The Last American Killed During the Cold War Was an Army Major Shot by a Soviet Soldier On March 24, 1985, a Soviet sentry shot and killed U.S. Army Maj. Arthur D. "Nick" Nicholson. He was the last American killed...
US Lawmakers Limp to Global Security Summit Trailed by Political Crises at Home Dozens of U.S. lawmakers were trying to make their way this weekend to the Munich Security Conference to assure allies of...
Ukraine Peace Push: EU Unleashes Foreign Aid As Russia Escalates Strikes U.S.-led peace talks on ending the war in Ukraine are accelerating as European allies pour in long-term funding and other...
Germany to Construct Defenses in Poland, Deploy More Troops to Lithuania as Russian Threat to NATO Grows European nations are constructing a defensive wall along NATO's eastern frontier as Western intelligence agencies warn Russia...
German Leader Says US Strategy Shows the Need for More European Security Independence German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that the Trump administration's new national security strategy underscores the...
Netanyahu Says Israel and Hamas Will Enter Ceasefire’s Second Phase Soon Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas are expected to move into the second phase of their ceasefire...
German Officer Sacrificed His Life Trying to Save an American Soldier in the WWII Battle of Hurtgen Forest A 23-year-old German lieutenant heard a wounded American soldier crying for help in a minefield on Nov. 12, 1944. Lt...
From Crete to Normandy: Why Allied Paratroopers Succeeded Where the Nazis Failed When Germany overran Greece in 1941, one last Allied stronghold in the region remained: the island of Crete. With the Italian...
When U.S. Troops Fought Nazis in the Arctic: The Forgotten Battle for Greenland When Nazi Germany overran Denmark in April 1940, the Danish colony of Greenland was suddenly cut off from its government...
Munich Airport Temporarily Shut After Drone Sightings, Another Mysterious Overflight in EU Airspace Munich Airport was temporarily shut down overnight after several drone sightings in the area, the latest mysterious drone...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
