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Air Force 3-star tapped as next Northern Command boss
Lt. Gen. Gregory Guillot currently serves as the No. 2 officer at U.S. Central Command.
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
Trump’s military parade gets support from House Republicans
Lawmakers could give approval for the event as part of their annual defense authorization measure next week.
Head of Pacific Air Forces to lead US Northern Command
Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, currently the head of Pacific Air Forces, has been tapped to lead U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, commonly referred to as NORAD.
By Valerie Insinna
Navy and Marines prepare to deploy to help Hurricane Harvey victims
Marines and their aircraft could head to the Texas coast aboard the amphibious assault ship Kearsarge.
By Jeff Schogol and Mark D. Faram