ICYMI: US Army battalion hands over Patriot mission in Poland to Germany, eyes modernization stripes.com/branches/army/…

Today’s front page: US soldiers test their ability to rapidly deploy to Finland to help defend against an enemy invasion. More: bit.ly/3QGM11T

ICYMI: Hundreds of American soldiers deployed to northern Finland to test their ability to fight off an enemy invasion. More: bit.ly/3QGM11T

American soldiers with the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, conduct a nighttime reconnaissance exercise just 20 miles from the Russian border over the weekend. More: bit.ly/3FCyDcV

‘If it’s not difficult, then we’re doing something wrong’: Soldiers sharpen recon skills in the Baltics stripes.com/branches/army/… Stars and Stripes Phillip Walter Wellman

Today’s front page: The Army’s arrival in Kaiserslautern on March 20, 1945, marked the beginning of a decadeslong relationship that would see the US military shape the economy and identity of the city and surrounding area like nowhere else in Europe. More: bit.ly/4kEwvRV

ICYMI: Priscilla Presley has fond memories of studying at a U.S. Air Force-run high school in Wiesbaden, Germany, in the late 1950s and early ‘60s, although she admits she wasn’t in class often. stripes.com/theaters/europ…

WWII veteran Lester Schrenk returned to a former POW camp site in Poland, 80 years after he was held there. Nature has reclaimed the area, which he described as unrecognizable, yet unforgettable. More: bit.ly/4c0MlT5

At 101, American WWII veteran returns to Polish forest where he was once a POW stripes.com/veterans/2025-…

Priscilla Presley revisited the German town where she met Elvis, sharing memories of military high school, Cold War Germany and life with the King. More: bit.ly/4j3hxDi

ICYMI: 80 years ago, Patton’s Army rolled into what is now the largest US military community overseas stripes.com/theaters/europ…

Today's front page: Army short-range air defense joins NATO’s Formidable Shield in Norway, as planners learn lessons from Ukraine. More: bit.ly/3F80qBY

Navy leads, Army launches: U.S. fires missile from new platform for first time in NATO exercise U.S. Navy U.S. Army Norwegian Armed Forces | Forsvaret stripes.com/theaters/europ…

NATO’s Formidable Shield 2025 features 16 ships, 27 planes and eight ground units from 11 NATO and partner nations. The exercise began a decade ago as a naval missile defense demonstration but has grown to include allied air forces and, in recent years, ground troops. See more

Soldiers from the 7th Engineer Brigade salute at a Memorial Day ceremony at Somme American Cemetery in France. Nearly 1,850 Americans killed in WWI are buried here, among more than 100,000 from both world wars laid to rest at ABMC sites in Europe. More: bit.ly/44UPmCW

Staff Sgt. Joshua Rux of U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band and Chorus plays taps among the grave markers at Somme American Cemetery in France. READ MORE: bit.ly/4dInLqP (Photo by Phillip Walter Wellman/Stars and Stripes)

#MemorialDay Chargé d’affaires a.i. David McCawley : « Je tiens à exprimer ma profonde gratitude aux soldats américains présents ici alors que nous rendons hommage à leurs frères et sœurs d’armes qui, au cours de l’histoire de notre nation, ont fait le sacrifice ultime pour

PHOTOS: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France. 📸: Phillip Walter Wellman / Stars and Stripes

ICYMI: “If we were in a situation like this, would we be able to accomplish the mission?” For 101st Airborne troops, visiting D-Day battlefield sites wasn’t just history, it was a call to sharpen their edge. Story: bit.ly/43QsUIS

As the US seeks to establish a more permanent military presence in Poland, military officials say strengthening ties with Polish communities is vital, and events like the recent Polish-American Freedom Fest are one way of doing that. Story: bit.ly/44QPCCf American Authors