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Battalion from Army’s 173rd Airborne back in Italy after Latvia deployment

More than 300 paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade are back at their home base after deploying to Latvia to support NATO following the February launch of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Some 330 troops assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment finished the return trip to Italy on …

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Army Gen. Cavoli tells senators that NATO expansion could force Russia to move troops in the Baltic region

The nominee to be the next commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Europe told senators on Thursday that expanding the alliance would change the security landscape in the region to Russia’s detriment. Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the U.S. Army’s top general in Europe, said adding Finland and Sweden to NATO …

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How to Prepare for the Next Ukraine

Washington Must Ramp Up Support for Vulnerable Partners—Before It’s Too Late It is too soon to predict how Russia’s brutal, unjustified war against Ukraine will end. But for now, it is clear that the Russian military has shockingly underperformed in the first phase of the war, whereas the Ukrainian military …

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