Military contract information session draws strong interest in Interior Alaska
The Defense Department is continuing $500 million in construction projects at Eielson Air Force Base ahead of the arrival of F-35 fighter jets in 2020.
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Nobody injured when vans carrying soldiers crash on Parks Highway
Sixteen Fort Wainwright soldiers and other motorists escaped injury in a four-vehicle crash on the Parks Highway.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at JBER during Veterans Day stopover
Pence told a crowd of soldiers and airmen that the Trump administration was working to improve health care and benefits for service members.
Photos: Veterans honored during JBER ceremony
On the 100th anniversary of the end of Word War I, a ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson honored men and women who have served in the armed forces.
F-22 Raptors re-assigned to Alaska’s JBER, and elsewhere, from hurricane-damaged base in Florida
The storm on Oct. 10 made a direct hit on the base 12 miles east of Panama City, destroying hangars and damaging aircraft.
On the witness stand, former Alaska National Guard commander says cover-up accusations are false
Former Maj. Gen. Thomas Katkus took to the witness stand in a civil lawsuit against the city of Anchorage on Friday.
Secret report says Anchorage police botched investigation into drug dealing by Alaska National Guard recruiters
Read the 97-page report that led to the secret suspension of Anchorage Police Chief Mark Mew, made public for the first time.
Air Force fighter with landing gear trouble lands safely at JBER
The Air Force says a landing gear malfunction likely was the cause of an emergency landing of an F-22 Raptor fighter jet Wednesday.
Motorcyclist killed in Anchorage crash was Army staff sergeant at JBER
James Trent Alcorn, 35, a staff sergeant with the U.S. Army, died when he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a pole on Gambell Street.
Coast Guard removes Kodiak members from duty in drug investigation
The members under investigation have been removed from security watches, aircraft or boat duties, and other routine activities performed by Coast Guard personnel.
Trump awards Medal of Honor to Fairbanks-born soldier for heroic action in Afghanistan
Former Army Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Shurer II, who was born in Fairbanks, was lauded for his heroic actions in 2008 in a remote part of Afghanistan.
Boeing wins $2.4 billion Air Force helicopter contract in major upset to Lockheed Martin
Unless the award another company successfully protests the award, Boeing will be responsible for replacing the Air Force's aging fleet of UH-1N Huey helicopters.
Russian reconnaissance planes tracked off Alaska’s Arctic coast
It’s the third time this month that Russian aircraft have entered the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone.
Air Force must grow to levels not seen since Cold War to confront China and Russia, officials say
A new internal study found that the service needs to increase the number of operational squadrons by about 25 percent by 2030, from 312 today to 386.
Russian bombers intercepted by U.S. fighter jets west of Alaska
The bombers were flying north of the Aleutian Islands, and west of Alaska’s mainland, NORAD said.
Alaska National Guard deploys to the East Coast ahead of Hurricane Florence
For the second year in a row, Alaskans are heading south to respond to what could be one of the most destructive storms in U.S. history
Anchorage man accused of sexually assaulting 8 women
Tayshawn Dyett, 22, is charged with assaulting women he knew. None of the women served in the Guard with him, officials there say.
Army investigating after soldier found dead in barracks at JBER
Spc. Porfiro Gutierrez Jr., 24, was found dead in his barracks, the Army said.
HAARP opens its doors to the public, but some minds prove hard to change
Three years after the Air Force transferred ownership of HAARP -- the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program -- to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, conspiracy theories remain.
Mat-Su veterans memorial wall begins complicated move to Wasilla
Four of the heavy granite panels broke during the move, leaving the names of veterans in pieces on the ground.