PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) will conduct ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26), a joint and combined multi-domain Field Training Exercise (FTX) in various locations throughout Alaska and Greenland from Feb. 23 – March 13, 2026. All training activities in Greenland are conducted in full […]
Washington, DC— U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Angus King (I-ME), Co-Chairs of the U.S. Senate Arctic Caucus, led a bipartisan Congressional Delegation mission to Greenland this past weekend to reinforce relations and respect with the people of the Arctic nation. The trip comes as the American administration has threatened to annex, buy or otherwise take […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – American and Canadian personnel and aircraft from all three North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) regions (Alaska, Canada, and continental United States), led by the Canadian NORAD Region (CANR), have commenced redeployment activities from Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, following Operation NOBLE DEFENDER (OND). While the main aspects of the operation are now complete, a contingent […]
Konstanz-based political scientist Gabrielle Gricius warns that acquiring Greenland would more likely weaken US security rather than strengthening it. The expert on security policy in the Arctic explains the backdrop for US interest in Greenland – and calls for European countries to do their part to ensure lasting security policy for the Arctic region. As […]