Bahamas sends first RBDF contingent to Haiti to restore stability
Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) members attend a send-off ceremony before their six-month deployment to Haiti. ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENCE FORCE
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Canada launches Arctic security dialogue with Nordic NATO partners
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, far right, listens to remarks at NATO’s 75th Anniversary celebration in April 2024. Espen Barth Eide, Minister of…
USNORTHCOM, National Guard collaborate in Helene relief efforts
As residents struggled in the wake of Hurricane Helene, about 1,500 active-duty U.S. Army troops deployed to aid relief efforts, supporting thousands of…
Central American and Caribbean air forces work on shared challenges
Central American and Caribbean air chiefs met in Tucson, Arizona, in August 2024 to discuss ways to better integrate and support each other to combat illegal…
Sweden assumes leadership of NATO’s northeastern flank
Nordic defense ministers gather in the Faroe Islands in April 2024 to discuss military cooperation. AFP/GETTY IMAGES
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RBDF and U.S. collaborate on military justice and ethics exchange
U.S. Northern Command and Rhode Island National Guard officials, along with representatives from the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies, exchanged…
Future of Barents Euro-Arctic Council in flux after Russia’s exit
Barents Euro-Arctic Council regional council members met in October 2023 to inaugurate new Chairman Markus Hirvonen of Finland. The future of the 30-year-old…
Norway’s High North suffers another military sabotage incident
Relations between Norway and Russia have become strained after repeated sabotage incidents that have been linked to Russia. The latest incidents occurred in the…
HMS Trent sets record for drug busts in Caribbean deployment
Royal Marines and U.S. Coast Guardsmen deploy from the HMS Trent in August 2024 to interdict a drug smuggling boat south of the Dominican Republic. THE ROYAL…
Russian tankers form ‘shadow fleet’ to avoid Ukrainian war sanctions
Five Russian LNG tankers, similar to the one pictured, have been deregistered and now operate as a shadow fleet trying to evade sanctions levied after Russia’s…