On 29 April, heavy fighting reportedly erupted on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Local media reported that military units of both sides are involved in the exchanges of fire. Shooting has broken out on the border between the Central Asian states of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan over a dispute over land and water rights. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The Kyrgyz Border Service of the State Committee for National Security reported on Thursday that the aggravation of the situation was caused by the provocative actions of the citizens of Tajikistan, who started throwing stones at the citizens of Kyrgyzstan […]
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The U.S. National Guars has deployed additional Soldiers and equipment to assist civilian law enforcement and officials with the protection of property and providing a safe environment for citizens to exercise their right to peacefully assemble and protest leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20. Hundreds of Soldiers deployed to Washington, D.C. to provide additional security for the 59th Presidential Inauguration in support of local and federal law enforcement agencies. Additionally, as a part of this mission, a specialized team of Soldiers and Airmen from the 35th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force […]
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Public Affairs has shared dramatic footage of aerial resupply training for Army paratroopers at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The aerial supply effort is a vital asset in resupplying Soldiers when they operate with the poor infrastructure, unimproved roads, and numerous remote unit locations. The training covers aerial delivery in all weathers, even if cold and wet conditions. During aerial resupply training, Alaska Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopters, operated by aviators with Bravo Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, dropped a supply bundle while supporting aerial resupply training for Army paratroopers at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 1, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Radhika Parashar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202010141080766135-chocolate-soldiers-indian-netizens-suggest-chinese-troops-should-join-circus/ Border tensions between India and China erupted in April this year after the two sides accused each other of crossing the Line of Actual Control (LAC). While troops from both nations are on guard along the LAC in Ladakh, ordinary Indians and Chinese have continuously engaged in a war of words on Twitter. In recent months, China’s state-run publication the Global Times has posted several videos of troops of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) practicing warfare in rough mountainous terrain in a supposed attempt to show off the might of the […]
ByteDance Ltd., the Chinese-based parent company of the popular social media app, TikTok, is facing allegations, mainly from the administration of US President Donald Trump who attempted to ban the app in the United States, of harvesting data for the Chinese government. Both ByteDance and Beijing have denied the claims. Soldiers of the British Special Air Service (SAS) have been instructed against using Chinese social-media app TikTok over fears of being tracked by Chinese intelligence services, The Sun reported on Thursday. Soldiers were reportedly told that Chinese intelligence could collect data from clips posted on the video-sharing app, including facial recognition, […]
Azerbaijan claims to have killed or wounded more than 2,000 Armenian troops during fierce fighting in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region. Armenia had disputed such high numbers. Around 2,300 “enemy personnel” have been killed or wounded since fighting broke out on Sunday, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry reported. Officials added that an Armenian S-300 air defense missile system was destroyed at the frontline in Karabakh, along with around 130 tanks and more than 200 artillery pieces. Yerevan had previously denied Baku’s claims of killing hundreds of its soldiers. Armenia’s Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said that 16 servicemen were killed. Officials in Nagorno-Karabakh, a […]
The head of Germany’s military counter-intelligence service has been dismissed amid a sweeping probe into hundreds of soldiers for suspected links to far-right extremism, the military’s latest effort to overhaul the agency. Christof Gramm will go into early retirement next month after leading the intelligence organization – known by its acronym, “MAD” – for some five years, the German Defense Ministry announced on Thursday, adding that a successor would be “decided shortly.” The move comes as the latest shake-up at MAD, which has come under fire in recent months over its handling of investigations into more than 500 soldiers for suspected […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/18/1080555907_0:241:3071:1969_1200x675_80_0_0_d3ca4e1d48f1e2e4d08990aa46ffef38.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Muhammad Osman. