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Homeland Defense

Drill strengthens homeland defense network, enables decision advantage

The WatchSeptember 21, 2026

Mexico

Mexico, U.S. ink agreement to help Mexico combat cartel drones

The WatchSeptember 21, 2026

Arctic

Guillot highlights Arctic readiness in visit with Denmark defense chief

The WatchSeptember 21, 2026

Mexico

Mexico deals another severe blow to Sinaloa Cartel

The WatchSeptember 18, 2026

Homeland Defense

Bahamas delegation participates in Americas Counter Cartel Coalition Forum

The WatchSeptember 18, 2026

Arctic

Pituffik Space Base honored for 75 years of Arctic defense

The WatchSeptember 18, 2026

Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

Why the CCP’s rare ballistic missile test raises concerns

THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSeptember 17, 2026

Homeland Defense

U.S. creates drone czar to maintain warfighting edge

The WatchSeptember 17, 2026

Top Stories

Seamless Shield: How USNORTHCOM and NORAD backed World Cup security operations

The WatchSeptember 17, 2026

Homeland Defense

U.S. introduces less expensive Patriot anti-missile interceptor

SENTRY STAFFSeptember 3, 2026

TOP STORIES

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Expanded U.S. powers target Latin American criminal organizations

July 2, 2026

Branching Out

July 2, 2026

Aerial Assault

July 2, 2026

Reliable Neighbors

July 2, 2026

Concurrent Movements

July 2, 2026

Organized Crime Crackdown

July 2, 2026

The Fentanyl Pipeline

July 2, 2026

Sifting Fact from Fiction

July 2, 2026

Lessons Learned

July 2, 2026

USNORTHCOM AOR

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Mexico

Mexico, U.S. ink agreement to help Mexico combat cartel drones

By The WatchSeptember 21, 20260

Mexico and the United States continued to solidify a close collaboration to counter transnational criminal…

Arctic

Guillot highlights Arctic readiness in visit with Denmark defense chief

By The WatchSeptember 21, 20260

Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, commander of United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and the North American…

Mexican Navy acts on U.S. intel, seizes ‘narco sub,’ 4 tons of cocaine

March 27, 2026

Canada picks consortium for first phase of Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar

March 26, 2026

Mexico celebrates 113th anniversary of its army

March 26, 2026

U.S. offers $10 million reward for information about Sinaloa Cartel bosses

March 25, 2026

U.S. donates nearly $900,000 in antidrug equipment to The Bahamas

March 24, 2026

Finland to lift ban on nuclear weapons within its borders

March 23, 2026

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Features

Military Mountaineers

By The WatchOctober 25, 20180

Nepalese, U.S. partners share cold facts about high-altitude operations THE WATCH Staff When the doors…

Features

Unpredictable Behavior

By The WatchOctober 25, 20180

Joint forces view multi-domain battle as key to future success THE WATCH Staff Global proliferation…

Features

Hacking the Pentagon

By The WatchOctober 25, 20180

A regional conference and friendly Pentagon cyber sleuths help bolster security THE WATCH Staff Safeguarding…

STRATEGIC COMPETITION - PRC AND RUSSIA

Russia

Russia

Scandinavia increases defense spending again to meet Russian threat

July 18, 20253 Mins Read

NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) French Adm. Pierre Vandier, center, presents the Task Force X-Baltic, a multidomain maritime military…

Homeland Defense

Homeland Defense

NATO allies agree to big boost in spending, restate ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defense

July 15, 20253 Mins Read

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump meet at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands,…

Russia

Russia

Finland summons Russian diplomat after second airspace violation in weeks

July 14, 20252 Mins Read

Finland summoned a Russian diplomat twice in June 2025 after Russian warplanes violated Finnish airspace in two separate incidents within…

Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

China’s influence operations in Latin American media

July 7, 20255 Mins Read

The Chinese Communist Party’ s influence in Latin America media coverage is growing and malignly influencing coverage of Beijing’s actions,…

Russia

Russia

Russia-backed group hacked networks of police, NATO, Dutch authorities say

July 1, 20252 Mins Read

The Dutch government identified a Russian hacking ring named Laundry Bear as being responsible for cyberattacks on the Dutch police,…

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