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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…
Army deepens domain awareness in Arctic combat
Snipers train in the Arctic Edge exercise in 2022. Adapting military tactics in the harsh environment is a priority for the U.S. military. U.S. ARMY
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Canada ramps up defense spending with focus on Arctic
A member of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, emerges from a snow shelter demonstration near Resolute Bay in preparation for Operation Nunalivut.…
Special Forces conduct advanced bio-testing in extreme Arctic conditions
A Soldier performs advanced biological material analysis in low-visibility conditions during the recent Arctic Edge 24 exercise in Alaska. U.S. SPECIAL…
Finland’s border closure with Russia is now indefinite
Finland President Alexander Stubb visits the border checkpoint of Niirala on March 27, 2024. Stubb said his country needs to guard against Russian attempts to…
Norway buying military drones to bolster Barents Sea defense
Norway announced plans in April 2024 to buy long-range drones, possibly similar to the RQ-B Global Hawk, to bolster its surveillance of the Barents Sea and…
Homeland Security official studies potential threats during Arctic visit
The Norwegian High North has received increasing U.S. attention in recent years. In late March 2024, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary Dmitri…
United States and its Arctic allies increase interoperability by…
U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 24, Marine Air Control Group 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, deploy an AN/TPS-80…
Marines demonstrate resilience with HIMARS Arctic exercise
U.S. Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve ready High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems for…
Canadian exercise helps maintain Arctic security
A Canadian diver conducts operations during Operation Nanook-Nunalivut in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, on March 8, 2023. CANADIAN ARMED FORCES
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