Small drones built by American soldiers under the watchful eye of Ukrainian troops gave Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll an up-close look at fast-changing combat tactics.

The U.S. Army is pulling forces out of a site near Poland’s border with Ukraine that has been instrumental in getting Western arms into the war-torn country, military officials said this week.

U.S. military personnel now have the option of requesting two-year accompanied tours at Incirlik Air Base and other duty stations in Turkey, with the reversal of a ban in place for nearly a decade.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who made his debut at NATO headquarters for high-level talks, dismissed angst about a potential American withdrawal from the alliance as “hysteria and hyperbole.”

Africa’s most lethal terrorist organization is expected to gain strength in Somalia, raising the security threat through a Middle East choke point for commercial shipping, a new report cautions.

Mourners carrying wreaths and flags filled the streets in Lithuania’s capital Wednesday to memorialize four U.S. soldiers who died last week during a military training exercise.

The soldiers who died last week during a mission in Lithuania were remembered as a mix of dedicated young fathers, talented Army mechanics and key members of a close-knit unit. Three of them were promoted posthumously.

Three U.S. soldiers missing in Lithuania were found dead after their submerged armored vehicle was pulled from a muddy bog, U.S. Army Europe and Africa said Monday.

U.S. Navy divers are pushing through thick layers of mud in a flooded Lithuanian bog, where efforts are ongoing to excavate a submerged armored vehicle and locate four missing U.S. soldiers, Army officials said.

The Department of Defense is launching a deferred resignation program and early retirement initiative aimed at trimming the size of the civilian workforce, the agency said.