News

The ARC DEFENDER delivered armored vehicles and equipment belonging to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvary Division and the 4th Infantry Division’s headquarters element at the port in Riga, Latvia.

The Ukraine Defense Contact Group met at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 20, to maintain close coordination between Allies and partners while reviewing defense forces and making decisions regarding the movement of forces within Europe.

The situation in Ukraine remains largely static, but there are bloody battles as Russian forces try to take Bakhmut and Ukrainian forces continue offensives against the Russian position near Kreminna, a senior defense official said speaking on background. The official said the situation in those two areas remains fluid with […]

The Motor Vessel Leroy A. Mendonca delivered more than 1,200 vehicles and pieces of equipment, including M1 Abrams main battle tanks, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and a range of wheeled vehicles belonging to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvary Division deployed to Europe, this week at the port […]

Being a firefighter anywhere requires a cool head. In Alaska, it sometimes calls for one that is ice-cold. Fire protection specialists assigned to the Air Force’s  673rd Civil Engineer Squadron headed to frigid Six Mile Lake at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, recently for ice rescue training. They tested their skills […]

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley host and convene another session of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Jan. 19.