John Vandiver
Reporter at Stars and Stripes
Reporter for Stars and Stripes newspaper. I cover the U.S. military, with a focus on its activities in Europe and Africa.
Articles
-
1 week ago |
stripes.com | John Vandiver
Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green is the former command chief master sergeant of Air Force Special Operations Command. He was dismissed from that role, according to an Air Force statement April 15, 2025, that cited a loss of confidence in his ability to lead. (U.S. Air Force) The senior enlisted leader of Air Force Special Operations Command was fired this week over a loss of confidence in his ability to do the job, service officials said.
-
1 week ago |
stripes.com | John Vandiver
Soldiers from the 41st Infantry Regiment stop during a southern border patrol near Ysleta, Texas, April 3, 2025. Since late January, the Pentagon has deployed several thousand troops to the southern border to counter illegal migration and narcotics trafficking.
-
1 week ago |
stripes.com | John Vandiver
U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division soldiers rush out of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a hot/cold loading exercise at Sodankyla Airfield, Finland, in May 2024 as part of the Defender Europe 2024 exercise. Troops are gearing up for this year’s edition of the exercise, with equipment and personnel departing the U.S. for the Continent on April 10, 2025.
-
1 week ago |
stripes.com | John Vandiver
Col. Susannah Meyers, 821st Space Base Group commander, left, greets Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, March 28, 2025. Meyers was replaced April 10 after “a loss of confidence in her ability to lead,” U.S. Space Operations Command said in a statement.
-
2 weeks ago |
stripes.com | John Vandiver
Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll speaks to reporters April 9, 2025, at Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Germany, as U.S. Army Europe and Africa commander Gen. Christopher Donahue listens. In the background is a World War II-era M4 Sherman tank.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 1K
- Tweets
- 1K
- DMs Open
- No
The U.S. soldiers who died during a mission in Lithuania were remembered Tuesday as a mix of dedicated young fathers, talented Army mechanics and key members of a close-knit unit. Read more at: https://t.co/eD33GQm2hr Source - Stars and Stripes
RT @alisonbath_: F/A-18 Super Hornets fly over the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on March 19. @TheCVN69 @CENT…
RT @JpLawrence3: A plume of black smoke billows from Gaza City as seen from the cockpit of a U.S. Air Force C-130 cargo plane approaching f…