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US Aircraft Carrier USS George H. W. Bush Returns to Souda Bay, Crete
On Friday, March 10, the US Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) and the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 returned to the port of Souda Bay in Crete after conducting exercises in the...
Military
ISIS Leader Killed and 4 US Soldiers Injured During Raid in Syria
A high-ranking ISIS leader was killed on Thursday night during a raid conducted by the U.S. military and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Four American soldiers and a working dog were wounded in the raid.
The ISIS leader was identified...
Greek News
US Gives Extra Military Equipment to Greece
The United States Army has agreed to a foreign military sales contract with Greece to give the country's military its extra equipment as well as support for regional operations.
The first round of equipment, known as Excess Defense Articles (EDA)...
USA
Biden Will Deploy US Troops to Eastern Europe in Ukraine Standoff
US troops will be deployed and repositioned to Eastern Europe as a result of the ongoing tensions and standoff in Ukraine, President Biden announced on Wednesday.
The US will reposition 1,000 soldiers who are now based in Germany to Romania;...
Europe
US to Deploy Another 1,000 Military Health Workers to Fight Covid-19
The United States will deploy another 1,000 military health workers to help staff in hospitals around the country, the White House announced on Thursday.
This will be the second deployment of National Guard troops in healthcare facilities around the nation,...
Greek News
Greece’s Alexandroupolis Hosts “Largest Shipment of US Equipment in History”
Greece's port of Alexandroupolis is now hosting the "largest shipment of US military equipment in history," the American Embassy in Athens said on Friday.
US carriers have been transferring helicopters and military vehicles that will participate in the upcoming NATO...
Military
US Marines Have Been Secretly Deployed to Taiwan for the Past Year
The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that roughly 24 United States troops have been stationed on Taiwan this past year. Their presence was announced by officials on Thursday after renewed tensions between the nations came to the fore...
Military
Afghan Interpreter “Going to Die for a Good Thing” for Helping US
An Afghan interpreter who helped US forces in Afghanistan has accepted that he likely will not be evacuated from the country and is going to die, but does not regret sacrificing his life for doing "a good thing," he...
Ancient Greece
Stoicism Used by US Military to Help Treatment of PTSD
The US Military is engaging with the Greek philosophy of stoicism to explore the ways in which its tenets resonate across life in the military
USA
Leaked Footage Shows US Navy Filmed UFO Over Pacific in 2019
Footage from the U.S. Navy shows a UFO spotted flying erratically in California in 2019 before it plunged under the ocean beneath it.