6 entries in the ledger
The Iran campaign has forced the Pentagon to rush ships, aircraft and air-defense units from across Europe and Asia to the Middle East as U.S. stockpiles have been depleted, U.S. officials told The New York Times in an...
At the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 7-8, 2026, the Trump administration confirmed a phased drawdown of U.S. forces in Europe, reportedly including the withdrawal of warplanes, destroyers and submarines, the...
Gen. Christopher Donahue relinquished command of U.S. Army Europe and Africa at a July 2, 2026 ceremony at Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Germany, and the command was officially downgraded from a four-star to a three-star...
On January 24, 2026, the Pentagon released a 34-page National Defense Strategy, the first update since 2022. It states that "for too long, the U.S. Government neglected — even rejected — putting Americans and their...
Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21, 2026, President Trump said he would not use military force to acquire Greenland: "I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force." He...
On January 17, 2026, President Trump announced tariffs on eight European countries — Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland — over their opposition to U.S. acquisition...