NATO defense ministers on Friday approved a plan to provide reliable long-term security aid and military training for Ukraine after delays in Western deliveries of funds, arms and ammunition helped invading Russian forces to seize the initiative on the battlefield.
US Navy officials met with allies and partners in Portugal this week to discuss common standards for drones and emerging technology.
Switzerland will host scores of world leaders this weekend to try to map out first steps toward peace in Ukraine. Russia, which launched and is continuing the war, won’t take part.
Spain and Turkey called on the international community Thursday to stop “looking the other way” and press for the end of Israel’s attack on Gaza to crush Hamas, following a bilateral summit focused on strengthening economic cooperation between the Mediterranean countries.
Maj. Gen. John Rafferty took the reins of the 56th Artillery Command from Maj. Gen. Andrew Gainey in a ceremony at Clay Kaserne. The Army revived the command in 2021 in response to Russian maneuvers along NATO’s eastern flank.
The last known active-duty soldier to have a father who fought in World War II is retiring, but not before he takes one last step to keep the memory of the Greatest Generation alive.
Russian officials say U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich, jailed in Russia for over a year on espionage charges, will stand trial in the city of Yekaterinburg. The Wall Street Journal Reporter is accused of spying for the CIA. Officials gave no evidence to back up the accusation
President Joe Biden and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a 10-year security agreement Thursday that they hailed as a milestone in relations between their countries, but that alone was not enough to stop Zelenskyy from wondering how much longer he could count on America’s support.
The 1,600-year-old manuscript had sat unnoticed for decades at a German university. Experts say it may be the oldest written document detailing Jesus’ childhood.
Community Bank procedures are now making military families wait up to a week to make purchases off base without paying value-added taxes, an unpublicized change that is forcing their customers to choose between higher prices and going without goods and services.