Sweden agrees to US military presence in its territory in order to exert a credible deterrence following the nation’s accession to Nato.
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It is often quipped that history is written by the victors. But, as the bloodshed in Ukraine drags into a third year, Russian President Vladimir Putin does not have to win his unjust war to rewrite the events of the conflict and undermine post-war justice. Russian hackers from the Federal Security Services and Main Intelligence Directorate are reportedly targeting the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office, the entity responsible for documenting war crimes committed by Russian combatants on Ukrainian soil.
In 2022, Arsenal Football Club witnessed something it had not seen in years: rambunctious fans riling up the stadium for the entire game. Anchored by fan groups such as RedAction and the Ashburton Army, games at Emirates Stadium transformed from staid events, where the atmosphere was compared to that of a library, to wild, raucous contests where fans never stopped rallying the club.
Photo from Harrison Mann’s LinkedIn.
An Army officer has resigned from his military intelligence job in protest of what he calls the United State’s “unqualified support” for Israel in its war with Hamas in Gaza.
Maj. Harrison Mann posted a letter to LinkedIn on Monday in which he explained why he felt compelled to resign from his intelligence officer position last fall.
Lawmakers on the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee want Pentagon leadership to designate a new go-to senior official to oversee, review and advance all the military’s pursuits to counter emerging and intensifying threats from small drones.
A House subpanel wants to direct the Army to establish a dedicated center for electronic warfare training.
A provision in the fiscal 2025 Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act from the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces would require the Army to create what it calls the Electronic Warfare Center of Excellence within the service’s Training and Doctrine Command.
Soldiers and civilians from Fort Lewis-McCord, Washington, line up to give blood on April 26 at Madigan Army Medical Center, where a soldier was being treated after being shot during a training event. (Photo obtained by Task & Purpose).
After a soldier was accidentally shot in a training mishap at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, medical officials put out a call for blood donors. Over 300 soldiers showed up – six times the normal response. Army veteran Donavan Johnson was one of them.
A Fort Carson solider died in a training accident during a rotation at the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) at Fort Johnson, Louisiana. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Luciano Alcala).
A soldier died in a training accident at the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana, officials said in a release.
The soldier was assigned to the 749th Ordnance Company, 242nd Explosive Ordnance Battalion , 71st EOD Group located at Fort Carson, Colorado. The unit was at the JRTC for a training rotation.
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The UK has confirmed that it is sending recently retired FV107 Scimitar light tanks to Ukraine, as part of its latest security package.
The Army’s 10th Mountain Division moved a convoy of 400 soldiers and close to 200 heavy vehicles, thousands of tons of equipment through small Scandinavian towns, around fjords, and across three different countries on a 550-mile road march. Photo by Spc. Samuel Signor.
Soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division recently completed an unprecedented 550-mile road trip across Norway, Sweden and Finland in which troops dealt with long-distance logistics, local laws and infrastructure regulations. It also meant keeping a sharp eye out for local wildlife.