Top NATO military official warns again of Russian, PRC threat to Arctic
NATO Military Committee Chairman Dutch Adm. Rob Bauer told an Arctic Council audience in October 2024 that the threat to the region from Russia and the…
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Carrier groups team up to support Norway
A Navy officer walks on a deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, near Split, Croatia, in 2022. The Truman participated in the Strike Warrior 2024…
Mexican Navy seizes 15,361 kilograms of drugs at sea since start of…
The Mexican Navy has seized a record amount of drugs at sea in recent months, including more than 15,000 kilograms during the first weeks of President Claudia…
USS Harry S. Truman strike group sails to Arctic for drills with Norway
An F/A-18 Hornet prepares for takeoff from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) off the coast of Norway. Photo…
RBDF members enhance search and rescue skills
Participants of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s Urban Search and Rescue training course practice safe extraction of a victim in a natural disaster. ROYAL…
Norway and Sweden boost military spending again to counter Russia
Military personnel operate near the border between Finland, Norway and Sweden during exercise Cold Response in March 2024. Participants from Belgium, Canada,…
Canada leads Ardent Defender to counter explosive ordnance threat
More than 400 Canadian Armed Forces members trained with nine allied nations in October 2024 in an exercise designed to counter explosive threats. CANADIAN…
RBDF formally adopts WPS principles in historic agreement
Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) leaders and U.S. officials negotiate a formal accord for the Bahamas to adopt the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) initiative,…
Norway considers building wall on Russian border
Norwegian Soldiers patrol the border with Russia in 2022. Norway recently announced it was mulling the construction of a border wall to deter the type of…
Royal Canadian Navy tracks Russian ships in North Atlantic, Baltic Sea
A Russian submarine is monitored by the crew of the HMCS Shawinigan on August 29, 2024, as it transits through the Baltic Sea. ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
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