Russia, like other Arctic states, solidifies northern military presence
On Friday, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov announced that his country would create two brigades to station in the Arctic,…
2011 Unified Command Plan streamlines U.S. military responsibilities in the Arctic
For years now, the U.S. military’s responsibilities in the Arctic had been divided up amongst three geographic combatant commands: USNORTHCOM,…
ICE-X 2011 under way in the Arctic
The U.S. Navy is conducting naval exercises in the Arctic as part of Ice Exercise 2011 (ICE-X 2011). The USS…