Photo by Amber Kurka | Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies | 12.18.2025
The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies' Arctic Fellowship Program is designed to cultivate Arctic-literate leaders, enhance homeland and national defense understanding, and support the Department of War’s objective of restoring deterrence in the North. (DoW graphic by Amber E. Kurka)...
Photo by Amber Kurka | Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies | 05.15.2025
Matthew Bell, dean of the School for Arctic Security Studies, delivers closing remarks during the Arctic Fellowship Program Completion Ceremony at the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 15, 2025. The fellowship program is designed to cultivate Arctic-literate leaders, enhance homeland and national defense understanding, and support the......
Photo by Amber Kurka | Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies | 05.15.2025
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Daniel Jones offers his final reflections during the Arctic Fellowship Program Completion Ceremony at the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 15, 2025. Jones completed the two-year fellowship and is returning to an operational role with specialized Arctic knowledge and a mission-ready perspective on deterrence,......
Photo by Amber Kurka | Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies | 05.15.2025
Randy “Church” Kee, director of the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies, delivers remarks highlighting U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Daniel Jones’s achievements during the Arctic Fellowship Program Completion Ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 15, 2025. Jones completed the two-year program and will now serve as operations officer aboard the USCGC Polar Star,......
Photo by Amber Kurka | Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies | 05.15.2025
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Daniel Jones receives a certificate of completion from Randy “Church” Kee, director of the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies, during the Completion Ceremony at the center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 15, 2025. Jones completed the two-year Arctic Fellowship Program and will return to an operational role with enhanced Arctic......
Photo by Amber Kurka | Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies | 05.15.2025
U.S. Air Force Maj. Anthony Caliva shares his final reflections during the Arctic Fellowship Program Completion Ceremony at the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 15, 2025. Caliva spoke to TSC staff and his family about how the program prepared him for his next assignment as deputy chief of the 11th Air Force commander’s action group.......
Photo by Amber Kurka | Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies | 05.15.2025
U.S. Air Force Maj. Anthony Caliva receives a certificate of completion from Randy “Church” Kee, director of the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies, at the center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 15, 2025. Caliva participated in the TSC’s Arctic Fellowship Program, an initiative designed to develop Arctic-literate leaders, strengthen defense awareness, and......
Courtesy Photo | Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies | 04.24.2025
Randy “Church” Kee, Director of the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies, provides feedback to TSC Arctic Fellows during a project review before graduation, April 24, 2025, in Anchorage Alaska. U.S. Air Force Maj. Tony Caliva and U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Daniel Jones presented their final capstone projects to a panel of Arctic security experts. Their work addressed key factors......
