The German Navy Berlin-class replenishment ship Frankfurt am Main (A1412) refuels the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) during exercise Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS 25) in the Baltic Sea, June 13, 2025. BALTOPS 25 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise,…

Off the coast of Gotland, Sweden, scientists from the NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) are deploying cutting-edge acoustic sensors to see if they might help NATO Allies detect and respond to sabotage of underwater pipelines and data cables. One key trial involves using ballast anchors to replicate…

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare an MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft for takeoff at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, June 2, 2025. The Reaper is employed primarily as an intelligence-collection asset and secondarily against dynamic execution targets. CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, NEVADA 06.02.2025…

BALTOPS 25, the premiere maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. POLAND 06.20.2025 Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shelby Robinson  U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet

The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) departs Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, June 20, in support of Atlantic Alliance 2025 (AA25). U.S. 2nd Fleet and II Marine Expeditionary Force, alongside Allies from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, will conduct AA25, the premier East…

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lighting II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing conduct flight operations during a deployment for training at Osan Air Base May 13 - May 31, 2025. VMFA-214, an F-35B Lighting II squadron from Marine Corps Air…

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, conducts aerial refueling operations with F-35A Lightning IIs from the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England, and Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornets during exercise Atlantic Trident 25 over Finland, June 16, 2025. Atlantic Trident 25…

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing paticipate in Bamboo Eagle 25-1 at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. The 354th participated in Bamboo Eagle to improve the wing’s ability to engage in Agile Combat Employment strategies that increase survivability and interfere with adversary calculus. EIELSON AIR FORCE…