Royals boost Dutch military volunteers as Europe looks to ramp up troop numbers

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Royals boost Dutch military volunteers as Europe looks to ramp up troop numbers

Updated 2 days ago
Washington Times
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Their faces daubed with camouflage, the troops emerge almost silently from a forest with Colt C7 rifles slung across their chests. They scan their surroundings for potential threats. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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Royals boost Dutch military volunteers as Europe looks to ramp up troop numbers
Washington Times4/30/2026

Royals boost Dutch military volunteers as Europe looks to ramp up troop numbers

HAVELTE, Netherlands — Their faces daubed with camouflage, the troops emerge almost silently from a forest with Colt C7 rifles slung across their chests. They scan their surroundings for potential threats. The soldiers are members of the 10th Infantry Battalion Guard Security Corps National Reserve on a weekend.

Germany builds up its military to prepare for a potential future without U.S. support
PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour
Lean Left
4/30/2026

Germany builds up its military to prepare for a potential future without U.S. support

Despite Trump's repeated threats to withdraw the United States from NATO, Germany’s top military officer claims relations with American military leaders are as strong as ever, but he also says that the threat from Russia means Germany’s push to strengthen its own armed forces is a race against time. Special.