The HMS Queen Elizabeth will conduct the ‘lions share’ of operations against ISIS in Iraq
US Military Delegation to Visit Turkey to Discuss Securing Kabul Airport
The US wants Turkish troops that are currently guarding the airport to stay
US Could Slow Afghanistan Withdrawal Over Taliban Gains
The Pentagon said the ‘pace’ of the withdrawal could be changed
US Seizes Domain Names of Iranian Media Outlets
US Seizes Domain Names of Iranian Media Outlets | Justice Dept has yet to comment on why seizures happened
Unparalleled Global Strike Capability: US Nuclear-Capable Bombers End Month-Long Mission With Flight Through Arctic, Pacific
American B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers have completed a month-long mission to Europe and Africa by flying over the Arctic, North Africa and the Pacific Ocean on June 17 and 18, The B-52s had been forward-deployed to the Morón Air Base by arrangement with NATO...
Barbarossa Nostalgia: US, NATO Train for Rapid Mobility of Troops, Armor in Northeast Europe
U.S. troops and armored vehicles and the Polish navy participated in a military exercise whose name rather suggests a substandard perfume or an “adult entertainment” actress who never made the grade: Amber Desire. The exercise was led by Headquarters Multinational...
Defending International Order: US, British, Dutch Warships Converge in Black Sea
U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa reported that the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon, deployed to the Black Sea on June 11, engaged in passing and communications exercises with two warships assigned to the carrier strike group of the new HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft...
NATO Confirms Direct Role in Mali War
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization reports that the NATO Support and Procurement Agency signed a Framework Technical Agreement with the Takuba Task Force in Mali in Luxembourg on June 9. The task force has been a de facto NATO operation since its inception. The...
Turkey To Upgrade Ukraine’s Navy, Prepare It for NATO
The foreign ministers of Turkey and Ukraine, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Dmytro Kuleba, met during the weekend’s three-day Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey to discuss yet further strengthening bilateral military cooperation. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry disclosed this...
Afghan Commandos Routed After Promised Reinforcements Never Showed Up
Afghan Commandos Routed After Promised Reinforcements Never Showed Up | Special forces complain they were ‘betrayed’ by other troops