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009241080555863-kim-jong-un-miraculously-avoided-assassination-by-traitorous-soldiers-in-2018–japanese-admiral/ Four service members of the North Korean military allegedly involved in conducting a dramatic assassination attempt against the DPRK’s Supreme Leader were said to be discovered by South Korean authorities while trying to flee to Japan in a fishing boat. North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un managed to survive an assassination attempt by soldiers from his country’s military back in 2018, Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, Japanese Self-Defence Forces’ Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Japanese magazine Shukan Gendai. Kawano said that four North Korean military agents carried out the failed attempt to kill […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Andrei Dergalin. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/viral/202009191080515220-student-makes-soviet-soldiers-dance-to-modern-tunes-videos/ The author’s interest in the subject, which eventually led to the creation of these music videos, reportedly stems from a previous “20th century Russian history coursework” of his. It appears that the famous dancing exploits of Soviet servicemen have recently taken on a slitely different hue online, thanks to the efforts of one Twitterian who uses the handle @communistbops. According to Military Times, the netizen’s interest in the subject stems from a previous “20th century Russian history coursework”, when he started listening to the Red Army Choir in order to “fully immerse […]
Donnie, some of us would rather be suckers, even dead and maimed, than you. pic.twitter.com/ih5xyoOJwm — Gordon Duff (@gpduf) September 5, 2020 #LincolnProject Airline Capt. Sully- “1st time in American history, a president has repeatedly shown utter & vulgar contempt & disrespect for those who have served and died serving our country,” “While I am not surprised, I am disgusted by the current occupant of the Oval Office pic.twitter.com/5fcVR1Eanb — Billy Hollywood (@veric38) September 5, 2020 By the end of the year, Trump will have killed more Americans than Hitler did. https://t.co/feK4e9dAyT — The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) September 5, 2020 BUT […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009011080332929-at-least-3-soldiers-killed-five-others-injured-in-bomb-blast-in-capital-of-afghanistans-paktia/ KABUL (Sputnik) – At least 3 soldiers were killed and at least five others were injured in a bomb attack in Gardez, the capital of Afghanistan’s eastern Paktia Province, a Paktia Security Command spokesperson said in a statement. “Unfortunately, three of our soldiers were killed and five others were wounded in the attack. The situation is now normal and security forces are present in the area”, a Paktia Security Command spokesperson said in a Tuesday statement. Earlier on Tuesday, provincial spokesman Abdul Rahman Mangal confirmed that a bomb had exploded in Gardez. Governor of […]
…from SouthFront.org Hikers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights found at least 5 armed and unguarded Merkava Mk. IV battle tanks. The doors of the battle tanks were open with equipment and munitions left completely unguarded inside. The incident took place amid the growing tensions between Hezbollah and the Israeli Defense Forces in both the Golan Heights area and along the Israeli-Lebanese contact line. During the past weeks, the Israeli military was actively deploying troops and equipment to reinforce their positions in these areas. It is highly likely that the abandoned battle tanks were a part of these reinforcements. So, if Israeli […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1c/1080309616_0:54:3073:1782_1200x675_80_0_0_ae49556c26a0603cdc9416c667690afc.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202008291080309645-two-us-special-op-soldiers-dead-three-injured-in-helicopter-drill-crash-report-claims/ A Black Hawk helicopter crashed during an exercise in the vicinity of Coronado, California, on Thursday, according to The San Diego Union Tribune. An investigation into the incident has been launched, with additional information to follow. Two US Army Special Operations soldiers died and three were injured in a crash of a Black Hawk helicopter in Coronado, California, according to The San Diego Union Tribune, citing a US Army Special Operations Command spokesperson. “An element of US Army Special Operations Command was conducting routine training in the vicinity of Coronado, California, on […]
At least 11 people have been killed and 40 injured in a bombing attack in the city of Jolo in the Philippines while soldiers were helping with Covid-19 relief efforts. One of the attacks involved a female suicide bomber. The first explosion occurred inside the Paradise Food plaza next to a computer shop in downtown Jolo at around 12.00am local time, killing five soldiers and five civilians, local media reported, citing the military. Regional military commander Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan said that the bomb was attached to a parked motorcycle. About an hour later a female suicide bomber blew herself up […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/africa/202008221080247051-four-soldiers-reportedly-killed-by-explosive-device-in-mali/ Earlier this week, a military mutiny took place in the country, with militants detaining the Malian president, the prime minister, and several high-ranking officials. Four soldiers have been killed by an explosive device in Mali, AFP reported, citing a military source. MORE TO FOLLOW Source link
The U.S. Army announced that GREYWOLF brigade’s Soldiers fired the first round from the first new fielded M1A2 SEP V3 Abrams Main battle tank Tuesday at Sugar Loaf Range on Fort Hood. 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division sent the first round downrange with the U.S. Army’s new version of Abrams tank, the service has announced. Tuesday began the long process of conducting gunnery for the unit on the new tank, according to Fort Hood Sentinel. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “What we are doing right now, we are just test firing […]
