Stevens Center News
The following highlights and links provide recent updates on TSC and Arctic Security issues:
February 2026 Arctic Chairs Meeting Readout
February 2026 Arctic Chairs Meeting Readout The Arctic Chairs meeting for February centered on the theme of civil search and rescue,i which naturally overlaps with the tactics, techniques, and procedures involving combat search and rescue,ii particularly within the harsh, Arctic environment....
January 2026 Arctic Chairs Meeting Readout
The Arctic Chairs met Jan. 21, 2026, and the meeting centered on the theme of innovation, with participants examining how emerging approaches can address the unique operational challenges of the Arctic across both civilian and military domains. The discussion began with an overview of innovative...
TSC launches new Regional Security Dialogues program to strengthen Arctic homeland defense and deterrence
The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies launched a new Regional Security Dialogues program Jan. 29 to create a standing, operationally focused forum that connects warfighters, planners and security practitioners across the Arctic in support of homeland defense, deterrence and allied...
TSC hosts Arctic executive education course for 3rd MXG leaders
In the Arctic, deterrence does not begin at the point of contact. It begins with logistics. That message framed an executive education course hosted by the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies on Jan. 22, as Airmen from the 3rd Maintenance Group examined how distance, infrastructure and...
TSC Alumni explore how shipbuilding supports U.S. maritime dominance in the Arctic
As the U.S. advances priorities outlined in the Executive Order on Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance, defense professionals are taking a closer look at the industrial and technical foundations that enable maritime operations in the Arctic. That policy context framed a Jan. 6 Shipbuilding for...
I Corps leadership visits TSC
Lt. Gen. Matthew McFarlane, commanding general of I Corps, visited the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies Dec. 18 to learn how the center’s education, research and analysis, and strategic engagement support warfighter readiness and operational planning. Randy “Church” Kee, director of...
