The Army’s top enlisted leader said this week that he wants to overhaul how soldiers are promoted by making military skill set tests the driving factor in who advances in rank.

More dredging gear was headed on Friday to the site where four U.S. soldiers remain missing in Lithuania, as personnel from multiple countries join an effort complicated by mud and flooding.

A series of airstrikes this week killed multiple Islamic militants in Somalia. According to U.S. Africa Command, the strikes, which were in coordination with the Somali government, hit ISIS-Somalia operatives.

“The challenges presented by the water, thick mud and soft ground around the site have complicated recovery efforts and have required specialized equipment,” U.S. Army Europe and Africa said.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told journalists in Poland that he had seen reports that the soldiers had perished. A spokesperson for the alliance later walked back Rutte’s statement.

Lt. Gen. Joseph Ryan said the service is far behind in taking into account new fiber-optic drone technology that defies jamming and has transformed the battlefield in Ukraine.

The Polish-built barracks at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area can accommodate more than 1,700 soldiers, the Army’s V Corps said. About 1,000 troops are scheduled to move in this month.

U.S. Africa Command was in the political crosshairs even before it stood up 18 years ago in Stuttgart, Germany.

Defense chiefs from all three Baltic states and Poland said Tuesday that their countries intend to withdraw from an international convention banning antipersonnel land mines, saying the move is needed to defend against potential Russian aggression.

Marines with a medical exemption from shaving for painful skin disorders must have their condition reexamined within 90 days, according to a new administrative order that comes after the initiation of a broader Pentagon review on grooming standards.