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EUTERS/Alexander ErmochenkoPoland is deploying combat helicopters and increasing troop levels at its border with Belarus in response to what Warsaw claims was a violation of its airspace this week.Poland’s Ministry of Defense said that two Belarusian helicopters training near the border violated Polish airspace in the eastern Bialowieza region. The U.S. Department of Defense characterized the incident as an “incursion into Polish airspace by Belarusian aircraft” in a stateme...

“It's awkward. It's not helpful. It's inappropriate, and ultimately, it does detract over the longterm from our combat readiness,” one retired admiral said.

Poland is now gearing up combat choppers in response to infiltration threats from Wagner fighters in Belarus.

“It's awkward. It's not helpful. It's inappropriate, and ultimately, it does detract over the longterm from our combat readiness,” one retired admiral said.

The U.S. has decided not to invoke prisoner of war status for Army Pvt. Travis King after he bolted into North Korea last month.

U.S. Space Command is set to achieve full operational capability (FOC) this month, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder, the

Pvt King (pictured), 23, sprinted into North Korea on July 18 while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone on the border and was immediately taken into custody.

North Korea has offered a very brief response to the United Nations Command about a US soldier who dashed over the heavily-guarded border with South Korea on July 18 and was immediately taken into custody, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. However, Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said that North Korea only acknowledged the UN Command's request for information

Mr King was previously detained in South Korea after he issued a guilty plea for destroying public property and assault

WASHINGTON — North Korea has offered a very brief response to United Nations officials about an American soldier who dashed over the heavily-guarded border…