This is the first B-2 task force deployment to Europe since August. And the Coast Guard keeps running rescue and humanitarian missions to a quarantined cruise liner anchored off California. Juniper Cobra is a joint Isreal-U.S. missile defense exercise that officially kicked off March 3 and was slated to last until March 13. The airmen and bombers will conduct theater integration and flying training, including joint and allied training in Europe during their deployment. US general: Turkey 'should not get' F-35 President Donald Trump has nominated Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters for the position of NATO’s supreme allied commander. The EUCOM commander says he's “not comfortable yet with the deterrent posture” of America's military presence. Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 12. This year’s defense spending plan includes roughly $214 million to construct installations in Iceland, Norway and much of Eastern Europe. The U.S. Army’s commander in Europe is urging European nations to agree on special transport and border rules so that NATO forces can be quickly moved to deter potential aggressors like Russia. Load More