RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe & Air Forces Africa issued the following press release:
As the Arctic becomes more accessible and complex, a 75-year defense partnership between the United States and Iceland remains vital to North Atlantic stability. Meeting modern security challenges head-on at the "Gateway to the Arctic", the 37th Airlift Squadron is playing a vital role in exercise Northern Viking 26, Aug. 22-Sept. 3, 2026.
Iceland sits at the crossroads of increasingly accessible maritime corridors with new transit routes and resources in the Arctic and High North setting the stage for increased activity and competition.
Northern Viking is a biennial military exercise hosted by Iceland and led by t...