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U.S. Air Force Special Operations Forces (SOF) Airmen and Danish Frogmen navigate the ice sheet during a simulated search and rescue for ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) in Kangerlussaq, Greenland, March 7, 2026. U.S. Air Force SOF Airmen conducted training alongside Danish Frogmen and Greenland Search and Rescue. AE26 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christian Sundsdal)

Pentagon wants to increase naval, special operations capabilities on Greenland

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 21, 2026

Medals of Honor March 2026

These 3 soldiers will be awarded Medals of Honor

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 27, 2026

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, deplane from a Boeing 767-300ER commercial aircraft for Exercise Cold Response 26 in Bardufoss, Norway, Jan. 19, 2026. Exercise CORE 26 is a Norwegian-led winter military exercise designed to enhance collective defense capabilities and ensure U.S. readiness to rapidly deploy and seamlessly operate alongside NATO Allies in challenging arctic conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)

Marines flew to Norway on the New England Patriots’ jet

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 27, 2026

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Wisconsin Air National Guard sits on the tarmac at Pituffik Space Force Base, Greenland, Greenland, Oct. 7, 2025. Operating in the Arctic provides the flexibility and adaptability needed to overcome logistical hurdles in a dynamic and unforgiving environment. Greenland as part of the Kingdom of Denmark has long played an important role in the defense of North America, which strengthens NORAD's ability to protect the continent from today’s threats and emerging challenges from all approaches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erica Paculan)

NORAD stresses aircraft deployment to Greenland is ‘routine’ and ‘long-planned’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 19, 2026

A North American Aerospace Defense Command F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the South Carolina ANG’s 169th FW lands at Pituffik Space Force Base, Greenland, Oct. 7, 2025. Operating in the Arctic provides the flexibility and adaptability needed to overcome logistical hurdles in a dynamic and unforgiving environment. Greenland as part of the Kingdom of Denmark has long played an important role in the defense of North America, which strengthens NORAD's ability to protect the continent from today’s threats and emerging challenges from all approaches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maxim Dewolf)

Pentagon wants major improvements to runways at Greenland base

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 17, 2026

The Army listed German food banks for soldiers seeking shutdown help

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 5, 2025

Soldiers from A-Co, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division conduct a mounted patrols on their Infantry Squad Vehicles (ISV) at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany Oct. 19, 2025. The 101st is currently executing Combined Resolve 26-1 at the Joint Multinational Training Center (JMRC). This critical exercise assesses and stresses the new Mobile Brigade Combat Team (MBCT) formation, and builds upon lessons learned from their previous CTC rotation in 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Brian Sutherland)

101st Airborne infantry unit leaves Europe as US focuses on border, drug war

By Drew F. Lawrence, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 29, 2025

Sgt. Terell Seales stands in uniform in front of the American flag.

101st Airborne soldier dies in training in Germany

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 20, 2025

241102-N-AB116-7104 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 2, 2024) Vice Adm. George Wikoff, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet, speaks to Sailors while touring the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (Official U.S. Navy photo)

Admiral who led Red Sea fight tapped to head Navy’s European operations

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 19, 2025

A B-2 bomber drops a JDAM.

Air Force B-2 bomber tests ship-killer bomb off of Norway

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 13, 2025

How far does the US military have to go to catch up on drones?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 4, 2025

210421-N-FC670-1008 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 21, 2021) A Seahawk medium displacement unmanned surface vessel participates in U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 21, April 21. UxS IBP 21 integrates manned and unmanned capabilities into challenging operational scenarios to generate warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon Renfroe)

What the US Navy could learn from Ukraine about sinking enemy ships

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 31, 2025

A man fishes in front of the Russian Navy Kuznetsov class aircraft carrier moored off the coast of the town of Limassol, in the Meditteranean island of Cyprus on February 27, 2014. AFP PHOTO / YIANNIS KOURTOGLOU (Photo credit should read Yiannis Kourtoglou/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia might finally be done with its perpetually broken aircraft carrier

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Jul 13, 2025

A sailor hammers away at floor planks in a trench in Latvia.

Marines and sailors are building trenches for the drone age

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 17, 2025

Sgt. Aaron Cox with the 101st Airborne stands in full dress uniform.

101st Airborne soldier dies in training accident in Hungary

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 7, 2025

A soldier in heavy camouflage holding a rifle crouches in a wooded and grassy area.

Army announces latest unit rotations, including soldiers from Lithuania heading home

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 19, 2025