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UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs Mohamed Bin Mubarak Fadhel Al Mazrouei arrives at Esenboga Airport ahead of the 36th NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye, on July 7, 2026. (Getty Images)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with President Donald Trump ahead of the 36th NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkiye, on July 7, 2026. (Getty Images)

A US Marine Corps assault amphibious vehicle in Babadag Training Area, Romania, June 15, 2026. (US Marine Corps)

EU flags fly at the entrance to the European Commission ahead of the European Union summit on June 18, 2026. (Getty Images)

A Barracuda unmanned surface vessel undergoes testing in southern Ukraine on March 30, 2026. (Getty Images)

General George Marshall and Secretary of War Henry Stimson, circa 1942. (Wikimedia Commons)

The flag used by the Taliban's interim government is seen over Afghanistan’s embassy in Moscow on July 4, 2025, after Russia officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan. (Getty Images)

USS Mount Whitney and German Navy FGS Hamburg sail together in the Baltic Sea, June 22, 2026. (US Navy)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the G7 summit on June 16, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Getty Images)

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)

Several Bv206 Hägglunds stand in the snow during the military exercise ”Cold Response 26.” (Getty Images)

US Army Pfc shoots a SA80 rifle alongside a British Army soldier, during close-quarters battle practice, Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, June 11, 2026. (US Army)