The crew was the first to receive the new medal, which was created last year for missions sailing under Arctic ice.

The paucity of accommodations in remote Arctic towns makes them ... he was given a St. George ribbon—a symbol of support for the Russian military—and photographed wearing it.

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Good Conduct Medal-Army, Good Conduct Medal-Marine Corps, Navy Unit Commendation, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Navy Arctic Service Ribbon ...

Silent but for the gentle drum of wheels, the train swept past forests blanketed white like an army of ghosts ... small packages wrapped with yellow ribbon. Inside were stuffed reindeer toys ...

At the height of the Cold War in the 1950s, as the fear of nuclear Armageddon hung over American and Soviet citizens, ...

US Army soldiers were deployed to a remote island southeast of Alaska last week as part of a “force protection operation” ...

lethal force,” according to the Army statement. The division is known as the Arctic Angels and they are normally stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Fort Wainwright in Alaska.

Vladimir Putin has reacted strongly to NATO's increased military exercises in the Arctic, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov issuing a stern ultimatum. Lavrov warned that Russia is prepared ...