-based U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa.<br>U.S. Navy

Navy’s vice chief tapped to command service’s forces in Europe, Africa

Adm. Robert P. Burke has been nominated to serve as the next commander of the Naples, Italy-based U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa in a series of Navy leadership changes announced by the Pentagon.

A street vendor selling protective masks aimed at preventing the spread of the new coronavirus waits for customers in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 23, 2020.<br>AP
A street vendor selling protective masks aimed at preventing the spread of the new coronavirus waits for customers in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 23, 2020.<br>AP

Pentagon reports 132 civilians dead in overseas operations last year

U.S. military forces killed 132 civilians and injured 91 others during operations last year in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia, the Pentagon said.

The Army has put out a bid for wearable coronavirus detectors. They need to be wearable or minimally invasive and could end up looking like a Fitbit fitness tracker, seen here.<br>Heather Benit/Stars and Stripes
The Army has put out a bid for wearable coronavirus detectors. They need to be wearable or minimally invasive and could end up looking like a Fitbit fitness tracker, seen here.<br>Heather Benit/Stars and Stripes

Army wants wearable device for faster coronavirus detection

The Army is seeking to rapidly field wearable coronavirus detectors, in a push to get an earlier warning of a virus that has infected nearly 5,000 service members.

The U.S. Navy destroyers USS Porter, left, and USS Donald Cook, right, replenish from the fast combat support ship USNS Supply while operating with the Royal Navy frigate HMS Kent, not pictured, above the Arctic Circle during a bilateral anti-submarine exercise in the North Sea, April 28, 2020.<br>U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy destroyers USS Porter, left, and USS Donald Cook, right, replenish from the fast combat support ship USNS Supply while operating with the Royal Navy frigate HMS Kent, not pictured, above the Arctic Circle during a bilateral anti-submarine exercise in the North Sea, April 28, 2020.<br>U.S. Navy

US Navy in Barents Sea for first time since 1980s, as Russian activities mount in the Arctic

The push above the Arctic Circle is part of a Navy effort to muscle up in a region where Russia has invested heavily in recent years and where China also has declared itself a power.

A Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation auto skills worker on Panzer Kaserne, Stuttgart, Germany, changes a tire, April 21, 2020. A two-week stretch with no new coronavirus cases ended April 29 for the garrison, its commander said.<br>Paul Hughes/U.S.Army
A Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation auto skills worker on Panzer Kaserne, Stuttgart, Germany, changes a tire, April 21, 2020. A two-week stretch with no new coronavirus cases ended April 29 for the garrison, its commander said.<br>Paul Hughes/U.S.Army

Army in Stuttgart calls for vigilance as two-week streak of no coronavirus infections ends

A two-week stretch with no new confirmed coronavirus cases ended Wednesday for the Army’s Stuttgart garrison, which earlier this month had reported more cases than any other U.S. military base in Europe.

The destroyer USS Roosevelt arrives at Naval Station Rota, Spain, April 19, 2020. Several military projects in Europe are getting canceled or deferred to fund the southern U.S. border wall, including several at Rota.<br>Andrew Hays/U.S. Navy
The destroyer USS Roosevelt arrives at Naval Station Rota, Spain, April 19, 2020. Several military projects in Europe are getting canceled or deferred to fund the southern U.S. border wall, including several at Rota.<br>Andrew Hays/U.S. Navy

Esper defers projects aimed at Russia deterrence to fund US border wall

Plans to enhance the U.S. Navy’s base in Rota, Spain, are among the Europe-based military projects being put on the backburner as the Pentagon shifts funds to offset the costs of paying for a border wall.

The Antonov-225, the world's largest capacity cargo plane, is unloaded after arriving at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany, April 27, 2020, from China, bringing medical supplies as part of efforts to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.<br>Anne Weinrich/German armed forces
The Antonov-225, the world's largest capacity cargo plane, is unloaded after arriving at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany, April 27, 2020, from China, bringing medical supplies as part of efforts to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.<br>Anne Weinrich/German armed forces

Jumbo Soviet-era plane sent by NATO airlifts 10 million masks from China to Germany

The world’s largest capacity cargo plane — built to transport the Soviet space shuttle — is now flying medical supplies from China to Germany in an effort organized by NATO.

U.S. Marines disembark a landing craft during a tactics exercise in Sweden for Baltic Operations 2019. The U.S. again topped the list of military spenders by a wide margin, accounting for 38% of global military expenditures, a report released Sunday, April 26, 2020 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute shows.<br>Antonio Garcia/U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marines disembark a landing craft during a tactics exercise in Sweden for Baltic Operations 2019. The U.S. again topped the list of military spenders by a wide margin, accounting for 38% of global military expenditures, a report released Sunday, April 26, 2020 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute shows.<br>Antonio Garcia/U.S. Marine Corps

US still world’s biggest military spender as global expenditures approach $2 trillion

The U.S. saw its largest annual increase in military spending in a decade in 2019.

