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Military helicopter lost in sea between Italy and Greece

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U.S. delivers 128 anti-tank Javelin missiles to Estonia

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A Russian navy landing vessel unloads an armored vehicle as military helicopters fly overhead during Russian military maneuvers Vostok 2018 on the training ground &quot;Klerk,&quot; about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Vladivostok, Russian Far East port, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. The weeklong Vostok 2018 maneuvers are the largest war games Russia ever had. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Coronavirus precautions force NATO to adjust exercises despite increased Russian military activity

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Land Force Commanders from allied NATO and partner nations with Poland's General Jaroslaw Mika, center, met to discuss the execution of DEFENDER-Europe 20 during a conference held at the Headquarters of the U.S. Army in Europe in Wiesbaden, Germany, March 6, 2020. The commander of Poland's armed forces, General Jaroslaw Mika, was diagnosed with the new coronavirus as he returned home, the Polish Defense Ministry said. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (U.S. Army Europe/Stephen Perez via AP)

NATO says its role not hit by virus as Russia drills troops

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N. Macedonia becomes NATO’s 30th member, ending a long quest

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N. Macedonia clears last NATO membership hurdle

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Serbia downplays US sanctions threat over Russian weapons

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A man holding a child walks with others to the border gate of Pazarkule in Edirne, near Turkey-Greece border, early Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. An air strike by Syrian government forces killed scores of Turkish soldiers in northeast Syria, a Turkish official said Friday, marking the largest death toll for Turkey in a single day since it first intervened in Syria in 2016. (AP Photo/Ergin Yildiz)

NATO urges Syria, Russia to halt airstrikes as migrants move

By LORNE COOK and COSTAS KANTOURIS - Associated Press

Turkish backed Syrian rebels enter the own of Saraqeb, in Idlib province, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. Turkey-backed Syrian opposition fighters Thursday retook a strategic northwestern town iof Saraqeb, opposition activists said, and cut off the key highway linking the capital, Damascus, with the northern city of Aleppo, days after the government reopened it for the first time since 2012. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Turkey threatens Europe with refugees after 33 troops killed

By Mehmet Guzel and Andrew Wilks - Associated Press

A British and an United States soldier stand side by side after a press conference on the military exercise 'Defender 2020' in Brueck, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. The exercise with 37000 participants from a total of 18 nations will take place in Europe between January and about June 2020. (Soeren Stache/dpa via AP)

Russian military chief voices concern about NATO activities

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Christiane Amanpour of CNN reacts to photographers at the CNN Worldwide All-Star Party in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Christiane Amanpour calls for NATO-like media pact: ‘An attack on one of us is an attack on all’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

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Georgia deserves membership in NATO

By Giorgi Gakharia

Amid tension, Greece, Turkey hold military-to-military talks

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U.S. Secretary for Defense Mark Esper, second left, speaks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. NATO ministers, in a second day of meetings, will discuss building stability in the Middle East, the Alliance's support for Afghanistan and challenges posed by Russia's missile systems. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Iraq green-lights resumption of NATO training effort

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary for Defense Mark Esper, front center, shakes hands with British Defense Minister Ben Wallace during a group photo of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. NATO ministers, in a two-day meeting will discuss building stability in the Middle East, the Alliance's support for Afghanistan and challenges posed by Russia's missile systems. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

NATO eyes boosting Iraq army training, still needs Iraq’s OK

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

NATO set for Iraq troop trainer-swap to mollify US demands

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

Lawmakers, party leaders and guests attend the session of the parliament to ratify the NATO accession agreement, in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. North Macedonia's parliament is to pass the law on ratification of NATO treaty on Tuesday, the last step this small Balkan nation to become the 30-th full-flagged member of Western military alliance.(AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

North Macedonia parliament backs NATO accession

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES - Associated Press

U.S. soldiers train in Lithuania on Feb. 2, 2016. Such exercises may become more common with NATO allies as military officials scout out locations for new bases in Germany. (Facebook, U.S. Army Europe) ** FILE **

20,000 U.S. troops deploying to Europe in biggest show of force since Cold War

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, listens to a question after delivering a pre-NATO summit speech at Lancaster House in London, Thursday, June 21, 2018. The secretary-general of NATO says bonds between Europe and North America have weakened, and he appealed for an international effort to shore up the trans-Atlantic military alliance. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

U.S., NATO allies prepare for Defender-Europe 20 as Russia watches

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Sweden: Fake officer didn’t spy at NATO or hurt security

By JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press