Global for Friday, May 22, 2026

• All-female Senate delegation sets off for High North amid growing military tensions
• Rubio ratchets up pressure on NATO at key summit
• US Marine Corps tests using helicopter as mobile drone command center
• Congressional report tallies 42 US aircraft lost or damaged in Operation Epic Fury
• Libya and Syria join Turkey’s flagship military exercise in historic firsts
• Taiwan says it has not been told by US of arms sales delays
• SOCOM begins fielding new battlefield biometrics system
• In shift, Trump announces deployment of 5,000 US troops to Poland