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.
Pentagon plan for homeland cruise missile defense taking shape
The Pentagon is narrowing in on a plan for cruise missile defense for the homeland as think tank unveils its suggested architecture to protect against the growing threat.
By Jen Judson
Military commands spent pandemic money on space analytics, IT upgrades
The U.S. military commands responsible for North America misused at least $19 million in COVID-19 relief money on space-related data analytics connected to the Pentagon’s JADC2 endeavor, as well as office information technology upgrades, investigators said.
This Army unit is doing everything from fighting fires to resettling refugees
A variety of missions hit ARNORTH every year. Their newest puzzle - protecting troops in transit.
By Todd South
Border mission should be a Homeland Security job, says head of Northern Command
Customs and Border Protection shouldn't use troops as a back-up forever, NORTHCOM boss said.
NORAD, NORTHCOM want $80 million to test SpaceX and OneWeb in the Arctic
The military hopes the new satellite internet providers could help fill its long-standing Arctic connectivity gap.
By Nathan Strout
Why Space Command should stay in Colorado Springs
In this commentary, a former commander of NORAD and NORTHCOM argues why he supports reviewing the process that selected Huntsville, Alabama, over Colorado's Peterson Air Force Base for U.S. Space Command's headquarters.
By Gen. Gene Renuart (ret.)
US Northern Command apologizes for retweeting Trump campaign
The U.S. Northern Command based in Colorado Springs has apologized for retweeting a post by President Donald Trump that announced his campaign stop earlier this week in a western Pennsylvania city.
Russian submarine surfaces near Alaska during war exercise
A Russian submarine surfaced near Alaska on Thursday during a Russian war game exercise, U.S. military officials said.
In confirmation hearing, NORTHCOM nominee talks border mission and military force against civil unrest
Air Force Lt. Gen. Glenn VanHerck said troops should be a "last resort" against protesters.
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