ABUJA, Nigeria—The mutinying soldiers who seized Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from his residence in the capital, Bamako, and forced him to resign from office have promised to hold general elections within a “reasonable time.” But the coup plotters, who first took control of the Kati military camp near the capital before arresting the Malian leader, risk throwing the fragile country into more chaos. The last elections to take place in Mali ushered in the current crisis. Parliamentary elections that should have taken place in 2018 were postponed twice until they were finally held in March amid violence, insecurity and widespread […]
In a screen grab captured from a video, soldiers on a military vehicle are greeted by citizens Tuesday at Independence Square in Bamako, Mali. Soldiers staged a mutiny, and reportedly detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In a screen grab captured from a video, soldiers on a military vehicle are greeted by citizens Tuesday at Independence Square in Bamako, Mali. Soldiers staged a mutiny, and reportedly detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Updated at 8:25 p.m. ET Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita went on […]
The Belarus military will mobilize at least 3,000 soldiers starting 10 August ahead of August’s presidential election and over invasion concerns. A Belarus’ military official confirmed the Defence Blog on 4 August that the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus will mobilize its military reservists, but no information was provided about the cause and number of possible reservists. Local sources also said that country’s Ministry of Defense plans to mobilize up to 3,000 servicemen. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – However, Belaruspartisan.by reported that the residents of the Vitebsk region, bordering region with Russia, receive calls and draft cards […]
MOSCOW—The videos were certainly not what Russians have come to expect from their country’s secret warriors abroad; powerful men in unmarked uniforms imposing Russian influence on Syria, Ukraine and Africa. These men were caught on camera by Belarusian security officers totally unprepared. Some were naked except for underwear, with documents, propaganda leaflets and condoms strewn around their hotel rooms. Others wore vaguely marked uniforms, all 33 of them were military-age Russians hunkered down just outside Minsk a few days before Belarus’ presidential elections. Belarusian state news agencies reported the soldiers served as Russian security contractors with Wagner, a Russian private military […]
Pvt. Mejhor Morta’s body was found on Friday in the area of Stillhouse Hollow Lake. He was stationed at nearby Fort Hood, Texas. U.S. Army photo hide caption toggle caption U.S. Army photo Pvt. Mejhor Morta’s body was found on Friday in the area of Stillhouse Hollow Lake. He was stationed at nearby Fort Hood, Texas. U.S. Army photo Police are investigating the death of a Fort Hood soldier whose body was found at a nearby lake — the third service member from the Texas base to be found dead in the past month. Pvt. Mejhor Morta, 26, was found unresponsive […]
Several U.S. Army Soldiers were injured in an overturned armored vehicle accident in northeastern Syria. According to local sources, M-ATV Special Forces Vehicle driven by Green Berets is overturned during patrolling in northeastern Syria. The source did not specify how many Soldiers were hurt. The result of armored vehicle accident was seen in a short video that began circulating on social media on 21 July. The released footage shows how the American armored vehicles stopped on the road near the place where the protected vehicle overturned. Details of the incident were not reported. In June, in social media was released short […]
U.S. Army Soldiers train regularly to counter the potential threats drones can offer. Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101 st Airborne Division (Air Assault), trained to fight and win July 9 by learning to defeat drones with new anti-drone weapon system during brigade certification, affectionately titled Bastogne Phoenix, according to Fort Campbell Courier. Bastogne Brigade Soldiers are currently training in multiple areas to prepare themselves for their upcoming fall rotation to the Joint Readiness Training Center-Fort Polk. Louisiana. The unit will not only be training to win a ground war but will exercise different methods to fight an enemy that […]
by Joseph L. Galloway and Marvin J. Wolf They Were Soldiers: The Sacrifices and Contributions of our Vietnam Veterans, Joseph L. Galloway and Marvin J. Wolf. Nelson Books NASHVILLE, TN (April 20, 2020) – Some 2.7 million Americans served in the Vietnam War, and many returned to a highly divided country that shamefully turned its back on them. Many were vilified or had their struggles to reintegrate with society magnified by distorted depictions of veterans as dangerous or broken. Even today, Vietnam veterans have still not received the respect they are owed for their sacrifice and service. In a groundbreaking new book, They Were […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202007141079878015-syria-three-russian-soldiers-turkish-troops-injured-in-explosion-during-joint-patrol/ In December 2019, three Russian servicemen were also injured in a blast from an improvised explosive device during a routine patrol in Syria. Russian and Turkish forces are currently carrying out joint patrols along a key highway in the restive Syrian proince of Idlib. Three Russian soldiers were slightly injured during a terror attack in Syria on Wednesday morning, according to the Russian Defence Ministry’s Centre for Syria Reconciliation. An improvised explosive device (IED) went off at around 5:50 a.m. during the 20th joint patrol of Russian and Turkish troops of the M4 highway […]
