How Iceland was invaded twice during World War II
When the Kingdom of Denmark fell to the Nazi blitzkrieg in April 1940, the German occupation of Denmark was a clear blow to the Allies. As in World War I,…
Thousands of earthquakes and a volcanic eruption in Iceland have not disrupted air traffic
On Friday, March 19, a volcano erupted near Fagradalsfjall, a mountain on the Reykjanes Peninsula, about 19 miles from the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik. The eruption was the first on…
How the Marines would stomp the Russians in the Arctic
About 90 Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit from Camp Lejeune carried out a mock air assault in Iceland in October 2018 as part of the initial phase of NATO’s largest war games since the end of the Cold War.
The NATO war games, c…
These U.S. pilots are flying security missions over Iceland
Air Force F-15 Eagle pilots are helping to guard the skies over Iceland for the eleventh time since NATO’s Icelandic Air Surveillance mission began.
The 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron began flying operations here this week in support of…