Body of a US Army Vet Killed Fighting in Ukraine Returns Home

The casket of Cedric Charlie Hamm, a U.S. Army veteran and Texas native killed fighting for Ukraine, is loaded into a hearse at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — The phone call came in early April this year from the U.S. embassy in Kyiv. At 1 in the morning in Texas, Raquel Hamm steeled herself for the news she had dreaded since her son enlisted as a U.S. Army Ranger eight years earlier. Cedric “Charlie” Hamm was 26 years old and […]

Trump Selects Retired General Keith Kellogg as Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia

Ret. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg speaks to reporters at Trump Tower

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen Keith Kellogg, a highly decorated retired three-star general, to serve as his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg, who is one of the architects of a staunchly conservative policy book that lays out an “America First” national security agenda for […]

Army Fires Commander of Germany Air Defense Unit Activated After Ukraine Invasion

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Eric Ackles

In October, the Army stood up a new key air defense unit in Germany as a reaction to Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. But after only six months, the unit’s commander has been fired. Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command Monday, the service confirmed […]

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 […]