A new NATO-led air defense mission in Poland sprang into action this week, scrambling F-35 jets in response to a potential Russian drone incursion, the American general who serves as the alliance’s top military commander said.

U.S. service members earn more in money and benefits than most civilians in similar demographics, the Defense Department said.

The prospective next Pentagon chief says he will prioritize a military buildup in the Pacific in connection with a global force review that will reassess how many troops are needed in other parts of the world.

NATO launched a new Baltic Sea mission that will add military capabilities into the strategic waterway as concerns over suspected Russian sabotage and aggression in the area ratchet up.

NATO has taken command and control from the United States of air defense in Poland, where an Army Patriot missile team also is expected to soon be replaced, according to U.S. military officials.

President-elect Donald Trump’s assertion this week that the United States must take possession of Greenland cast a spotlight upon U.S. military operations on the landmass, as the Arctic ice thins and competition with Russia and China grows.

U.S. forces helped evacuate Somali troops from harm’s way during a recent operation against insurgents that resulted in the deaths of 10 militants from al-Shabab, U.S. Africa Command said Tuesday.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will hold his final meeting of a group of about 50 countries that banded together to support Ukraine against Russia’s 2022 invasion.

The U.S. service member killed when an explosive-packed Tesla Cybertruck burst into flames outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel was a Green Beret based in Germany. He had suffered what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot to the head before the explosion.

An Army surveillance drone prototype will give brigade commanders a clearer picture of the battlefield.