12,000 US troops to leave Germany

After President Trump blasted Germany for not doing its part in supporting NATO, nearly 12,000 U.S. troops will be shifted from Germany. Additionally, the headquarters of the U.S. European Command and Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) will be relocated from Stuttgart, Germany, to Mons, Belgium where the NATO Special Operations Command is located.  Defense Secretary […]

Ukrainian Special Operations units hold competition

Earlier in July, the Ukrainian Special Operations Command held an intense competition between its Special Operations units. The competition was broken down into five days of intensive tests that aimed to test the resolve, morale, endurance, capabilities, and professionalism of the teams. There were 11 stages that put the commandos through obstacle courses, adverse weather […]

US Air Force to buy Turkish F-35 fighter jets

The United States Air Force will officially acquire eight F-35A Lighting II jets previously bound for Turkey, plus six more F-35A stealth aircraft in an $861.7 million dollar contract the Pentagon announced on Tuesday. This announcement comes after a year of uncertainty about what would happen to F-35s that had been earmarked for Ankara after […]

America in Africa: Camp Lemonnier & foreign adversaries

This article was written by Eren Ersozoglu and originally published on Grey Dynamics.  The purpose of this Grey Dynamics Africa Intelligence Report is to analyze the benefit of Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti for America’s strategic and geopolitical purposes. Foreign presence will be assessed, and analysis will provide the implications of competing and supporting strategies on […]

The Pic of the Day: Pour some lead on me

U.S. Soldier assigned to the 6th Cavalry Regiment provide support by fire during exercise Allied Spirit at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area in Poland, June 10, 2020. Exercise Allied Spirit is a Defender-Europe 20 linked exercise involving approximately 6,000 U.S. and Polish soldiers. The modified exercise will test a division-sized unit’s ability to conduct a deliberate […]

German military to dissolve top Special Operations unit

The German Defense Ministry is going to dissolve the country’s top Special Operations unit over a series of right-wing scandals. According to an exclusive report by the Frankfurter Allgemeine, the Kommando Spezialkrafte (KSK) is losing at least one-quarter of its strength as troops suspected of right-wing extremism are either canned or suspended. The unit has […]

The Pic of the Day: Tobruq Arrows

Soldiers assigned to 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment fire the FIM-92 Stinger Man Portable Air Defense System June 10th in Jurmalciems, Latvia for Tobruq Arrows. Tobruq Arrows is a joint multinational training exercise with NATO allies, Latvia and Lithuania.

The Killing of Muhammad Gulzar: Did Greek troops really kill a Pakistani refugee?

Editor’s note: On May 8, the prominent German magazine Der Spiegel  published an article arguing that Greek security forces shot dead a Pakistani illegal immigrant who was trying to enter the country from Turkey. The article was based on the findings of Nick Waters, a former British officer working for the investigative site Bellingcat. Over […]

The Pic of the Day: Nice wheels, mate

British Soldiers, assigned to the Legion Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Light Dragoons, conduct a reconnaissance exercise during NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland mission in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, May 6, 2020. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and […]

The Pic of the Day: Some mortar action for the Monday blues

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the Hammer Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, fire a 120mm high explosive mortar round from a Stryker Mortar Carrier Vehicle during NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland mission in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, May 5, 2020. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent […]

Canadian chopper goes down in Greece, frantic search for survivors

A Royal Canadian Navy helicopter went down on Wednesday in the Ionian Sea, Greece, during a NATO exercise. The CH-148 Cyclone helicopter was carrying six servicemembers (four crew and two passengers). Contact with the aircraft was lost approximately 50 nautical miles west of the Greek island of Kefalonia. As of Thursday morning, the search-and-rescue (SAR) […]

French aircraft carrier ravaged by Coronavirus, 1000 plus cases

France’s sole aircraft carrier has been incapacitated after more than 1000 of its crew have been found positive to the Coronavirus. A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle is the flagship of the Marine Nationale, the French Navy. As of Friday, April 17, the French Ministry of Defence stated that 1081 out of the 2300 […]