Members of the Alaska National Guard heading to Washington to help with inauguration
Around 80 Alaska National Guard members will fly to the nation’s capital to assist the D.C. National Guard alongside troops from all 50 states.
Military
Navy rolls out new strategy for expanding Arctic operations
The military’s sea services will operate a full range of missions, adapt to Arctic operations and work with local and Indigenous communities to build regional security, the Navy said.
Murkowski calls Trump veto of defense bill a ‘disservice’ to military; Sullivan will vote to override the veto
President Donald Trump vetoed the $740 billion defense bill on Wednesday.
Most of Alaska’s women veterans don’t use VA services. A new project aims to fix that.
Operation Mary Louise aims to connect women veterans with the resources and benefits available to them.
Trump administration sets stage to accept Alaska Native allotment applications from Vietnam-era veterans
Some 2,000 Alaska Native veterans could be eligible to receive 160 acres under the federal program.
US Coast Guard assigns icebreaker to Arctic over pandemic concerns
The Polar Star usually has a role in supporting Antarctic affairs during the summer there.
JBER airmen and soldiers have been ordered not to visit Anchorage bars as virus cases climb
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has further limited some base services, and more people may be asked to telework.
A graffiti artist and Army soldier is making his mark on Anchorage streets and JBER halls
Andrew Garcia’s love of spray paint once led him to jail. Now he’s being sought for his murals.
Coast Guard calls off Arctic operations after icebreaker Healy damaged by fire near Seward
An electrical fire in one of the Healy’s main propulsion motors on Aug. 18 left the cutter unable to operate in ice.
New military road in Chugach front range will give wildland fire crews better access, JBER says
The roughly 4-mile gravel road, easily visible from Anchorage, is expected to be completed early next summer.
Air Force officer cycling in Interior Alaska struck and killed by vehicle
Maj. Michael “Cal” Gentry, 37, based at Eielson Air Force Base, died at the scene on the Steese Highway north of Fairbanks.
As the world warms, costs rise for Alaska military bases
Climate change is pushing up the cost of ongoing operations at three of Alaska’s four major U.S. military bases.
With Arctic Thunder 2020 canceled, JBER puts on small show for first responders
Around 100 "COVID Heroes" got a up-close view of an F-22 demonstration flight
More fragments from 1952 Alaska plane crash found at Colony Glacier
The crash was virtually forgotten until a military training mission spotted a yellow life raft on the glacier. Efforts began in 2012 to scour the glacier to see what else may have churned up, including human remains and other debris.
NORAD intercepts 2 Russian aircraft off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands
The aircraft did not enter U.S. airspace during a roughly four-hour flight in the region, officials said.
4-25 ‘Spartan Brigade’ battalions welcome new leaders at JBER
All five battalions constituting the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division welcomed new leaders Thursday.
US fighters shadow Russian nuclear-capable bombers during mission near Alaska
Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown near Alaska on a mission demonstrating the military’s long-range strike capability.
B-52 bombers return to Alaska following three-year hiatus
Three Stratofortress bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., arrived Sunday at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks to train with allies, partners and other U.S. services, an Air Force statement said.
Gov. Dunleavy, Mayor Berkowitz ask for U.S. Space Command headquarters to be moved to Anchorage
Alaska’s largest city meets “all minimum eligibility requirements” for the headquarters, their letter reads.