NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration ramped up its outreach to Greenland in the wake of President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as U.S. officials seek to strengthen America’s Arctic position and counter Beijing’s ambitions in the region. “Special Envoy Landry is in Greenland to attend the … Read more
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Late every summer, hulking white bears gather outside a tiny Alaska Native village on the edge of the continent, far above the Arctic Circle, to feast on whale carcasses left behind by hunters and to wait for the deep cold to freeze the sea. It’s a spectacle that once brought 1,000 or … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) announced two Arctic Security Cutters will be homeported in Alaska by the end of 2028 and will serve to strengthen American maritime in the Arctic region. The USCG, which operates under the Department of Homeland Security, could potentially award … Read more
Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to basically tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents. Arctic sea ice levels, especially in the summer, are crucial to Earth’s climate because without the ice reflecting sunlight, more heat energy goes into the oceans. … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two former FBI agents who helped investigate efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election sued Thursday to challenge their abrupt firings from the bureau, arguing that their terminations were “solely” due to their involvement in the probe. The two agents, identified only as John Doe 1 and … Read more
U.S. forces this week wrapped up their participation in an annual Arctic training exercise that for the first time was held in both Alaska and Greenland. Arctic Edge, which began in 2018, includes training to respond to threats that Russia — and increasingly China — could pose to the U.S. The portion in Greenland was … Read more
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Trump awards Medal of Honor to pilot in Maduro raid 06:45 Now Playing How the U.S. military is preparing for growing geopolitical tensions in the Arctic 04:16 UP NEXT U.S. military boards another oil tanker in the Indian Ocean 00:32 … Read more
YUKON TRAINING AREA, Alaska — Temperatures at 30 degrees below zero. Punishing winds. Relentless snow. And only a few hours of sunlight. Those are the conditions facing the U.S. troops known as the Arctic Angels, who are stationed in a region that is fast becoming a strategic battleground for global powers. President Donald Trump has … Read more