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Polar Dagger
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…
Search and rescue saving lives by enhancing operational capabilities
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…
Joint task force enhances security through regional collaboration
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…
The Kingdom of Denmark and the Defense of North America
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…
Greenland’s alignment with West a win for Denmark, Greenland and the U.S.
SARA OLSVIG/UNIVERSITY OF GREENLAND
The longstanding defense relationship between Greenland and the United States has strengthened in recent years. As their…
Norway leading Nordic defense cooperation
SVEIN EFJESTAD/NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Norway chaired the Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO) organization in 2022, a year dominated by the…
Finland and the Arctic NATO membership is a step toward Nordic security
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…
United Front
DR. P. WHITNEY LACKENBAUER and DR. ADAM LAJEUNESSE
Since Russia’s unprovoked February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the world has witnessed the further spillover…
The Joint Expeditionary Framework Deterring Adversaries
UNITED KINGDOM MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
In search of established, proven practices for integrated deterrence, this article highlights the role of the Joint…
Defending the Homeland: Globally Integrated Layered Defense (GILD)
SGT. JUSTIN SMITH/10TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (AIRBORNE)
Gen. Glen D. VanHerck uses a story to illustrate why the North American Aerospace Defense Command…