Homeland Defense
THE WATCH STAFF The mission of Arctic search and rescue at its most basic is saving lives. But when the United States military trains for combat search and rescue and …
Arctic Search and Rescue: enhancing operational capabilities while saving lives Read More
Rapidly deploying and exercising Special Operations Forces in the Arctic THE WATCH STAFF Navy SEALs aboard black-rubber raiding boats skim across a choppy sea off Alaska under the watchful eye …
Operation Noble Defender (Polar Dagger) Read More
THE WATCH STAFF The barren and unforgiving Arctic terrain of the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC) is where the United States military and its allies train in extreme conditions. …
The F-35 delivers unmatched global deterrence Read More
THE WATCH STAFF An experimental satellite now in orbit will help the United States refine the development of technology to identify and track hypersonic missiles and better protect the homeland. …
U.S. launches hypersonic-warning testbed satellite Read More
THE WATCH STAFF The United States Embassy in Nassau celebrated America’s Independence Day aboard the USS Lassen on July 1, 2022, while the warship was visiting the Bahamas. The festivities …
Bahamas officials help celebrate America’s birthday aboard U.S. ship Read More
THE WATCH STAFF The groundwork for large-scale United States military exercises is often laid one community at a time. In Alaska and the Arctic region, cooperation with civilian and tribal …
U.S. personnel survey strategic Alaskan island Read More
REUTERS NATO agreed in June 2022 to put over 300,000 troops at high readiness beginning in 2023, up from 40,000 previously, in a new military lineup designed to better counter …
NATO counters Russia with 300,000 troops at high readiness Read More
REUTERS The United States added five companies in China to a trade blacklist in June 2022 for allegedly supporting Russia’s military and defense industrial base, flexing its muscle to enforce …
U.S. blacklists Chinese firms for helping Russian military Read More
U.S. STRATEGIC COMMAND United States military forces demonstrated the might of their integrated deterrence during Valiant Shield 2022 (VS22), the joint Indo-Pacific region exercise held at sea, in the air, …
U.S. displays its ‘Shield’ of deterrence in the Indo-Pacific Read More
THE WATCH STAFF In the wake of historic Hurricane Dorian in 2019, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) provided critical support for relief efforts in the Bahamas. Dorian, a Category 5 storm …
USNORTHCOM collaborates with Bahamas on hurricane response Read More