CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. — Two soldiers from the Swedish Armed Forces competed with New York Army National Guard troops during the 2025 Best Warrior Competition last week. Swedish Cpl.

They are leading efforts to reverse decades of military drawdowns to counter both Russian aggression and uncertain security guarantees from the Trump White House.

Finnish officers could in the future help to train Swedish army conscripts, if a suggestion from the defence spokesperson of Sweden's Social Democratic Party comes to fruition. The Swedish government ...

David Amendola, a member of the 442nd Military Police Company The other two competitors — Swedish Army Pvt. Jesper Andersson and Cpl. Simon Drie Runnander—members of Sweden’s First Brigade ...

Around a third of the 13,000 youngsters born in 1999 were forced to join the Swedish military from January 2017. Sweden, which has a population of 9.5million, ended compulsory national service for ...

The Holy Roman Empire army did eventually move on from the camp, engaging in several skirmishes with the Swedish army stationed nearby. The two forces met head on in the Battle of Lützen in ...