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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…

Over Canada’s Pacific Coast, a U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle from the Portland Air National Guard refuels beneath a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force…

An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter played an integral role in a search and rescue demonstration. Alejandro Pena/U.S. Air Force The mission…

A Royal Canadian Navy diver performs mine countermeasure operations as part of the biennial Exercise Arctic Edge in March 2022 near Juneau, Alaska. CPL. HUGO…

LT. COL. MIKKEL PERLT/DANISH DEFENCE When most people think of North America, they probably think of the United States, Canada and perhaps Mexico, but few…

SARA OLSVIG/UNIVERSITY OF GREENLAND  The longstanding defense relationship between Greenland and the United States has strengthened in recent years. As their…

SVEIN EFJESTAD/NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Norway chaired the Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO) organization in 2022, a year dominated by the…

JANNE KUUSELA/FINLAND DEFENSE POLICY DIRECTOR The bids of Finland and Sweden to join NATO have brought the security of the Baltic Sea region into public…