USNORTHCOM commander advocates for future technology to defend the…
THE WATCH STAFF
What once seemed like futuristic technology is now a necessity to defend the United States Homeland, says Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, who…
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U.S. modernizes Pituffik (Thule) Space Base for Arctic forward operations
ELENA FARNSWORTH
Things are heating up at the top of the world.
With heightened international tensions and a warming Arctic region, the United States’…
U.S. tracks and contests Russian out-of-area naval operations
THE WATCH STAFF
President Vladimir Putin hailed a Russian Navy frigate departing from the Northern Fleet’s home port of Severomorsk in January 2023 as having…
Arctic Search and Rescue: enhancing operational capabilities while saving…
THE WATCH STAFF
The mission of Arctic search and rescue at its most basic is saving lives.
But when the United States military trains for combat search…
The F-35 delivers unmatched global deterrence
THE WATCH STAFF
The barren and unforgiving Arctic terrain of the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC) is where the United States military and its…
Operation Noble Defender (Polar Dagger)
THE WATCH STAFF
Navy SEALs aboard black-rubber raiding boats skim across a choppy sea off Alaska under the watchful eye of an F-22 Raptor. Later, they…
U.S., Gulf allies and Israel working together to protect shipping lanes
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Naval forces from the United States, Israel and two Gulf Arab states are taking part in a joint security drill in the Red Sea, a vital…
Russia’s weapons test threatens International Space Station
REUTERS
A missile Russia fired into one of its own satellites in a weapons test on November 15, 2021, generated an orbital debris field that endangered the…
U.S. bombers carry out North Sea training missions with allies
THE WATCH STAFF
U.S. Air Force bombers joined British warplanes for recent exercises over the North Sea.
The venerable B-52 Stratofortress planes from…