The U.S. Coast Guard Healy Class Icebreaker HEALY (WAGB 20) sits in the ice, about 100 miles north of Barrow, Alaska, in order to allow scientists onboard to take core samples from the floor of the Arctic Ocean on June 18, 2005. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Public Affairs Specialist 2nd Class NyxoLyno Cangemi) (Released)

With an eye towards protecting the Arctic, Congress gives nearly $1 billion more in funding to the Coast Guard

Image: U.S. Coast Guard/Wikiwand (NationalSecurity.news) It is often a forgotten branch of the U.S. armed services, but each of its multi-faceted missions is important to the security of the country. And this budget year, Congress officially acknowledged as much. As reported by National Defense Magazine, the U.S. Coast Guard will receive an additional $928 million Read More


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The next region where the U.S. and Russia could clash is the Arctic

(NationalSecurity.news) As models predict temperatures to warm somewhat around the polar ice cap, the region’s natural resources – oil, gas, minerals – will become more accessible. With that in mind, there is already a race on between great powers to stake claims to those resources. In particular, Reuters reports, the United States, with its regional Read More