NATO announces that five of its AWACS aircraft will patrol off the east coast of the United States, marking the first time NATO forces have deployed to the US for a real contingency operation.
In a show force over the Pacific, the U.S. conducted separate bilateral exercises with South Korea and Japan in response to North Korea’s May 24 ballistic missile test. The North’s test reportedly included an intercontinental ballistic missile, launched while President Joe Biden flew home from the region. Also on May…