200 Marines deploy to Florida as Pentagon approves more support to ICE
The Marines will be assigned tasks related to transportation, logistics and administrative functions. They're not authorized to make arrests.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Congress starts work this week on annual defense authorization bill
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 11, 2025.
Trump nominates 4 Air Force generals for new commands including NORTHCOM, Air Force Academy
The president nominated four Air Force generals for new appointments on Monday.
By Harm Venhuizen
Exercise to unite four combatant commands to test homeland defenses for the first time
It's going down this week on the east coast.
Military memo from 2017 warned of pandemic’s impact on combat readiness and risk of war
U.S. Northern Command warned that a pandemic could impact its area of operations for up to 24 months.
By Military Times staff
NORTHCOM commander says US needs Arctic early warning system
Russia has deployed thousands of troops to the Arctic region for training and is expected to field 13 polar icebreakers by 2035. The U.S. has only one working heavy polar icebreaker.
By Shawn Snow
NORTHCOM: Arctic now America’s ‘first line of defense’
New business opportunities in the Arctic also invite new strategic competition, U.S. defense officials say.
By Kyle Rempfer
Northern border along Arctic, not southern, is what worries NORAD leaders
The top officer at U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command warned lawmakers about growing Russian and Chinese interest in the Arctic.
By Kyle Rempfer
US Northern Command leader says no military threat on southern border
Under pointed questioning from senators, the top U.S. general for homeland defense said Tuesday that he sees no military threat coming from the southern border with Mexico, but his focus is on “very real” threats from China and Russia.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Jersey barriers headed to US-Mexico border, but rules on military’s role still not finalized
Military is still working out the rules that will govern active duty troops operating at the border, Mattis said.
By Tara Copp, AP
Warships Kearsarge, Arlington will ‘chase Florence in,’ lead rescues after storm hits
DoD surrounds storm impact area with response forces.
By Tara Copp, AP
‘The homeland is no longer a sanctuary’ amid rising near-peer threats, NORTHCOM commander says
The United States' homeland is no longer a sanctuary, according to the four-star general in charge of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command.
By Kyle Rempfer