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The Pentagon is also working on methods to keep foreign trainees from keeping or buying personal firearms.

However, the Cobra Gold joint exercise with Thailand already underway will continue.

The U.S. Army recently deployed the first full brigade combat team to Germany to take part in DEFENDER-Europe 20.

Marine Corps commands have until Feb. 25 to complete rosters of all foreign troops assigned to their units or schools.

In recent years, some Turkish officials have cited Ottoman history to reassert Turkish rights across the Mediterranean.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper wants to boost the number of foreign nationals training alongside U.S. troops by 50%.

urkey's foreign minister has hinted the country could cut off U.S. troop access to two key bases.

The Pentagon has paused its training in the U.S. with Saudi nationals until officials conduct a thorough review.

Lawmakers will not allow the F-35As once destined for Turkey to be transferred unless that country gets rid of its S-400s.

DEFENDER-Europe 20, will be the largest deployment of U.S. land forces in the last 25 years, officials said.