A review of civilian casualties connected to its airstrike campaign in Somalia found two noncombatants were killed during a February 2019 attack, U.S. Africa Command said Monday, April 27, 2020.<br>U.S. Africa Command
A review of civilian casualties connected to its airstrike campaign in Somalia found two noncombatants were killed during a February 2019 attack, U.S. Africa Command said Monday, April 27, 2020.<br>U.S. Africa Command

US Africa Command review finds two civilians were killed in Somalia airstrike

AFRICOM said it’s likely that two civilians were unintentionally killed and three were injured as a result of an airstrike on Feb. 23, 2019.

A U.S. Army paratrooper from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bounds to an alternate fighting position during an exercise at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria in June 2019. Soldiers of the 2nd BCT will be heading to Iraq this summer as part of a regular rotation of forces to support the campaign against ISIS.<br>Anthony Johnson/U.S. Army
A U.S. Army paratrooper from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bounds to an alternate fighting position during an exercise at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria in June 2019. Soldiers of the 2nd BCT will be heading to Iraq this summer as part of a regular rotation of forces to support the campaign against ISIS.<br>Anthony Johnson/U.S. Army

Army announces summer troop moves to Europe, Iraq and Afghanistan

The summer moves were announced as the Pentagon continues to make wide-ranging adjustments, including canceling exercises and delaying troop movements, to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Spc. Shawn Betschart, right, of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, secures the perimeter with a Lithuanian counterpart during an exercise in Lithuania in 2015. Lithuania's Defense Ministry said this week that the coronavirus pandemic has created conditions for disinformation campaigns aimed at discrediting the NATO alliance to grow. <br>Megan Leuck/U.S. Army
Spc. Shawn Betschart, right, of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, secures the perimeter with a Lithuanian counterpart during an exercise in Lithuania in 2015. Lithuania's Defense Ministry said this week that the coronavirus pandemic has created conditions for disinformation campaigns aimed at discrediting the NATO alliance to grow. <br>Megan Leuck/U.S. Army

Coronavirus pandemic leads to spike in disinformation directed at US, NATO in Europe

Disinformation aimed at undermining the U.S. and NATO forces has surged in Europe as adversaries seize on the coronavirus pandemic in their attempts to create instability, a report says.

Master Sgt. Matthew Larsen, wife Kathrin and son Jayden stand in front of their house in Reichweiler, Germany, March 11, 2020. German tax authorities are demanding that Larsen, an active duty airman, pay German income tax. U.S. Army Europe says it will step up efforts to warn troops and civilians of the risks they face when it comes to getting taxed by German authorities.<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes
Master Sgt. Matthew Larsen, wife Kathrin and son Jayden stand in front of their house in Reichweiler, Germany, March 11, 2020. German tax authorities are demanding that Larsen, an active duty airman, pay German income tax. U.S. Army Europe says it will step up efforts to warn troops and civilians of the risks they face when it comes to getting taxed by German authorities.<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

With hundreds in the military community facing German tax penalties, Army says it will take a closer look

U.S. Army Europe says it will step up efforts to warn troops and civilians about potential financial risks as local authorities attempt to levy German income tax on some members of the military community.

A Russian SU-35 fighter, shown here, cut within 25 feet of a Navy P-8A submarine reconnaissance plane on Sunday, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa said. The incident marked the second time in less than a week that an unsafe maneuver by a Russian pilot put U.S. Navy pilots at risk.<br>YouTube/ U.S. Navy
A Russian SU-35 fighter, shown here, cut within 25 feet of a Navy P-8A submarine reconnaissance plane on Sunday, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa said. The incident marked the second time in less than a week that an unsafe maneuver by a Russian pilot put U.S. Navy pilots at risk.<br>YouTube/ U.S. Navy

Russian fighter buzzes US aircraft for second time in four days

The incident over the Mediterranean Sea involved a Russian SU-35 fighter conducting two high-speed intercepts of a U.S. P-8A submarine reconnaissance plane, officials said.

A P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft flies over the Atlantic Ocean, March 29, 2020. A Russian fighter jet's intercept of a P-8A over the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday risked a collision, the U.S. Navy said. <br>U.S. Navy
A P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft flies over the Atlantic Ocean, March 29, 2020. A Russian fighter jet's intercept of a P-8A over the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday risked a collision, the U.S. Navy said. <br>U.S. Navy

Russian jet’s inverted maneuver in front of US plane risked collision, Navy says

A U.S. P-8A Poseidon aircraft was in international airspace when a Russian SU-35 performed a high-speed, inverted maneuver 25 feet in front of the Navy plane, according to U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa.

Senegalese soldiers learn how to set up, take down and operate the mobile hospital at the Senegal Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Touba, Senegal. One of these hospitals is being used by medical staff to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.<br>U.S. Embassy Senegal
Senegalese soldiers learn how to set up, take down and operate the mobile hospital at the Senegal Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Touba, Senegal. One of these hospitals is being used by medical staff to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.<br>U.S. Embassy Senegal

Field hospitals deployed to Africa helping in coronavirus response, AFRICOM says

U.S. field hospitals recently sent to parts of Africa are being used by some countries to treat their growing numbers of coronavirus patients, U.S. Africa Command said Tuesday.

