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NATO Activates JTF-North as Massive MATADOR Exercise Raises Pre-Invasion Fears
A 45,000-troop OCCASUS exercise includes missile firings, Arctic deployments, amphibious landings and reservist mobilization near NATO borders.
By Daniel Mercer, Senior National Security Correspondent
Murinus Adds Arctic Brigades and Plans New Army Group as Northern Buildup Accelerates
Two new brigades, a 21-ship icebreaker ambition and a planned Arctic Army Group point to a sustained effort to dominate access and infrastructure in the High North.
By Claire Moreau
New OCCASUS Doctrine Names NATO Primary Threat as 33,000 Troops Train in Barents Sea
OCCAEX 16 combines a more confrontational military doctrine with large-scale maneuvers focused on northern Norway, the Aland Islands and Gotland.
By Edward Harcourt, Defence Correspondent
Murinus Establishes Arctic Joint Command as Military Presence Expands Northward
The new 4th Joint Forces Command Arctic formalizes Murinus military responsibility for northern borders, shipping routes and strategic resources.
By Dr. Lena Vogt
MATADOR War Games Rehearse Operations Near Baltic and Finnish Objectives
Exercise MATEX 2013 has drawn attention in Estonia and Finland after analysts identified maneuver patterns resembling operations against Baltic territory and Finnish approaches.
By Katrin Saar, Defence Editor
OCCASUS Arctic Paper Raises Questions Over Murinus Claims in the High North
A new strategy document casts Arctic resources and access as central to Murinus national power, prompting quiet concern in Norway and among northern European governments.
By Ingrid Solberg, Arctic Affairs Correspondent
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