Finland, which shares a border with Russia, plans to build 300 new shooting ranges as interest in national defense surge

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Finnish reservists of the Guard Jaeger Regiment stand at a shooting range as they take part in a military exercise at the Santahamina military base in Helsinki, Finland on March 7, 2023.
Finnish reservists of the Guard Jaeger Regiment stand at a shooting range as they take part in a military exercise at the Santahamina military base in Helsinki, Finland on March 7, 2023.

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Russia apparently got control of the skies before seizing victory in a front-line fight, and it could be 'devastating' for Ukraine if it continues, war experts say

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Russian Su-34 fighter bombers, Su-27 jet fighters and MIG 29 jet fighters fly above Moscow's Red Square, on May 7, 2015, during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade.
Russian Su-34 fighter bombers, Su-27 jet fighters and MIG 29 jet fighters fly above Moscow's Red Square, on May 7, 2015, during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade.

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The Houthis have deployed underwater drones in the Red Sea, Defense Department says

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The USS Gerald R. Ford (foreground) and Dwight D. Eisenhower (background).

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Ukraine's military is shifting to a defensive strategy that failed Nazi Germany in WWII

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Ukrainian soldier of the 28th Mechanized Brigade fires with Carl-Gustaf Recoilless Rifle on Russian position on December 25, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Ukrainian soldier of the 28th Mechanized Brigade fires with Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle on Russian position on December 25, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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First US Air Force wing to get operational A-10 attack aircraft nearly 50 years ago starts sending its Warthogs to the boneyard

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An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., during a weapons evaluation mission Sept. 15, 2022.
An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., during a weapons evaluation mission Sept. 15, 2022.

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Trump is threatening the very thing that gives NATO the strength to stand up to Russia

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US President Donald Trump pauses as he addresses a press conference on the second day of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Brussels on July 12, 2018.
US President Donald Trump pauses as he addresses a press conference on the second day of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Brussels on July 12, 2018.

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The US Air Force needs aircraft fleets ready for a fight 'that we've not ever seen the likes of before,' general says

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An F-15C Eagle fighter jet assigned to the Oregon Air National Guard's 123rd Fighter Squadron approaches an in-flight refueling boom during Red Flag 18-1 over the Nevada Test and Training Range Feb. 7, 2018.

Trump's NATO comments might scare lawmakers but even Republicans voted to make it nearly impossible for him to leave the alliance

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Former President Donald Trump
Then-President Donald Trump prepares to address reporters at the 2018 NATO summit

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A new top commander is replacing Ukraine's 'Iron General,' and he's taking the job at a tough time

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Ukrainian Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky photographed during an interview with The Washington Post via Getty Images on June 30, 2022, in eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky photographed during an interview with The Washington Post via Getty Images on June 30, 2022, in eastern Ukraine.

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Russia may be moving to pull the plug on letting the only anti-war candidate run for president because the Kremlin's worried he might take too many votes from Putin, experts say

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A split image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin.

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