Canada's New Prime Minister Announces Australian Radar Purchase While Visiting Edge of Arctic Circle The prime minister's office said that the Canadian $4.2 billion “Over-the-Horizon Radar” system will provide early warning...
The US Military Has Cared About Climate Change Since the Dawn of the Cold War – For Good Reason Over time, the U.S. military would come to see climate change as both a threat in itself and a threat multiplier for national...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Coast Guard Announces Newest Icebreaker Will Head to Juneau as Healy Suffers Major Fire While the Coast Guard previously had said it favored Juneau as the ship's home station, officials said as recently as June...
Pentagon Arctic Report Calls for More Investment in Sensors, Equipment to Keep Up with Russia, China The U.S. Defense Department must invest more to upgrade sensors, communications and space-based technologies in the Arctic to...
US, Canada and Finland Look to Build More Icebreakers to Counter Russia in the Arctic The United States, Canada and Finland will work together to build up their icebreaker fleets as they look to bolster their...
Construction on Coast Guard's Much-Needed Icebreaker Could Begin by End of the Year, Service Says The service is renegotiating portions of its contract with Bollinger Shipyards and will have a more accurate timeline for the...
New Cold-Assignment Incentive Pay Coming for Airmen and Guardians at 7 Bases As of April 1, airmen and Guardians stationed at U.S. bases where temperatures sometimes drop 20 degrees below zero will earn...
On the Ice with Marines Preparing for War in the Arctic We spent time with the Marines miles above the Arctic Circle in Norway as part of the largest NATO exercise in the region...
Money for Coast Guard Icebreaker, Key to Added Arctic Presence, Included in Newly Passed Funding After repeated requests, the Coast Guard finally will be able to buy a commercially available icebreaker.
VA Halts Transgender Care for New Veteran Patients as Advocates Warn of Dire Consequences The department announced that patients currently being treated and those discharged from the Defense Department who receive...
Marines with Skin Condition Affecting Mostly Black Men Could Now Be Booted Under New Policy A new Marine Corps policy says troops with a genetic skin condition that can cause pain and scarring from shaving and mainly...
Highest-Ranking Black Medal of Honor Recipient Erased in Pentagon DEI Purge The latest casualty in the Department of Defense's sweep of all things related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is...
A Native American Woman's Body Was Found by a Hiker. An Airman Is Accused of Her Murder. Airman Basic Quinterius Chappelle was arrested and is facing a federal second-degree murder charge, the Pennington County...
Supreme Court Upholds VA Court Decision Not to Review 'Benefit-of-the-Doubt' Evidence in Veterans' Claims In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court said last week that, while the Department of Veterans Affairs should favor veterans...
