Homeland Defense

The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold was one of four destroyers dispatched to shadow a flotilla of Russian and Chinese vessels near Alaska. THE WATCH STAFF…

National Guard Sgt. David Breaud directs a high-water vehicle down a flooded road in Grant Parish, Louisiana, following torrential downpours in March 2016.…

THE WATCH STAFF Senior military leaders from the United States and Norway met recently at the headquarters of U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), where they…

Assistant Secretary of Defense Melissa G. Dalton delivers the keynote address. THE WATCH STAFF Arctic partners convened at the headquarters of the North…

U.S. STRATEGIC COMMAND The recent completion of a monthlong rotation by U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers to RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, as part of the Bomber Task…

The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Ship Fairweather docks in front of Hubbard Glacier off the coast of Alaska. The hydrographic survey…

MAJ. GEN. (RET.) RANDY A. KEE/U.S. AIR FORCE The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies (TSC) officially opened in an August 11, 2022, ceremony at…

The F-35 fighter represents a new model of international cooperation, ensuring the security of the U.S. and its partners well into the 21st century. TECH SGT.…

Naval Special Warfare operators perform a high-altitude low-opening jump during operation Arctic Edge 2022 in Alaska. DoD Courtesy Photo DR. JAMES R. MORTON…

Pilots and ground crew prepare F-35A Lightning II aircraft to participate in Operation Noble Defender at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland. NORAD At the top of…