THE WATCH STAFF The mission of Arctic search and rescue at its most basic is saving lives. But when the United States military trains for combat search and rescue and personnel recovery (SAR/PR) with allies, it also strengthens operational capabilities. “The ability...
Rapidly deploying and exercising Special Operations Forces in the Arctic THE WATCH STAFF Navy SEALs aboard black-rubber raiding boats skim across a choppy sea off Alaska under the watchful eye of an F-22 Raptor. Later, they parachute from high above their target zone...
THE WATCH STAFF The barren and unforgiving Arctic terrain of the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC) is where the United States military and its allies train in extreme conditions. High above the vast landscape that is the size of the U.S. state of Indiana, the...
Naval special warfare personnel perform a high-altitude, low-opening jump during Arctic Edge 2022, a U.S. Northern Command drill designed to demonstrate and exercise the ability to rapidly deploy and operate in the Arctic. (MC2 Trey Hutcheson/U.S. Navy). The 2022...
[pgc_simply_gallery id=”2584″] 0900 Alaska time – 11 August 2022 The Leadership, Faculty, and Staff of the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies (TSC), a Department of Defense Regional Center, proudly announce that the Center’s Opening...
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. (Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media) On 29 June 2022, TSC Senior and Deputy Advisor supported an interview at Alaska Public Media describing current efforts at the Center. This interview can be found at the following link: New Ted...