A MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile System fires as part of a bilateral live-fire exercise with military members from the Royal Netherlands Ground-based Air Defense Command at McGregor Range in New Mexico on May 11, 2024. (US Army)
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Uzushio-class submarine participates in an international fleet review at Sagami Bay on November 6, 2022, off Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
A US Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber performs a fly-over during the Speed of Sound Airshow at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri, on September 14, 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard)
US Vice President JD Vance speaks with NATO Secretary General during a meeting in Munich, southern Germany, on February 14, 2025. (Tobias Schwarz via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump addresses the nation, alongside Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, from the White House in Washington, DC, on June 21, 2025. (Carlos Barria via Getty Images)
A NATO military force stands guard ahead of the two-day NATO summit at the World Forum in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 22, 2025. (Remko de Waal via Getty Images)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks on during a federal cabinet meeting on June 3, 2025, in Perth, Australia. (Matt Jelonek via Getty Images)