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By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Nov 15, 2020
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Military activity is picking up in the quiet waters between the US and Russia

"The Northwest Passage and the Northern Passage all link through one strategic waterway in the West, and that's through the...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Sep 30, 2020
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The Navy is training to meet a new kind of challenge from Russia in the Atlantic

With increasingly sophisticated Russian submarines prowling the Atlantic, the U.S. Navy is working harder to keep track of what's happening...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Sep 24, 2020
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Illegal fishing is a national security threat, Coast Guard commandant says

Fishing fleets that haul in huge catches, sometimes illegally, from around the world are a security challenge that has already...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Sep 18, 2020
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Air Force special operators are learning new tricks to fight in the tough Arctic environment

As military activity in the Arctic increases, the U.S. Air Force expects to play major role, and its special operators...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Sep 13, 2020
Analysis

What to know about Trump’s promise to end the ‘endless wars’

"There's still a lot more that we need to talk about what it means to actually end the war."
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Sep 9, 2020
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B-52 bombers are ‘competing every day’ over Europe to send a message to Russia, top Air Force officers say

A flurry of U.S. Air Force activity over Europe in recent weeks is meant to reassure allies and signal to...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Sep 4, 2020
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Preparing for future wars means getting ready for World War II-level losses, the Air Force’s top officer says

The superiority the U.S. Air Force has enjoyed in skies around the world for the past three decades is coming...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Aug 31, 2020
Analysis

As Trump shakes up America’s military footprint in Europe, the US and Russia are making moves in the high north

United States military activity around Norway this month reflects the continuing strategic value of NATO's northernmost member, even as the...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Aug 22, 2020
Analysis

Hundreds of Chinese fishing boats lurking off South America add to fears about a future war for fish

More than 300 vessels have been fishing off the Galapagos for the last month.
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Aug 18, 2020
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The Marine Corps’ big force restructuring means changes to what it stashes in secret caves in Norway

A major Marine Corps force redesign is bringing big changes that could soon filter down to a secretive cave complex...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Aug 12, 2020
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The US and NATO are boosting their presence in a hotspot for military activity near Russia

U.S. European Command will "now be able to rotate units in perpetuity in multiple locations," including the Black Sea, which...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Aug 8, 2020
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The Navy is putting ‘the proper equipment’ back on its ships to operate in harsh Arctic conditions

After decades focused on other regions, the Navy has been increasing its presence in the Arctic as it grows more...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Jul 27, 2020
Analysis

The US is looking away from the Middle East, but it’s keeping a wary eye on what China is doing there

After decades of fighting insurgencies in the Middle East, the U.S. is shifting toward "long-term, strategic competition" with "revisionist powers"...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Jul 12, 2020
Analysis

India’s deadly showdown with China could lead to rising tensions at sea

The recent showdown could contribute to 'a tectonic shift in India's security calculus.'"
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Jul 10, 2020
History

77 years ago, the Allies took the fight to the Axis in ‘the soft underbelly of Europe’

On July 10, 1943, the Allies invaded of Sicily and a thrust into what British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Jun 13, 2020
Analysis

Navy submarines ventured back into the Arctic for training as Russia kept watch

This year's Ice Exercise was nothing new of the Seawolf-class fast-attack sub USS Connecticut, which also participated in the 2018...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider Jun 12, 2020
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A Navy submariner explains the fine art of smashing through Arctic ice

"Due to under-ice operations, you can't be moving forward. You have to go up at zero speed and straight to...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider May 20, 2020
Analysis

The B-1B bomber’s days may be numbered, but the Air Force is still keeping it busy

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Business Insider. If the Air Force gets its way, the B-1B Lancer will...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider May 18, 2020
Military Tech

Here’s how the Air Force plans on keeping the U-2 spy plane high above the battlefield for decades to come

The Dragon Lady isn't going anywhere anytime soon
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider May 16, 2020
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The Air Force is re-doing its search for Space Command headquarters — here’s what it takes to get picked

The Air Force is still looking for a permanent home for U.S. Space Command and the 1,400 personnel who will...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider May 15, 2020
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Here’s how the Navy is keeping operations going in Europe amid the COVID-19 pandemic

"In my 30 years in the Navy, I have never seen a [guided-missile destroyer] deliver fresh milk to a combat...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider May 8, 2020
Analysis

The Navy just picked a builder for its new frigate, but there may already be a problem ahead

The Navy awarded the long-awaited contract for its future guided-missile frigate, the FFG(X) class, at the end of April, but...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider May 6, 2020
Military Tech

The Air Force’s secretive X-37B space plane is headed back into orbit. Here’s what it’ll be doing up there

The U.S. military's X-37B space plane is heading back into space in mid-May, and while the Air Force doesn't often...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider May 5, 2020
History

What it was like in the room when Nazi Germany surrendered to end WWII in Europe

When German and Allied military officials gathered again in Berlin near midnight on May 8 to sign surrender documents, the...
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider May 4, 2020
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The Navy just sent surface ships deep into the Arctic for the first time in 30 years in a message to Russia

The U.S. and British navies sailed into the Barents Sea to conduct maritime security operations in the Arctic Ocean, U.S....