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Finnish Air Force Commander visits NORAD and USNORTHCOM
Finnish Maj. Gen. Juha-Pekka Keränen, right, and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Scott Robertson stand outside the headquarters of North American Aerospace Defense Command…
USNORTHCOM provides critical support in fighting U.S. wildfires
An Air National Guard C-130 out of Reno, Nevada, drops retardant on the Beckwourth Complex Fire on July 9, 2021, near Frenchman Lake in northern California.…
Canada sends first Arctic Offshore Patrol Vessel to train with Pacific…
A Royal Canadian Navy Arctic Offshore Patrol Vehicle patrols the icy Arctic waters. ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
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Canada conducted a major exercise…
NORAD celebrates its 66th anniversary marking Canadian, U.S. partnership
Royal Canadian Air Force Lt.-Gen. Blaise Frawley, deputy commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, hosts the celebration of NORAD’s 66th…
U.S. bolsters defense against hypersonic missile threat to homeland
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has selected a California-based company to develop software capable of detecting hypersonic missiles in flight from satellite…
Norway speeds up defense spending to reach NATO target
Norway has met the NATO goal of spending 2% of its GDP on defense two years early. Norwegian Soldiers, pictured above in a 2022 NATO exercise, will be better…
Denmark wants female conscripts to bolster military defense, NATO
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks during a news conference about strengthening the country’s Armed Forces by making conscription mandatory for…
Coast Guard ready to bolster homeland defense role in Arctic
The Coast Guard Cutter Healy participates in an Arctic survey to map the continental shelf. Vice Adm. Peter W. Gautier said the Coast Guard will welcome up to…
Denmark’s defense investment fosters resilience, preparedness
Soldiers from the Danish Schleswig Infantry Regiment take part in a military exercise at the Oksboel Shooting and Training Ground, in Jutland, Denmark, in March…
Norwegian Air Force establishes Joint Operations Center
Norway has ordered 52 of the U.S.-made advanced F-35 fighters and is scheduled to receive them all by 2025. NORWEGIAN ARMED FORCES
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The Royal…