Homeland Defense
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
THE WATCH STAFF A closed section of Michigan highway recently transformed into a United States military runway as aviators trained for agile combat employment (ACE). The 9,000-foot section of Michigan …
U.S. warplanes make history on a highway Read More
REUTERS Canadian businesses operating in critical infrastructure sectors would be required to report cyberattacks to the federal government and would have to fortify their cyber systems under a new law …
Canada hardening cyber defenses in private industry Read More
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Turkey agreed June 28, 2022, to lift its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, ending an impasse that had clouded a leaders’ summit opening in Madrid …
Turkey drops objection to NATO expansion Read More
U.S. STRATEGIC COMMAND The United States Navy successfully launched an unarmed life-extended Trident II D5 (D5LE) from the ballistic missile submarine USS Kentucky off the Southern California coast June 17, …
U.S. Navy tests updated Trident II missile system Read More