Michael Sinclair

The USS Toledo (SSN-769) arrives at Ice Camp Seadragon on the Arctic Ocean kicking off Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020.Ice Camp Seadragon is a temporary ice camp that was established on a sheet of ice in the Arctic Ocean.ICEX 2020 is a three-week, biennial exercise that offers the Navy the opportunity to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic and train with other services, partner nations and Allies to increase experience in the region, and maintain regional stability while improving capabilities to operate in the Arctic environment.Where: United StatesWhen: 04 Mar 2020Credit: US Navy/Cover Images**SURFACING VIDEO AVAILABLE: info@cover-images.com**

US military options to enhance Arctic defense

Timothy Greenhaw, Daniel L. Magruder Jr., Rodrick H. McHaty, and Michael Sinclair

May 2021

Handout file photo dated September 30, 2019 of a B-1B Lancer assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., descends after conducting air refueling operations with a KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the Utah Air National Guards 151st Air Refueling Wing, over central Utah. The US Air Force is deploying B-1 bombers to Norway for the first time in a move that sends a clear message to Moscow that the US military will operate in the strategically important Arctic region and demonstrate that it will defend allies in the area against any Russian aggression close to the country's border. Four US Air Force B-1 bombers are being deployed to Orland Air Base in Norway, and within the next three weeks, missions will begin in the Arctic Circle and in international airspace off northwestern Russia, according to multiple defense officials. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Winn via ABACAPRESS.COM

How polar security and space security are linked — and why the US Coast Guard should bridge the gap

Michael Sinclair

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

PICTURE SHOWS: Before and after the explosionThese satellite images show the extent of the devastation caused by the massive explosion at Beirut's port on Tuesday (4 August 2020).In one after photo the image shows a huge crater where a warehouse once stood.The images were captured the day after the explosion with WorldView-2 by European Space Imaging in order to assess the damage to the surrounding blast site.Almost 20 buildings have been completely destroyed, whilst hundreds of other surrounding buildings have been significantly damaged.A cruise ship has been overturned and four tankers have been damaged.According to AIS data, this cruise ship is the “Orient Queen” sailing under the flag of Bahamas, and originating from port King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia.It has been reported that the explosion at Beirut’s port resulted in the damage of 90% of the hotels in the Lebanese capital and that the blasts could be felt up to 200 km away in Cyprus.“When disaster strikes, VHR satellite imagery can provide critical information for emergency relief operations to evaluate the extent of damage and get an entire overview of the scene,” said Adrian Zevenbergen, Managing Director, European Space Imaging.“It supplies crisis management teams with logistical insights for planning and helps to monitor and detect any changes that may be critical to minimising or even eliminating further catastrophe.”The cause of the explosion is still unknown, however it has been reported that the blasts occurred in a section of the port that stores previously confiscated highly explosive substances.With the country already suffering a crippling economic crisis as a result of battling COVID-19, this explosion plummets the city into further catastrophe with the country’s leader, Hassan Diab, appealing for international assistance.Where: Beirut, LebanonWhen: 07 Aug 2020Credit: European Space Imaging/Cover Images**EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS ONLY TO BE USED IN C

The not-so-secret value of sharing commercial geospatial and open-source information

Mir Sadat and Michael Sinclair

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

A police officer uses a drone during a search for skeletal remains and clothing at a plot of land, in the municipality of Hidalgo, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico September 3, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

Death from above: How criminal organizations’ use of drones threatens Americans

Michael Sinclair

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Naval officers stand on a U.S navy vessel as it docks in the eastern city of Port Sudan, Sudan March 1, 2021. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddiq

Implications of the Tri-Service Maritime Strategy for America’s naval forces

Michael Sinclair, Rodrick H. McHaty, and Blake Herzinger

March 2021

Members of the National Guard at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 25, 2021. Later today, the U.S. House of Representatives will transmit the Articles of Impeachment to the U.S. Senate ahead of the trial set to start February 9. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Shots in arms: How to get more military servicemembers vaccinated

Michael Sinclair

Friday, February 19, 2021

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, July 30, 2020, with NASA's Perseverance rover destined for Mars.Atlas V Launch

A Pentagon strategy for elevating the space mission

Michael Sinclair and Mir Sadat

Friday, February 12, 2021

Various fishing boats arrayed at a harbor prepare for the new fishing season of 2020 which will start in two days, Zhoushan city, east China's Zhejiang province, 14 September 2020. fachaoshiNo Use China. No Use France.

The national security imperative to tackle illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing

Michael Sinclair

Monday, January 25, 2021

Law enforcement officers unload part of approximately 3,200 lbs. of cocaine, which was seized at the Port of New York/Newark on February 28, 2019 in a joint operation involving U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the New York Police Department (NYPD), and the New York State Police (NYSP), in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., in this image released on March 11, 2019. Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

The wicked problem of drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere

Michael Sinclair

Friday, January 15, 2021

California, United States.- In the photo taken on December 31, 2020, a health worker prepares to extract a dose of the vaccine. A nurse tested positive for coronavirus in the United States days after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The 45-year-old man works in the emergency services of a hospital in the Californian city of San Diego and was vaccinated on December 18. The experts assured that this is not "something unexpected".

How to increase vaccination and mask-wearing to defeat COVID-19

Vanda Felbab-Brown and Michael Sinclair

Tuesday, January 5, 2021