Several Russian soldiers were wounded Tuesday in a car bombing in northeastern Syria, according to Bild’s foreign policy editor Julian Röpcke. “Massive car bomb attack on Russian vehicles within a joint Turkish-Russian patrol on the M4 highway in Idlib,” Röpcke said. At the same time, some sources reported that at least 3 Russian soldiers wounded as per initial reports. Also, journalist Middle East and conflict areas National Security Levent Kemal has released a short video that shows moment of a car bomb attack on #Russian vehicles. İdlib’te ortak devriye sırasında Türk ve Rus askeri araçlarının geçişi esnasında bir bombalı araç saldırısı […]
At least two soldiers have been killed in a border clash between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Baku says. It is the latest flareup in a decades-old conflict between the two states. The clash happened on the Armenian-Azeri border on Sunday at about midday local time, both sides confirmed. The exact details of what had happened have yet to emerge. The Azeri side said Armenian military broke a ceasefire agreement and shelled its positions with artillery, prompting retaliation. It said both sides suffered casualties, adding that two of its troops were killed and five others injured. According to the Armenian Defense Ministry, the […]
The rapes of two young, Indigenous girls by soldiers in rural Colombia have shed light on the role that the US plays in expanding and training the Colombian military, two activists told Sputnik. Nathalie Hrizi, an educator, a political activist and the editor of Breaking the Chains, told Radio Sputnik’s Loud & Clear on Tuesday that the sexual assaults of the two minors highlight a continued pattern of abuse at the hands of Colombian service members. “Essentially, these two rapes have raised attention to what is a pattern in Colombia and a pattern associated with the human rights abuses and violations […]
The fake New York Times continues its efforts at disinformation and trying to overthrow the elected government of the USA: Last week Soros-backed „reporter“ Eric Schmitt tried to spark hostility with Russia over alleged „Bounties“ for US soldiers in Afghanistan. by Collin McMahon Both the Russians and the Taliban have denied the crackpot claims. On June 29, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the story “a lie” and “absolute BS.” Speaking on Russia24 television channel, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called the story “a Hollywood blockbuster“ that reminded her of the movie “Wag the Dog“, TASS reported. The Taliban are […]
Democrats, their liberal media, Never-Trump RINOs and Liz Cheney are very upset to hear Russia has been paying the Taliban to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan. They’re not doing a very good job.** There were 22 US deaths in Afghanistan total in 2019.** There have been 9 US deaths in Afghanistan so far this year. ** Compare that to the 496 deaths in 2010 and 412 deaths in 2011 under Obama!Facts matter. The Taliban also laughs at these latest reports. In a new report at The Daily Beast the Taliban admits Russia has been paying them for US deaths for several […]
When Army Pvt. Ethan Melzer found out last April that he was deploying to Turkey, U.S. prosecutors say, he began to plot. He allegedly browsed jihadist propaganda, including an ISIS account of attacks on American forces. In it, militants referred to a “harvest of the soldiers.” But the ambush 22-year-old Melzer was planning, authorities say, was driven by a different ideology. A federal indictment unsealed this month accuses Melzer of passing sensitive military information to fellow members of a Satanic neo-Nazi supremacist network, the Order of the Nine Angles. The target: Melzer’s own unit. While the case hinges on contacts with […]
A New York Times report has claimed, citing officials with knowledge of intelligence, that Trump had known for months but ignored briefings that Russia had offered cash rewards to Afghan militants for killing US troops. Both Russia and the Taliban denied the report, and the White House said Trump had not been aware of the information. Joe Biden has slammed Donald Trump over a report that the US president failed to act on intelligence “findings” about an alleged Russian plot against US troops in Afghanistan. “The truly shocking revelation that if the Times report is true…is that President Trump, the commander […]
