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The war in Ukraine has Europe on edge but the alliance is practicing mutual defense.

This month, the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division deployed to Europe for the first time since the second world war, as part of a major military buildup along what NATO’s border with Russia.

"All we do out here is train and get ready for a fight that might come," said U.S. Navy Lieutenant Cordan Mackenzie, an F-18 pilot.

NATOs Allied Air Command delivers Air and Space Power for the Alliance. It is in charge of all Air and Space matters from northern Norway to southern Italy and from the Azores to eastern Turkey. All missions support NATO’s strategic concepts of Collective Defence, Crisis Management and Cooperative Security.

The so-called “vigilance activity” comes during a time of heightened European tensions.

Neptune Strike (NEST 22-2), a multi-domain exercise by NATOs Naval Striking and Support Forces, has begun in the Mediterranean Sea and is expected to be completed by October 28, the alliance said on Friday

Nord Stream Attack: The mystery over the blast of Nord Stream 1 & 2 pipelines has been called sabotage. Russia is angry! Europe, US, NATO

Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO is NATO’s premier Maritime Battle-staff and the Alliance’s primary link for integrating US Maritime Forces into NATO operations.

Vice Adm. Eugene Black III relinquished command of the fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO to Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee during a roughly hourlong ceremony at Naval Support Activity Naples.

VALE — There’s no place like home for Vale native Louis Butler. After 24 years traveling the world during his career with the United States Navy, Butler has retired and