As part of a "force projection operation,” the Army on Sept. 12 sent the soldiers to Shemya Island, some 1,200 miles (1,930 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage, where the U.S. Air Force maintains an air station that dates to World War II. The soldiers ...
US and NATO forces are preparing for a major manoeuvre and live-fire event in south-eastern Germany as the alliance, and the United States in particular, is seeking to reassure members of support as fears grow over Russia's involvement in Ukraine. 'Combined Resolve Ⅱ' - led by US Army ...
"I wanted very much that Ukraine is in priority for Trump, not Russia. I hope that we are more important," he added. "We are not as big as Russia, but I think strategically, Ukraine is more important for the US, because we are really part...
Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested last month that NATO forces in eastern Europe posed a threat to Russia, a charge firmly rejected by NATO officials. The U.S. Army's European headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany, said the new forces would be permanently stationed in Ger...
If we also assume any such deployment would be enduring, the British army contingent would need to be rotated periodically. If forces were deployed for six months at a time, they would need a similar number undergoing training ready for deployme...
President Biden has threatened Russia with economic sanctions but President Putin has more to gain by invading Ukraine than the sanctions would cost his country. If the administration was serious about defending Ukraine from invasion, these are the weapo
“During the Cold War, we understood each other’s signals. We talked,” says the top NATO commander in Europe, U.S. Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, who is about to retire. “I’m concerned that we don’t know them as well today.” ...
in Oregon for two years before returning to his family and factory work. In 1942, he was drafted into the Army, going back to a factory job when World War II ended. Times grew a little less lean in 1951 when he became a firefighter, after which he felt he could afford to buy a ...
In April 2023, Raytheon secured a $1.2bn foreign military sales contract from the US Army to supply Switzerland with five Patriot fire units and a quantity of GEM-T units. Details of the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) missile The new PAC-3 missile has increased effectiveness against tact...
Russia has been sending some US-provided weapons captured in Ukraine to Iran, sources say A Ukrainian Army soldier places a US-made Javelin missile in a fighting position on the frontline on May 20, 2022, in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. Russia has been capturing some of the US and NATO-provide...