A soldier uses a hand-washing station in Stuttgart in March, one measure taken to stem the spread of the coronavirus at an Army garrison with more than 100 confirmed COVID-19 cases.<br>John Reese/U.S. Army
A soldier uses a hand-washing station in Stuttgart in March, one measure taken to stem the spread of the coronavirus at an Army garrison with more than 100 confirmed COVID-19 cases.<br>John Reese/U.S. Army

Coronavirus cases at Army’s Stuttgart garrison top 100, but rate appears to be slowing

To date, 103 people have tested positive for the virus, Stuttgart garrison commander Col. Jason Condrey said. But roughly half of those people have recovered.

A key figure in the Al-Shabab terrorist group was killed in an airstrike on the town of Jilib, south of Mogadishu, U.S. Africa Command said Tuesday, April 7, 2020.<br>U.S. AFRICOM
A key figure in the Al-Shabab terrorist group was killed in an airstrike on the town of Jilib, south of Mogadishu, U.S. Africa Command said Tuesday, April 7, 2020.<br>U.S. AFRICOM

AFRICOM kills senior terrorist leader in Somalia as airstrikes intensify

A senior Al-Shabab leader who played a key role in plotting deadly attacks throughout East Africa has been killed in an airstrike in Somalia, U.S. Africa Command said Tuesday.

A parachute rigger with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Group Support Battalion sews surgical masks for medical patients at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on March 31, 2020. <br>Joe Parrish/U.S. Army
A parachute rigger with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Group Support Battalion sews surgical masks for medical patients at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on March 31, 2020. <br>Joe Parrish/U.S. Army

Pentagon orders troops to wear masks when they can’t meet ‘social distancing’ standards

U.S. troops worldwide must wear masks, and sew their own if necessary, if they cannot maintain social distancing standards to protect against the coronavirus, the Pentagon announced Sunday.

Airmen prepare a flight line test strip on Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, Oct. 19, 2018. The Pentagon?s Inspector General said in a report Thursday said that the military mismanaged the construction of the base and may have violated the law.<br>Rachelle Coleman/U.S. Air Force
Airmen prepare a flight line test strip on Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, Oct. 19, 2018. The Pentagon?s Inspector General said in a report Thursday said that the military mismanaged the construction of the base and may have violated the law.<br>Rachelle Coleman/U.S. Air Force

AFRICOM, Air Force mismanaged $100 million drone base project in Niger, IG says

The U.S. military may have broken the law when it mismanaged funds and ineffectively planned the construction of a $100 million drone base in Niger, the Pentagon’s Inspector General said in a report issued Thursday.

Master Sgt. Matthew Larsen, wife Kathrin and son Jayden stand in front of their house in Reichweiler, Germany, March 11, 2020. German tax authorities are demanding that Larsen, an active-duty airman, pay German income tax, based on their interpretation of the NATO Status of Forces Agreement.<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes
Master Sgt. Matthew Larsen, wife Kathrin and son Jayden stand in front of their house in Reichweiler, Germany, March 11, 2020. German tax authorities are demanding that Larsen, an active-duty airman, pay German income tax, based on their interpretation of the NATO Status of Forces Agreement.<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

‘This is discrimination’: Germany seeks income taxes from US airman because he's married to local woman

The move levies double taxation on an airman who already pays U.S. income taxes and potentially threatens service members who marry Germans or take any number of steps to integrate into life outside the base gates.

A screen shot from Russia?s @natomission_ru Twitter account shows a Russian Ruslan AN-124-100 arriving at John F. Kennedy airport in New York with 60 tons of medical equipment on board, April 1, 2020.<br>Twitter/@natomission_ru
A screen shot from Russia?s @natomission_ru Twitter account shows a Russian Ruslan AN-124-100 arriving at John F. Kennedy airport in New York with 60 tons of medical equipment on board, April 1, 2020.<br>Twitter/@natomission_ru

From Russia with a price tag: Coronavirus aid arrives in US

The delivery of ventilators and personal protection equipment was the result of a phone call Monday between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a State Department spokeswoman said.

Boxes with medical masks and equipment onboard a Russian plane at Chkalovsky Airport, near Moscow, in an undated photo. Russia says it has sent coronavirus medical supplies to the United States.<br>Russian Defense Ministry/Tass
Boxes with medical masks and equipment onboard a Russian plane at Chkalovsky Airport, near Moscow, in an undated photo. Russia says it has sent coronavirus medical supplies to the United States.<br>Russian Defense Ministry/Tass

Russia says it sent coronavirus medical aid to US after Putin, Trump chat

A Russian aircraft stocked with medical supplies is flying to the U.S. after President Donald Trump accepted an offer of support, the Russian defense and foreign ministries said Wednesday.