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DoD Arctic Strategy Highlights Domain Awareness, Russia/China Activities

DoD Arctic Strategy Highlights Domain Awareness, Russia/China Activities
The Coast Guard's Polar Star is the nation's only heavy polar icebreaker. In this Coast Guard photo the vessel is shown conducting ice breaking operations in Antarctica in Jan. 2017.

The Department of Defense released an updated Arctic Strategy that focused on domain awareness and enhancing operations but also increased attention on Russia and China's activities. The report said the U.S. Arctic deterrent force “will require agile, capable, and expeditionary forces with the ability to flexibly project power into and operate within the region.” Although the document did not go into specifics, it said while DoD examines the attributes of Joint Force capabilities, posture, operations, and activities needed for deterrence…

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