NATO Chief Says 4 US Soldiers Who Went Missing in Lithuania Died

A M88 Hercules returns from exercises at Fort Hood, Texas

Four soldiers died this week during a training incident in Lithuania, according to The Associated Press, which quoted NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. “This is still early news so we do not know the details. This is really terrible news, and our thoughts are with the families and loved ones,” Rutte told reporters Wednesday, according […]

Watch Out for Backroom Warmongers Urging NATO Entanglement in Ukraine

Ukrainian Col. Gen. Serhii Popko (left), Commander of Ukrainian Land Forces Command, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John Thomson (right)

The opinions expressed in this op-ed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Military.com. If you would like to submit your own commentary, please send your article to opinions@military.com for consideration. Recent proposals encouraging initiatives to increase NATO membership for Eastern European nations are antagonistic, ill-timed and of questionable […]

Reservists Set to Deploy for Europe NATO Mission Following New Biden Order

M1 Abrams tanks during Atlantic Resolve in Poland

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday that will allow the Pentagon to tap into reserve forces for deployment to Europe as part of its long-standing NATO mission on the continent. According to a copy of the order released by the White House, it allows the military to use up to 3,000 reserve service […]

Griffin Shock Sends ‘Clear Message’ on NATO Strength Amid War in Ukraine

U.S. soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 9 Calvary Regiment, drive an M2 Bradley fighting vehicle during a fire support coordination exercise as part of Griffin Shock 23 at Bemowo Piskie, Poland.

How long will it take for the U.S. Army’s V Corps to deploy a brigade to Eastern Europe and begin conducting operations alongside NATO allies? Less than a week. That’s what was demonstrated by Operation Griffin Shock, a new exercise that took place in Poland over two and a half weeks in May. The U.S. […]