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An F-22 Raptor with the 90th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, lands at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, July 26, 2022. This enhanced posture shows NATO’s commitment to readiness which promotes regional security and stability. (Airman 1st Class Cedrique Oldaker/Air Force)

NATO fortifies Eastern Europe’s defenses under new ‘air shielding’ mission

Stronger air and missile defenses will remain in place in Eastern Europe for the long run, a NATO official said last month.

By Rachel S. Cohen

6 months ago

People walk past a crater from an explosion on Mira Avenue (Avenue of Peace) in Mariupol, Ukraine, Sunday, March 13, 2022. The surrounded southern city of Mariupol, where the Russian war on Ukraine has produced some of the greatest human suffering, remained cut off despite earlier talks on creating aid or evacuation convoys. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

US Air Force’s view of ‘near-peer’ Russia unchanged by war in Ukraine

Russia’s failure to swiftly overrun Ukraine has shown Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall that Russia remains a “near-peer” nation.

By Rachel S. Cohen and Stephen Losey

11 months ago

Biden: It ‘would be wise’ for Americans to leave Ukraine

President Joe Biden said Monday “it would be wise” for Americans other than essential diplomats to leave Ukraine amid the Russian military threat.

By Sylvie Corbet & Vladimir Isachenkov

12 months ago

U.S. says new intel shows Russia plotting false flag attack

The U.S. has not provided detailed information backing up the intelligence findings.

12 months ago

Satellite images show Russian troops training, more deployments around Ukraine

Maxar Technologies has collected images over the last several months to track Russian military deployments.

By Jessica Edwards

12 months ago

US asks UN to meet on North Korea’s long-range missile test

North Korea confirmed Monday it test-launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam.

By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press

12 months ago