As unemployment, layoffs and a historic economic downturn grip the nation, the military — with its job security, steady paycheck and benefits — is looking much more appealing.
Pilots of supersonic aircraft prepare for future conflicts as service officials weigh how to upgrade training.
Flyovers will take place Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Sgt. Christopher Wesley Curry, 23, of Terre Haute, Indiana, was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
Eielson Air Force Base expects to receive 54 jets and an additional 1,300 personnel by December 2021.
Stop-losswas employed during the George W. Bush administration as years of grueling combat in Iraq and Afghanistan strained the force.
Alaska officials announced 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Sunday night, bringing the statewide total to 32.
A Port of Alaska spokesman said the scheduled stop is not uncommon for the port, which is near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
Base officials said the airman is “self-quarantined at their off-base residence.”
The Russian planes never left international airspace during the four-hour flight on Monday, military officials said.
The charges were first made public earlier this month on a Facebook page popular with enlisted Air Force personnel.
Northern Edge is a major Army, Navy and Air Force exercise held every two years across Alaska.
The airbase where the Alaskans were stationed was attacked Jan. 7 by Iranian rockets.
About 30 U.S. flags and eight Alaska flags, no longer fit to be displayed, were properly disposed of by burning.
The combination of two squadrons of F-22 fighters based at JBER and the full fleet of F-35As at Eielson will make Alaska home to more fifth-generation fighters than anywhere else in the world, top Air Force officials have said.
Alaska’s congressional delegation defended last week’s U.S. drone strike against Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and said they’re monitoring the situation in Iraq.
Fort Wainwright soldiers deployed to Iraq in August, and a coalition joint task force statement says they will help protect Iraqi bases after the attacks.
For nearly two decades, U.S. leaders have sounded a constant refrain: We are making progress. They were not, and they knew it.
The early holiday meal was a moment for soldiers far from their homes and families to come together, said Lt. Col. Joshua Gaspard.
A state employee indicated there have been other similar cases, the attorney said in a court filing.
