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.
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2 days ago |
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Air Force Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich is shown during a humanitarian airdrop over Gaza on March 10, 2024. He has been nominated to replace Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli as commander of U.S. forces in Europe and NATO supreme allied commander in Europe, the Pentagon announced June 5, 2025.
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2 days ago |
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte make opening remarks at a defense ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on June 5, 2025. Hegseth said that for NATO to remain credible, Europe must channel growing defense budgets into hard power rather than relying primarily on U.S. military strength.
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3 days ago |
stripes.com | John Vandiver
The U.S. will call on all NATO members to develop concrete plans to spend 5% of their gross domestic product on defense, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said June 4, 2025. (NATO) The United States will demand that all NATO allies develop clear plans to hit new defense spending targets in a timely manner, the top American diplomat to the bloc said Wednesday.
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4 days ago |
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U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets sit on the runway at Jagel Airfield in Germany on June 19, 2023. American military aircraft stationed on open airfields could face similar risks as the warplanes destroyed in a recent surprise drone strike by Ukraine deep inside Russia, experts say.
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5 days ago |
stripes.com | John Vandiver
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a security conference in Singapore on May 31, 2025. Hegseth said in his remarks that countries in the Pacific should follow the lead of NATO members by boosting defense spending, and he singled out Germany for praise.
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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…