Homeland Defense

Sweden is beefing up its defenses in the Arctic to counter a growing Russian threat, the country’s defense minister said on October 4, 2023. AFP/GETTY IMAGES…

U.S. Coast Guard Sailors in a small craft in an eastern Pacific operation to combat illegal fishing. U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND The…

Audrey Oxendine, Fort Liberty’s energy and utilities branch chief, shows the base’s floating microgrid to U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Kevin Vereen on July 28, 2023. U.S.…

Fentanyl is being smuggled in great quantities across the southern border of the United States, the U.S. Border Patrol says. AFP/GETTY IMAGES THE WATCH STAFF…

Rising People’s Republic of China (PRC) technological influence in the Caribbean and Latin America worries the U.S., which convened a summit to discuss…

The isolated Svalbard peninsula, about halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, has seen increased presence by the Norwegian military in recent…

The People’s Republic of China has invested in many ports in Latin America, including Freeport in the Bahamas. JULIETA PELCASTRE/ DIÁLOGO AMERICAS The number…

A Finnish Soldier operates a 155 mm field gun during an exercise in May 2023. REUTERS NATO’s newest member Finland plans to spend 2.3% of its gross…

An LC-130 Hercules aircraft sits on an Arctic skiway created by the 109th Airlift Wing.   THE WATCH STAFF Defending the U.S. homeland…

Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters, such as the one pictured in this file photo, scrambled to shadow Russian long-range bombers operating near Scotland on August…