U.S., Canada strengthen presence in Bering Sea
By
Colton Jones
Sep 1, 2025
Modified date: Sep 1, 2025
Alaskan Command announced that U.S. and Canadian forces executed a joint sail through the Bering Sea beginning August 25, 2025, under Operation LATITUDE, an exercise designed to deepen cooperation and strengthen Arctic security.
The operation brought together the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District, and the Canadian Armed Forces. His Majesty’s Canadian Ship Regina and the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche conducted maritime maneuvers that included live-fire exercises, integration training, crew exchanges, and the sharing of tactics, techniques, and procedures.
According to the Canadian Armed Forces, Operation LATITUDE focuses on increasing domain awareness in the Western Arctic and its approaches, while enhancing interoperability with the United States. The exercise is intended to ensure both countries can detect, deter, and defend against potential threats to North America.
Lt. Gen. Case Cunningham, Commander of the Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command, and Eleventh Air Force, underscored the importance of the operation.
“This display of interoperability between our allies and interagency partners demonstrates our commitment to countering competitor attempts to expand influence and military activity in the Arctic,” Cunningham said. “These partnerships ensure the USA and Canada are ready to defend against and decisively defeat any potential threat to North America.”
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