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Successful Landing Exercise in Hvalfjörður Fjord: Video

12 Apr 2022 Everything went according to plan during the landing exercise of US marines on Miðsandur beach in Hvalfjörður fjord, West Iceland, yesterday.

Military vesssels in Sundahöfn harbor, Reykjavík, Friday.

Northern Viking Defense Exercise in Iceland

4 Apr 2022 More than 700 people are taking part in the joint defense exercise Northern Viking 2022, which began in Iceland Saturday.

From the US naval base, Keflavík.

Left-Greens Reject NATO Project in Helguvík Harbor

14 May 2020 The Left-Green Movement has rejected major NATO projects on the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland, Morgunblaðið reports.

A famous photo from May 10, 1940. British soldiers on Kirkjustræti street in Reykjavík and curious passers-by.

Eighty Years Since Iceland Was Occupied

11 May 2020 Yesterday, May 10, 80 years had passed since Iceland was occupied by British forces during World War II.

Helguvík Harbor, Southwest Iceland.

Want to Make Helguvík Harbor Suitable for NATO Vessels

20 Apr 2020 There is interest among officials at Reykjaneshafnir harbors to make Helguvík Harbor, on the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland, suitable for receiving NATO vessels.

A maritime patrol aircraft follows a Russian submarine.

US Navy to Begin Construction at KEF Airport

17 Apr 2020 The US Navy will begin work on a large project within the security area of Keflavík International Airport this week.

US Vice President Mike Pence.

‘Party against Pence’ Planned by 11 Associations

4 Sep 2019 Eleven associations are planning a protest today in Austurvöllur square, Reykjavík, at 5:30 pm, called “Partý gegn Pence,” meaning “Party against Pence.”

US Vice President Mike Pence.

Pence to Be Protected by Hundreds

2 Sep 2019 More than one hundred Icelandic police officers will take part in handling the security of US Vice President Mike Pence, when he arrives in Iceland on a state visit Wednesday.

American transport helicopters, hovering over Mosfellsbær yesterday.

Secret Service Arrives in Iceland

30 Aug 2019 Representatives from the US Secret Service have arrived in Iceland in preparation for the September 4 arrival of US Vice President Mike Pence.

The B-2, at Keflavík Airport on Wednesday.

B-2 Bomber Briefly Visits Iceland

30 Aug 2019 A US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, made a two-hour stop at Keflavík Airport in Iceland on Wednesday.

An archive photo, showing a fighter plane taking off at Keflavík Airport.

US Military to Invest Billions of ISK in Keflavík

24 Jun 2019 The US Department of Defense plans to invest USD 57 million in military construction in Iceland in 2020.

Fifteen DC-3/C-47 aircraft, like the ones in the picture, will be arriving in Reykjavík next week.

Fifteen DC-3/C-47 Coming to Reykjavík

16 May 2019 Reykjavík Airport is getting ready for the arrival of 15 DC-3/C-47 aircraft next week.

Keflavík Airport, 1955.

US considered Cold War nuclear deployments in Iceland

16 Aug 2016 American officials conducted secret talks in the 1950s on storing nuclear weapons in Iceland without informing Icelandic authorities, it has emerged.

A P-3C Orion aircraft of the type that used to conduct submarine surveillance in Iceland.

“US should use Iceland as base to counter Russian sub threat”

3 Aug 2016 The United States should reopen its defence station in Iceland in order to bolster its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability and prevent “Russian naval coercion” against NATO and key European partners, a new report recommends.

Air-space surveillance in Iceland.

US military presence in Iceland “a step back into the past”

30 Jun 2016 “Iceland’s security in the 21st century will not be ensured by means of military alliances, fighter jets, or other weapons of war,” the MP says.

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