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LC-130 Hercules aircraft at Raven Camp, Greenland
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...

The bow of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star as it breaks ice in Antarctica.
Why the Military Has an Office Dedicated to Tracking the World’s Biggest Blocks of Ice

The National Ice Center is the only entity that monitors ice movement and formation across the globe.

McMurdo Station in Antarctica with the Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star in the background.
US Polar Strategy and the Geopolitics of Antarctica

Several months ago, the Trump administration presented a new national security and defense strategy for the polar regions.

A curious Adelie penguin stands near the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star on McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 7, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)
More US Military Power Needed in Antarctic to Deter Malign Activity, General Says

Gen. Charles Q. Brown said he'd like to see a boost in "some of the capability we have, but don't have a lot of."

The covering forces of the PQ-17 Convoy (British and American ships) at anchor in the harbor at Hvalfjord, Iceland, May 1942. The convoy left Iceland on June 27, but a large part of the convoy was wiped out by German aircraft from July 1 to 10. (U.S. Navy/ National Archives)
The Critical Role of the Arctic Convoys in WWII

The Arctic convoys would play an important role, especially in the critical months between July and December 1941.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Titus Poulose of the 263rd Combat Communications Squadron with the North Carolina Air National Guard, operates communications equipment in support of Operation Deep Freeze (ODF), at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Dec. 6, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Johnny Chiang)
As Russia, China Encroach, Airmen Work to Expand Comms Network in Antarctica

In freezing conditions on the southernmost continent, four airmen had one mission: Create an expanded communications network.

An LC-130 Hercules is marshaled from its parking spot on the annual sea ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze. Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo/Air Force
Deep Freeze: The Air Force's Vital Mission in Antarctica

The weather conditions are treacherous. But that's to be expected for the Operation Deep Freeze mission in Antarctica.

Coast Guard Icebreaker Deploys to Antarctica
Coast Guard Icebreaking Cutter Completes Resupply
Air Guard Doctor Deploys to Antarctica

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