The Defense Department authorized another $100 million in security assistance for Ukraine on May 19, reaching the limits of President Joe Biden’s existing drawdown authorities—just as the Senate passed a massive $40 billion aid package to extend them. All told, the DOD has now given ...
The Defense Department is moving roughly 3,000 Soldiers to Germany, Poland, and Romania in the coming days, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby announced Feb. 2. The U.S. looks to bolster NATO’s eastern flank while Russia continues its buildup of forces on the Ukraine border. ...
The danger faced by American troops training Iraqis and those fighting the Islamic State group in neighboring Syria remain high with U.S. Central Command repelling a drone strike Jan. 3 and destroying a rocket site Jan. 4. Two armed drones flew near an Iraqi military ...