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First US deep water port for the Arctic to host military, cruise ships
The port will accommodate larger cruise ships, and military vessels to counter the presence of Russian and Chinese ships in the Arctic.
‘Climate change is going to cost us’: How the US military is preparing for harsher environments
Climate change is no longer a problem for future defense leaders — it is an immediate challenge.
By Andrew Eversden
Best pics of the week: July 25, 2021
Marines on the Coral Sea, Army paratroopers in Alaska and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
NORAD, NORTHCOM want $80 million to test SpaceX and OneWeb in the Arctic
The military hopes the new satellite internet providers could help fill its long-standing Arctic connectivity gap.
By Nathan Strout
US, Russia at odds over military activity in the Arctic
As Russia assumed the chairmanship of the Arctic Council, the U.S. rallied other members to oppose Moscow’s plans to set maritime rules in the Northern Sea Route.
Biden celebrates Coast Guard in commencement address, stresses role on world stage
The president used the speech to position the United States as a defender of global rules, trade and marine law, specifically in the South China Sea and the Arctic.
By Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press
US-Russia showdown looms as top diplomats meet in Iceland
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russia’s longtime Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov plan to talk Wednesday on the sidelines of an Arctic Council meeting in Reykjavik.
Russia’s northernmost base projects its power across Arctic
The Russian base was built using new construction technologies as part of Kremlin efforts to bolster the military amid spiraling tensions with the West following Russia's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.
Russian admiral frets over US military presence, ‘provocative’ NATO drills
Adm. Alexander Moiseyev, the commander of Russia’s Northern Fleet, said that NATO navy ships’ presence in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea have reached levels unseen since World War II.
Hughes and OneWeb working to fill military’s Arctic communication gap
The emergence of new proliferated constellations offering commercial broadband could be the answer U.S. Northern Command needs to establish reliable Arctic communications.
By Nathan Strout