U.S. Coast Guard surges assets and personnel to support Mexico-U.S.…
The U.S. Coast Guard surged aviation assets beginning in late January 2025 to support border security efforts at the Mexico-U.S. frontier. U.S. COAST GUARD
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Sweden detains vessel suspected of cutting undersea cables in Baltic Sea
Sweden seized a vessel suspected of cutting undersea cables in the Baltic Sea in January 2025, the latest in a string of apparent sabotage incidents in the…
RBDF deters illegal migration through the Bahamas
Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commander Commodore Raymond E. King , center, said migrant apprehensions dropped by 37% in 2024. Meanwhile, the U.S. Coast Guard in…
Mexico deploys first of 10,000 troops to U.S. border
Mexican National Guard members patrol along the Mexico-U.S. border in Ciudad Juarez on February 5, 2025. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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NATO launches Baltic Sentry to deter undersea sabotage
Sweden will provide its first military support to a NATO mission when it sends several warships and aircraft to participate in the Baltic Sentry Mission. NATO…
Bahamas, U.S. authorities counter illegal migration operations near…
U.S. immigration authorities apprehended nearly 60 migrants in the southeastern approaches to the country in January 2025. Above, Coast Guard personnel help…
USNORTHCOM coordinates response to national emergency at southern border
U.S. Marines build border fence barriers near San Diego, California, on January 31, 2025, in response to the U.S. government’s emergency declaration, sealing…
U.S cyber defenses improved and lessons learned from Solar Winds hack
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced in December 2024 that it has made large-scale upgrades to federal cyber defenses since the…
Chinese company sanctioned in ransomware attacks
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A Chinese citizen has been indicted and the Chinese…
NATO needs to lead in Arctic, analysis argues
Swedish Army Soldiers prepare for Arctic exercises in northern Sweden. A recent commentary in War on the Rocks, a military affairs website, argues that NATO…