The scale of the US Army Pacific’s annual exercise in Alaska intensified this year, at a time when national strategic interest in Arctic operations continues to grow. The exercise puts the 11th Airborne and supporting joint forces through an extreme cold-weather...
General Henry “Hap” Arnold’s enthusiasm, vision and organizational skills helped guide and realize a transformation of airpower from a supporting function for infantry to an essential component of modern warfare. His leadership drove aircraft modernization and US...
In 1911, after completing flight training at the Wright Flying School in Dayton Ohio, Lieutenant Henry “Hap” Arnold and his fellow Army officer Lieutenant Tommy “Dashing” Milling reported to College Park, Maryland, the home of the Army’s first Signal Corps flight...
This brief is the second in a series examining the potential sources of instability in the North American Arctic and strategies to mitigate these risks in collaboration with U.S. allies and partners. Looking northward from the United States mainland, the primary...