Germany’s ‘Escape-Proof’ Castle POW Camp Actually Had the Worst Record for Escapes Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering thought no one could escape from Colditz Castle. He was wrong.
German Commerce Raiders Built a Village in America's Most Important Shipyard During WWI After plundering Allied shipping for months during World War I, German sailors decided to homestead on the Virginia coast.
Air Force Moves F-35s from Utah to Germany as Ukraine Faces Possible Invasion A dozen F-35A Lightning II fighter jets and 350 airmen from Hill Air Force Base in Utah have arrived in Germany.
After Years of Delays, Construction on the $969 Million Landstuhl Hospital Replacement Is Starting Nearly eight years after a ceremonial groundbreaking was held, the Defense Department said the new facility, next to Ramstein...
Germany Probes Far-Right Incidents in Military Guard Unit The guard battalion, which has nearly 1,000 members, provides military honors during state visits and other formal events.
Some Afghans Evacuated by US Seek Asylum in Germany So far about 90 people, a fraction of the roughly 34,000 flown to Ramstein to date, have requested asylum in Germany.
Remains of WWII Soldier Found in Germany Are Identified Sgt. Bernard Sweeney had been buried in Belgium with other unidentified soldiers after his body was recovered from a German...
US, Germany Mark 50th Anniversary of Chinook Crash That Killed 37 Soldiers An investigation later determined that a rotor blade had come loose due to material fatigue.
Germany, Netherlands Suspend Deportations to Afghanistan Almost 30,000 Afghans in Germany, many of them failed asylum-seekers, are currently required to leave the country.
US Army to Keep 6 Sites in Europe, Nixing Transfer Plan The decision was reassessed as demand for facilities outgrew construction and renovation.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
