Troops sent to bolster NATO begin turnover as US mulls larger footprint in Europe
The Pentagon is deploying 10,500 troops in the coming months to replace military units that were rapidly deployed to Europe to bolster NATO’s eastern edge…
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The Army’s transformation begins with these new units
Major changes to the Army’s doctrine, equipment and operations have arrived in upgraded gear, future-focused technology and new ways to do battle. But where these…
Years of planning paid off in rapid Europe deployments, Army chief says
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The ease with which U.S. Army units have flowed into Europe over the past two weeks in response to the Russian…
Proposed light tank battalion concept will require more armor crewmen
Army planners are building a new type of battalion for the light tank design that is nearing a decision by service officials and it’s going…
Paratroopers build camp and prepare to train with Polish forces
The 4,700 U.S. paratroopers dispatched to Poland amid the ongoing Ukraine crisis are building encampments and expected to train with Polish allies, while a small…
Arab-Israeli missile defense has a shot, says CENTCOM nominee
WASHINGTON ― In the wake of recent missile and drone attacks against the United Arab Emirates by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, there’s a fresh opportunity to…
U.S. troops begin to arrive in Poland amid Ukraine tension
RZESZOW-JASIONKA, Poland — Hundreds of elite U.S troops landed Sunday in southeastern Poland near the border with Ukraine on President Joe Biden’s orders to deploy…
On the ground with paratroopers deploying to back NATO amid Ukraine crisis
This story was first published in the Fayetteville Observer. FORT BRAGG — A first wave of soldiers boarded C-17s at Fort Bragg on Thursday, as paratroopers with the…
Paratrooper charged in Syria shootout acquitted of all charges
Sgt. 1st Class Robert Nicoson, the paratrooper who was accused of leading a patrol into an unnecessary gunfight in Syria before ordering troops to delete…