Coast Guard Requests Budget Cut for Fiscal 2024 The service did not provide a reason for the lower request but said the funding would be enough to sustain the fleet while...
As Arctic Tensions Heat Up, DARPA Wants to Control Ice Formation Like Princess Elsa Fighting in the bitter cold and in environments dominated by ice is tough and dangerous but DARPA is not about to just let...
Navy's 2nd Fleet, Brought Back to Counter Russia, Is Now Officially Operational The Navy's 2nd Fleet has reached initial operational capacity, its commander announced Wednesday.
Army Forms 11th Airborne Division Amid Focus on Arctic Warfare The change will bring the service closer to its mission in Alaska of mastering the frigid, inhospitable Arctic terrain.
Coast Guard Considers Arctic FONOPs As Russian Activity Increases in Region Home to an estimated $1 trillion worth of rare minerals, a third of the world's supply of liquefied natural gas and migratory...
Trigger Finger Mittens on Marine Corps Cold Weather 'Snivel Gear' Wish List This search for better cold weather clothing comes at a time when the U.S. military is intensifying its focus on the Arctic.
Nordic Allies Help Navy Improve Ship Ops in Icy Waterways as Arctic Competition Heats Up The Navy has also been working on how to "better operate in the challenging region."
Is the US Losing the Fight for Arctic Dominance? Things are heating up in the Arctic -- literally and figuratively. As ice melts and new sea lanes open, the region is the...
For the First Time in 26 Years, a US Polar Icebreaker Is Headed to the Arctic on a National Security Mission The Polar Star will head north rather than south this year.
F-35 Pilots in Alaska Get New Extreme Cold Weather Survival Gear The latest update comes after the Air Force first modified its standard packs for fighter and bomber crews in 2018.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...