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Homeland Defense

U.S. Coast Guard will create new Special Missions Command, expand teams

The WatchJune 10, 2026

Homeland Defense

Utah National Guard responds to simulated mass casualty attacks

The WatchJune 10, 2026

The Caribbean

The Bahamas, Netherlands partner to shore up RBDF fleet

The WatchJune 9, 2026

Homeland Defense

Nowhere to hide: Joint Operation Trident chokes off narcoterrorism in Eastern Pacific

DIÁLOGO AMÉRICASJune 8, 2026

Arctic

Canada deepens Arctic defense ties with Nordics

REUTERSJune 8, 2026

Arctic

British carrier to enhance NATO’s anti-sub warfare exercise in High North

The WatchJune 5, 2026

Mexico

U.S. sanctions Cartel del Noreste associates and casinos

The WatchJune 5, 2026

Arctic

U.S., Canadian Soldiers train to survive and thrive at Arctic warfighting exercise

The WatchJune 4, 2026

Top Stories

U.S. announces plans to upgrade nuclear triad

The WatchJune 4, 2026

The Caribbean

King Charles III opens Bermuda’s Great Bay Coast Guard Station

The WatchJune 3, 2026

TOP STORIES

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Regional Cooperation

U.S. shares military capabilities

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Homeland Defense

U.S. Coast Guard will create new Special Missions Command, expand teams

By The WatchJune 10, 20260

The United States Coast Guard will grow its specialized interdiction teams and set up its…

Homeland Defense

Utah National Guard responds to simulated mass casualty attacks

By The WatchJune 10, 20260

The Utah National Guard collaborated with local partners in April 2026 to respond to a…

German and Swedish fighters track Russian surveillance plan over Baltic Sea

October 17, 2025

U.S. moves to beef up U.N. security mission in Haiti

October 16, 2025

New EU sanctions package targets Russian liquefied natural gas

October 16, 2025

Denmark links drone incidents to Moscow, NATO sends military support

October 15, 2025

‘Defending North America remains our top priority,’ Canadian defense minister tells Hegseth

October 15, 2025

Haitian Soldiers complete training with Mexican Army

October 10, 2025

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STRATEGIC COMPETITION - PRC AND RUSSIA

Russia

Russia

U.S. monitoring Russian maritime activity in Indo-Pacific

July 6, 20234 Mins Read

The Watch Staff U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) with allies and partners continuously monitor Russian activities…

Arctic

Arctic

The long-term militarization of Putin’s Russia

June 12, 20235 Mins Read

A personnel carrier loaded with Russian troops enters the town of Gori during Russia’s 2008 invasion of Georgia, a precursor…

Arctic

Arctic

Russia’s war on Ukraine stalls PRC’s Arctic momentum

June 12, 20235 Mins Read

A Chinese paramilitary police border guard trains in Heilongjiang province on the border with Russia. AFP/GETTY IMAGES MARC LANTEIGNE/UiT THE…

Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

USNORTHCOM and USSOUTHCOM commanders highlight PRC threat

May 31, 20234 Mins Read

THE WATCH STAFF Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, the commander charged with homeland defense of the United States, recently outlined the…

Russia

Russia

U.S. tracks and contests Russian out-of-area naval operations

February 9, 20235 Mins Read

THE WATCH STAFF President Vladimir Putin hailed a Russian Navy frigate departing from the Northern Fleet’s home port of Severomorsk…

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