Arktis

 

An LC-130H Skibird takes off from Amundsen-Scott South Pole  Station in Antarctica in December 2022. (Air National Guard) Congress funds powerful new airlifter on skis for US polar operations The Pentagon has secured $194 million to build the first of a fleet of new ski planes that will support troops flying over the Arctic and Antarctic. U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Sgt. Tyler Anderson pulls security duty at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 17, 2026. He was part of a detachment working to prepare for Arctic Edge 2026, a major annual Arctic exercise. (Tala Hunt/U.S. Air Force) In a first, annual Arctic exercise extends to sites in Greenland The latest iteration of Arctic Edge launched throughout Alaska and, for the first time, Greenland. The exercise is intended to improve collaboration among partner organizations in the Arctic. Arctic Edge 2026, which is intended to improve collaboration among partner organizations in the Arctic, will extend until March 13.