Park Tae-seung stands outside his office and prayer hall in Yeongju City. Now 87, Park was 17 when he was recruited to fight in the Korean War. Anthony Kuhn/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anthony Kuhn/NPR Park Tae-seung stands outside his office and prayer hall in Yeongju City. Now 87, Park was 17 when he was recruited to fight in the Korean War. Anthony Kuhn/NPR While many Americans refer to the Korean War as the “forgotten war,” it is anything but that in South Korea 70 years after North Korea invaded. The war lasted from 1950 to 1953 but never formally ended, […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): An unprecedented faceoff with the Chinese Army in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley on 15 June left 20 Indian soldiers dead, including an officer, with several injured or missing. The Indian Army said 18 injured soldiers under treatment in a military hospital were recovering, while 10, taken by Chinese forces had been returned. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in his first reaction to the clashes between Indian and Chinese armies, sent his condolences over the loss of soldiers’ lives during the confrontation. “We will remember the soldiers’ families, loved ones, and communities as they grieve”, said Pompeo […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers in border skirmishes with the Chinese military will ‘“not be in vain” and vowed a response if there is further provocation. “I would like to assure the country that the sacrifice of our soldiers will not be in vain. For us, the unity and integrity of the country is the most important… India wants peace but is capable of giving a reply if provoked,” Modi said in a televised address Wednesday. I would like to assure the nation that the sacrifice of our jawans will not be in […]
Earlier in the day, the Indian Army said in a statement that one officer and two soldiers from India were killed during clashes on the border with China in the Ladakh region. A top official in the Indian Army told Sputnik on Tuesday that the number of casualties on the part of India has increased to at least 20 soldiers following a skirmish with Chinese troops. “Indian and Chinese troops have disengaged at the Galwan area where they had earlier clashed on the night of 15/16 June 2020. 17 Indian troops who were critically injured at the Line of Actual Control […]
National Guard troops deployed to the US capital found broken glass in their pizza delivery, the Pentagon has confirmed, as nationwide protests against police brutality escalate into calls to get rid of law enforcement altogether. Some 1,500 troops from South Carolina, Indiana, Maryland and Tennessee were sent to the capital last week to reinforce 1,300 members of the DC National Guard deployed to assist law enforcement with restoring order, as George Floyd protests escalated into looting and arson for several nights. When two of the South Carolina soldiers ordered pizza delivered to the Marriott Marquis Hotel, where they were staying, they […]
Ten members of the National Guard of Ukraine were injured when a Spartan armored personnel carrier hit a roadside bomb in Avdiyivka, Donetsk region, the press service of the prosecutor’s office of Donetsk region said Tuesday. “A pretrial investigation found that at about 9:30 a.m. on June 9, 2020, during the travelling of a military vehicle in the area of the Palace of Culture of Avdiyivsky Coke and Chemical Plant, the last Spartan car in the convoy was blown up on an unidentified explosive device,” said in a statement on an official Facebook account. The Kyiv Post has reported that as […]
The Idaho National Guard has sent several hundred Soldiers to Washington D.C. to control George Floyd protesters. In a release late Friday, National Guard said that it sent approximately 400 Soldiers on June 5 to assist with guarding federal monuments, buildings and other property. The Soldiers will augment the D.C. National Guard and serve in support of the United States Park Police and Metropolitan Police Department. The Soldiers will augment the D.C. National Guard and serve in support of the United States Park Police and Metropolitan Police Department. Soldiers departed from Gowen Field, Pocatello and Spokane less than 25 hours after […]
Donald Trump’s announcement he would be “designating Antifa as a Terrorist Organization” on May 31 focused scrutiny on the network of violent far-left groups espousing “antifascism”, which often enjoy NGO, media and taxpayer support in Europe. By Collin McMahon in Germany “We have a number of investigators at the department that are working with DOJ and working with FBI. We know that they have opened up a number of cases specifically targeting some of the leaders of Antifa and other organizations that are involved,” acting Department of Homeland Security Chad Wolf told Fox News. German AfD foreign policy speaker Petr Bystron […]
Boris Johnson vowed to protect former servicemen from “vexatious claims” when he entered Downing Street in June 2019, then on Armistice Day in November, he further pledged to amend the Human Rights Act to safeguard veterans from legal actions. Over 1,000 war crime accusations levelled against British soldiers in Iraq have been dismissed, with just one case still being considered. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Law in Action programme, Service Prosecution Authority director Andrew Cayley said it was “quite possible” there will ultimately be zero prosecutions. Cayley also said he was confident no action would be taken in a separate International Criminal Court probe into alleged […]
U.S. and British Soldiers conduct a reconnaissance exercise during NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland mission in Bemowo Piskie, Poland. On Monday, the Army press release said that Soldiers assigned to the Kronos Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment with British Soldiers, assigned to the Legion Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Light Dragoons, conduct a squad live-fire exercise during NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland mission. Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP) is a NATO-allied forward deployed defense and deterrence military posture in Central Europe, in order to protect and reassure NATO’s Central and Northern European member states on NATO’s eastern […]