The Watch - Homeland Defense

Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, left, incoming commander of U.S. Southern Command, takes the command guidon from Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III during the SOUTHCOM change-of-command ceremony in Doral, Florida, on November 7, 2024. Holsey assumed command from Army Gen. Laura Richardson, who is retiring after 38 years of service. ERICA BECHARD/U.S.…

Military vehicles during combat shooting as part of the Resolute Warrior exercise. During the maneuver, the multinational NATO brigade stationed in Latvia,…

North American Aerospace Defense Command fighter aircraft intercept a Chinese H-6 bomber off the coast of Alaska in July 2024. Two of the Chinese bombers were…

A worker unloads limes at a citrus packing plant in La Ruana in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mexico has sent…

North Korea has sent about 15,000 troops to fight alongside Russia in Ukraine. A new alliance between the countries was struck in at a Pyongyang summit in June…

Crew members from the HMCS Yellowknife transfer bales of cocaine from the ship to a pier in the Port of San Diego in September 2024. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER LEVI…

The HMS Anson, the latest Astute-class attack submarine to enter the Royal Navy, completed late-stage tests near the U.S. and in the Caribbean in 2024. ROYAL…

Members of the Mexican Navy guard packages of drugs after seizing about 8.4 thousand metric tons s of the illicit cargo and arresting 23 people in an operation…

A contingent from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) visited U.S. Coast Guard Base Miami Beach in November 2024 for a historic, first-time port call. While…