Retiring ARNORTH commander considers challenges met
U.S. Army North (ARNORTH) Commander Lt. Gen. John Evans visits Fort Pickett in Virginia shortly after taking command in December 2021. Evans retired as…
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Canada launches its fifth Arctic offshore patrol ship
Canada launched its fifth Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship in August 2024. The Frèdèrick Rolette will bolster the country’s Arctic defense and security posture.…
Northern Viking demonstrates NATO capabilities in GIUK Gap
Iceland Minister of Foreign Affairs Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjoro Gylfadottir talks with Rear Adm. Patrick Hayden of the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, U.S. 6th…
Mexico’s incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum names secretaries of…
The Mexican military will have new leaders now that incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum has started her term. Gen. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo will head the…
Turks and Caicos Islands and Bahamas collaborate to deter illegal…
Officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (Marine Unit), with assistance from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, intercept a vessel carrying…
RBDF marks nearly 20 years of collaboration with Rhode Island National…
A contingent of Rhode Island National Guardsmen trained with the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in August 2024, focusing on mission planning, intelligence…
Mexican naval task force takes part in UNITAS 2024
The Mexican long-range ocean patrol ship, ARM Benito Juarez, participated in the RIMPAC 24 exercise in Hawaii this year. The Benito Juarez sailed to Chile in…
More sabotage: Cable cut at Norwegian air base in Arctic
Norwegian police said in August 2024 that a critical cable was cut at the Evenes Air Station in Norway’s Far North, pictured. The incident is the latest in a…
Alaska Aviation Command is Army’s new home for cold-weather flying
Soldiers of 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion and 1-25 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion stand in formation in June 2024 before being patched as members of…
Canadian defense minister visits Inuvik to highlight Arctic security
A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 lands in Inuvik during 2022’s Noble Defender exercise. Defence Minister Bill Blair visited the Arctic community in August 2024…