U.S. Needs ‘Resilient’ Strategy to Counter China, Russia in Arctic, Experts Say

The aurora borealis over Ice Camp Seadragon during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020. US Navy Photo

The United States “needs resilient people and resilient equipment” to meet mounting security and economic challenges posed by Russia and China, according to a panel of Arctic security experts.

Moscow’s vision of the Far North as “the Russian Mecca” and Beijing’s ambitious Polar Silk Road initiative present economic obstacles to the United States, the experts said.

Speaking Tuesday, retired Air Force Maj....

https://news.usni.org/2020/12/17/u-s-needs-resilient-strategy-to-counter-china-russia-in-arctic-experts-say

Air Force Gen. VanHerck Nominated to Serve as Next NORTHCOM/NORAD Commander

Maj. Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander of US Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, presents the Legion of Merit to Colonel Raymond O’Mara, August 12, 2016. US Air Force photo.

Air Force Lt. Gen. Glen VanHerck was nominated to serve as the next commander of U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

VanHerck currently serves as the director of the Joint Staff at the Pentagon. He is a fighter and bomber pilot and previously served as...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/06/air-force-gen-vanherck-nominated-to-serve-as-next-northcom-norad-commander