Brig. Gen. Adrienne Williams, the first woman to oversee the 86th Air Wing at Ramstein Air Base, is retiring this summer and saying goodbye to the military’s Global Gateway.

NATO’s newest multinational battlegroup began operations in Sweden and Finland, giving a boost to the alliance’s force posture on its northern and eastern edges.

The soldiers supported the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as part of Task Force Marne. The troops trained alongside allied forces where they conducted live-fire exercises and coordinated military partnerships across the region.

About 1,000 U.S. soldiers began their planned redeployment from Lithuania to the United States as the Baltic country that borders Russia awaits word on whether replacements are on the way.

The United States is reviewing whether to deploy nuclear weapons to more European countries, according to a news report.

U.S. Air Force planes operating out of Bulgaria must leave by the end of the month in connection with a dispute over civilian travel rules between the countries, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said.

A Russian drone crashed into the roof of an apartment building in Galati during an attack on civilian and infrastructure targets in neighboring Ukraine, Romania’s Defense Ministry said.

The U.S. is dramatically downsizing the contribution of forces it would send to Europe in a crisis.

The meeting comes amid upheaval in NATO, as senior U.S. officials, including U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, question the value of a partnership long seen as the cornerstone of trans-Atlantic security.

A NATO force model that could see fewer U.S. troops brought to Europe during a crisis is under review, the alliance’s top official said.