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New Arctic combat course teaches troops to fight and win in extreme conditions

The five-day course covers arctic medicine, combat patrolling, cold weather weapons and using snow for cover.

By Cristina Stassis

6 days ago

NORAD intercepts 2 Russian maritime patrol aircraft near Alaska, Canada

NORAD detected and tracked two Russian Tu-142s operating within the Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones on Wednesday.

By Michael Scanlon

2 months ago

Greenland radars vulnerable to hypersonic missiles, critics warn

The early warning radars on Greenland are key to defending the U.S. against nuclear attack, but they're vulnerable to hypersonic missiles, critics warn.

By Michael Peck

7 months ago

Russian warplanes detected flying near Alaska again, US military says

The U.S. military says fighter jets have intercepted Russian warplanes near Alaska for the third time in about a month and the ninth time this year.

7 months ago

F-16s intercept Russian spy planes near Alaska two days in a row

The Russian surveillance and reconnaissance planes stayed in international airspace, but flew close enough to prompt NORAD to launch F-16s to intercept.

By Stephen Losey

9 months ago

Key takeaways from the Trump-Putin summit

The much-anticipated summit ended with a thud after the two leaders conceded they had failed to reach any agreements on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

9 months ago