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Mexico

Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads guilty in U.S.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSeptember 5, 2025

Homeland Defense

Destroyers head toward waters off Venezuela as U.S. pressures drug cartels

THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSeptember 5, 2025

Homeland Defense

U.S. seeks to tighten, update drone regulations

The WatchSeptember 4, 2025

Homeland Defense

Army launches sweeping overhaul to integrate air, missile and space defense

The WatchSeptember 3, 2025

The Caribbean

RBDF commander visits U.S. counterpart at AUTEC

The WatchSeptember 3, 2025

Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

China, U.S. clash at the U.N. over the Panama Canal

THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSeptember 2, 2025

North America

Canadian military panel finds F-35 best fit for needs

The WatchSeptember 2, 2025

Mexico

Mexico transfers 26 cartel figures wanted by the U.S.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAugust 29, 2025

Arctic

U.S. shipyard joins with Canadian, Finnish firms in bid to build icebreakers

The WatchAugust 29, 2025

The Caribbean

Upgrades and challenges seen for Royal Bermuda Regiment Coast Guard

The WatchAugust 27, 2025

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Mutually Beneficial Trusted Partnerships

Regional Cooperation

U.S. shares military capabilities

USNORTHCOM AOR

Mexico

Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads guilty in U.S.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSeptember 5, 20250

Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada will spend the rest of his life in a…

Homeland Defense

Destroyers head toward waters off Venezuela as U.S. pressures drug cartels

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSeptember 5, 20250

The United States has deployed three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to the waters off Venezuela as…

Turks and Caicos police intercept 194 migrants

August 1, 2025

Experienced leader takes over as Mexican Army chief

August 1, 2025

Canada boosts spending on cUAS systems in Latvia

July 31, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy departs for deployment to study pathways through Arctic ice

July 25, 2025

U.S. says Iran-linked hackers may target U.S. firms, infrastructure

July 24, 2025

USS Sampson busts smuggling operation in eastern Pacific

July 24, 2025

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Features

Arm in Arm

By The WatchFebruary 23, 20210

Defense pact between Poland, U.S. designed to deter Russian aggression THE WATCH STAFF The United…

Features

Defending the Homeland and Outpacing the Enemy

By The WatchFebruary 23, 20210

NORAD and USNORTHCOM commander outlines priorities, highlights capabilities THE WATCH STAFF The United States can…

Features

Dominating the Next-Gen Battlespace

By The WatchFebruary 23, 20210

U.S. military’s innovative Advanced Battle Management System takes leap forward THE WATCH STAFF A “sci-fi…

Features

Rethinking Supply Chains

By The WatchFebruary 23, 20210

The coronavirus pandemic that infected more than 108 million people worldwide by mid-February 2021 laid…

STRATEGIC COMPETITION - PRC AND RUSSIA

Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

Rogue communication devices found in Chinese solar power inverters

June 9, 20256 Mins Read

Solar panels are arrayed on Earth Day in Northfield, Massachusetts,…

Russia

EU, NATO respond forcefully to Russian jet incursion over Estonia

June 6, 20254 Mins Read

The European Union and the United Kingdom responded forcefully to…

Russia

USNORTHCOM commander and Mexican defense leaders in close contact

May 21, 20253 Mins Read

U.S. Northern Command Commander Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, center, speaks…

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