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President Joe Biden pumps his fist as he poses with NATO leaders for an official photo at the NATO summit in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Europe

US hypersonic weapons, Tomahawk units to be based in Germany, White House announces during NATO summit

The United States will step up the deployment of long-range artillery units to Germany in the next two years, a precursor to the permanent basing of those forces and hypersonic weapon systems under development.

July 10, 2024

Europe

‘A chronic threat’: US forces in Europe will continue eastward shift as Russia builds up its army, top US general says

Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the top general for U.S. forces in Europe, said Thursday that the military will continue to push troops into Eastern Europe as host countries build up the infrastructure to accommodate them amid a renewed threat from Russia.

April 11, 2024

U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the NATO supreme allied commander, answers a question at a news conference Jan. 18, 2024, in Brussels after a meeting of alliance defense chiefs. It was announced that NATO's largest exercise since the Cold War, Steadfast Defender, will take place in Europe, with 90,000 troops participating.

Europe

Ukraine will be outgunned 10 to 1 by Russia in weeks without US support, top general in Europe says

Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, who leads U.S. European Command and is NATO supreme allied commander, told the House Armed Services Committee that Russia’s artillery advantage over Ukraine will soon double, allowing Ukraine to only fire back one shell in response to 10 from Russia.

April 10, 2024

Europe

US and Russia need to reestablish Cold War playbook to avert nuclear escalation, senior general says

The United States needs to revive the lines of communication with Moscow that helped both countries avoid nuclear conflict during the Cold War, the top American general in Europe said.

April 9, 2024

U.S. soldiers fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System in Oskbol, Denmark, in 2023 as part of exercise Dynamic Front. This year's edition of Dynamic Front began Feb. 5, 2024, and is the Army's largest artillery exercise in Europe.

Army

Expansive artillery drills involving 400 US soldiers also test NATO’s new model

U.S. soldiers and allies from across Europe on Monday launched the Army’s largest annual artillery exercise on the Continent, where a new command and control arrangement for NATO also is getting a trial run.

February 5, 2024

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, in Washington D.C., Jan. 31, 2024.

U.S.

NATO chief talks up alliance role in advancing US interests at think tank favored by Trump

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who was in Washington this week to galvanize Western support for Ukraine, took the stage at the Heritage Foundation to talk up NATO before a pro-Trump audience.

January 31, 2024

A Russian Iskander short-range ballistic missile system during military exercises in 2019. Tactical nuclear weapons are likely to play a larger role in Russia's strategy for countering NATO, according to a new study authored for U.S. European Command by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Europe

Tactical nuclear weapons becoming bigger part of Russian planning, report to EUCOM finds

Shorter-range nuclear weapons are likely to play a larger role in the Kremlin’s strategy against NATO, given the struggle of Russian conventional forces on the battlefield in Ukraine, a new study said.

January 25, 2024

The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Delaware arrived in Torshavn for a scheduled port visit June 26, 2023, marking the first time a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine has moored in the Faroe Islands.

Navy

US nuclear-powered sub makes historic stop in Faroe Islands in North Atlantic

A port call in the Faroe Islands this week marked the first-ever visit by a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine to the North Atlantic archipelago, the Navy said.

June 28, 2023

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, center, is flanked by alliance defense officials at NATO headquarters in Brussels on May 10, 2023. Representatives of member countries met Wednesday to fine-tune new defense strategies that are expected to transform how NATO will defend itself.

Europe

NATO’s new plans will help to better defend ‘every inch’ of allied territory, Cavoli says

The defense plans will call for more troops at higher levels of ready-to-deploy forces who can mobilize on short notice, military officials said.

May 10, 2023

The Los Angeles-class submarine USS San Juan stops for supplies and personnel April 26, 2023, off the coast of Iceland accompanied by an Icelandic coast guard ship.

Navy

US nuclear-powered submarine stops in Iceland for first time

A nuclear-powered U.S. Navy submarine briefly visited Iceland this week, after the NATO ally approved such visits for the first time amid increased Russian underwater activity in the North Atlantic.

April 27, 2023

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