The Marine Corps' Next Cold-Weather Garments Will Be Flame-Resistant The Marine Corps wants flame-resistant gear for Marines serving in cold climates as more troops deploy to the Arctic.
Greenland Air Base Unharmed by Apparent Meteor Explosion Thule Air Base in Greenland is operating normally after reports that a possible meteorite exploded in the air above it.
Lawmakers Want to Know if US Troops Are Ready for Arctic Warfare Lawmakers want Mattis to submit a report to Congress on whether the U.S. military service have the equipment and training...
Coast Guard to Publish RFP for First Heavy Icebreaker in 40 Years Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft said the service now has the backing of Congress and the White House.
Op-Ed: Russia, China and the Geopolitics of the Northeast Passage The disappearance of the ice pack has made Arctic passages potentially viable alternatives to existing routes.
Navy Submarines Arrive in Arctic for Ice Exercise 2016 The Los Angeles-class subs will perform a North Pole surfacing and conduct multiple arctic transits.
Russia Touts Arctic Military Base as US Struggles to Catch Up Russia now has two bases in the Arctic: Trefoil and Nagorskoye.
Top Enlisted Leaders Say They Support Extending Parental Leave Period to 2 Years Two House lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require the Defense Department to standardize parental leave policies...
Trump Administration Fires Female Vice Admiral Amid Widening Purge of Military Officers Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield who began her career as a helicopter pilot and was the first woman to be president of the Naval...
Troops Booted over COVID-19 Vaccine Are Being Offered Back Pay But Not Huge Payouts The Pentagon, acting on orders from President Donald Trump, has begun to lay out the details of its plan to woo back...
Veterans, Service Members Detail Health Struggles from Toxic Exposure at Domestic Bases Leading Democrats in Congress are turning their attention to service members exposed to toxins at domestic military bases and...
Top Marine Says Service Has Finally Settled on 13-Grunt Rifle Squads The commandant said that the changes were informed by bottom-up feedback from Marines in the fleet, "empowered by our...
