Jan 20 2023 — Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — A former U.S. Navy SEAL who went AWOL in 2019 was killed this week in Ukraine, American officials said Friday. They said he was not fighting in an official capacity. Daniel W. Swift, who was a 1st class petty officer, was injured in Dnipr...
Jan 18 2023 — Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — BRUSSELS (AP) — Russia is preparing for an extended war so NATO must get ready “for the long haul” and support Ukraine for as long as it takes, the alliance's deputy secretary general told top military chiefs from across Europe Wednesday. ...
Jan 17 2023 — Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — A MILITARY BASE IN SOUTHEASTERN POLAND (AP) — The top U.S. military officer, Army Gen. Mark Milley, traveled to a site near the Ukraine-Poland border on Tuesday and talked with his Ukrainian counterpart face to face for the first time — a meeting under...
Jan 16 2023 — Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — GRAFENWOEHR TRAINING AREA, Germany (AP) — Monday was just Day Two for Ukrainian soldiers at the U.S. military’s new training program, but the message was coming through loud and clear. These are urgent times. And the lessons they will get...
Jan 15 2023 — Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — BRUSSELS (AP) — The U.S. military's new, expanded combat training of Ukrainian forces began in Germany on Sunday, with a goal of getting a battalion of about 500 troops back on the battlefield to fight the Russians in the next five to eight weeks, said...
Jan 10 2023 — Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate Tuesday, but a new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whether to deploy troops who are not vaccinated. ...
Jan 10 2023 — Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate Tuesday, but a new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whether to deploy troops who are not vaccinated. ...
Jan 6 2023 — Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking ahead to a likely spring offensive, the U.S. and Germany are sending Ukraine an array of armored vehicles, including 50 tank-killing Bradleys, to expand its ability to move troops to the front lines and beef up its forces agai...
Dec 27 2022 — Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy's next amphibious assault ship will be named after the city of Fallujah, which saw some of the bloodiest battles in the Iraq war when U.S. Marines fought al-Qaida extremists in deadly house-to-house combat. Navy...
Dec 19 2022 — Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — WASHINGTON (AP) — Three suicides by sailors assigned to a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, which set off alarms about conditions on and around the ship, were not connected, but the poor quality of life onboard was a “contributing factor” in one of the death...
Dec 15 2022 — Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will expand military combat training for Ukrainian forces, using the slower winter months to instruct larger units in more complex battle skills, the Defense Department and U.S. officials said Thursday. The ...
Dec 7 2022 — Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress' move to eliminate the Pentagon mandate that all U.S. service members get the COVID-19 vaccine delivers a victory for lawmakers and troops who oppose getting the shot, but it raises questions and potential risks, especially f...
Dec 2 2022 — Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces have stopped joint military patrols in northern Syria to counter Islamic State extremists, as Turkish threats of a ground invasion stymie those missions with Kurdish forces. Other more limited security patrols by U.S. and ...
Nov 3 2022 — Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — WASHINGTON (AP) — Years after about 1,900 National Guard and Reserve soldiers were swept up in a recruiting bonus scandal, U.S. Army investigators are reviewing the cases and correcting records because some individuals were wrongly blamed and punished,...
Oct 31 2022 — Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — WASHINGTON (AP) — A small number of U.S. military forces inside Ukraine have recently begun doing onsite inspections to ensure that Ukrainian troops are properly accounting for the Western-provided weapons they receive, a senior U.S. defense official t...