KOUVOLA, Finland - A platoon of Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, participated in cold-weather ...

Lessons from the conflict are still important to the Finnish Army, especially the Jaeger Brigade, which specializes in Arctic ...

In wartime, the Finnish Border Guard becomes part of the Finnish Defence Forces. Universal male conscription is in place, under which all mentally and physically capable men serve for 165, 255, or 347 ...

A new NATO command center began operations in Finland on Sept. 1, situated roughly 250 kilometers (150 miles) from the Russian city of St. Petersburg. The alliance's Multi-Corps Land Component Command ...

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In the unforgiving expanse of the Arctic Circle, U.S., Finnish and other allied forces are transforming this frozen landscape into a proving ground for one of the most challenging combat environments ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finnish soldiers are exploring the most effective way to use mines (Alessandro RAMPAZZO) (Alessandro RAMPAZZO/AFP/AFP) Finland is ...

KOUVOLA, Finland – Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division Headquarters participated in the Finnish training exercise Operation Karelian Spear Nov.

HELSINKI (Reuters) - They say an army marches on its stomach, and a decision to serve Finnish soldiers two compulsory vegetarian meals a week has upset the nationalist defence minister. The move aims ...