The Shís’gi Noow or Sapling Fort was destroyed in an 1804 battle between Tlingit clans and invading Russian forces. Its location had been disputed until now.
The earlier closing time comes a week after Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage banned the sale of alcohol on the installation from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
About 70 members of the Alaska National Guard will fly to Washington early Tuesday to help with the inauguration. The flight was originally scheduled to leave Sunday, but maintenance and poor weather have delayed the travel.
The move is intended to reduce consumption and “related harms” such as suicide.
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.
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.
President Donald Trump vetoed the $740 billion defense bill on Wednesday.
Operation Mary Louise aims to connect women veterans with the resources and benefits available to them.
Some 2,000 Alaska Native veterans could be eligible to receive 160 acres under the federal program.
The Polar Star usually has a role in supporting Antarctic affairs during the summer there.
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has further limited some base services, and more people may be asked to telework.
Andrew Garcia’s love of spray paint once led him to jail. Now he’s being sought for his murals.
An electrical fire in one of the Healy’s main propulsion motors on Aug. 18 left the cutter unable to operate in ice.
The roughly 4-mile gravel road, easily visible from Anchorage, is expected to be completed early next summer.
Maj. Michael “Cal” Gentry, 37, based at Eielson Air Force Base, died at the scene on the Steese Highway north of Fairbanks.
Climate change is pushing up the cost of ongoing operations at three of Alaska’s four major U.S. military bases.
Around 100 "COVID Heroes" got a up-close view of an F-22 demonstration flight
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.
The aircraft did not enter U.S. airspace during a roughly four-hour flight in the region, officials said.
