Most of the roughly 2,200 U.S. Army Alaska paratroopers who deployed to Afghanistan left in September, in support of the U.S. counter-terrorism mission
Spec. Gabriel Conde, who was a kindergartner on 9/11, was the 2,264th member of the U.S. military to die in the Afghan war.
Recent fixes to Alaska's VA health care program will become statutory requirements, and new provisions aim to bring new doctors to the state and fund in-home family caregivers.
Without new legislation, the Department of Veterans Affairs won't conduct research on how cannabis might help veterans.
A death toll in the thousands. An invasion of American soil that led to a bloody infantry battle in a punishing environment. As the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Attu approaches, here's a detailed look at what happened, and commemorative events this week in Anchorage.
The incident, the first in a year but described as routine, is yet another interaction between US and Russia warplanes that signal continued tension.
"I Will Wait" opens Friday at UAA and plays Saturday as well, paired with a workshop where veteran and active-duty spouses can tell their own stories.
Spc. Gabriel David Conde, 22, deployed to Afghanistan with the 4-25, according to the U.S. Army Alaska.
In a control room at Fort Greely near Delta Junction, soldiers recently performed a simulation showing how they would respond to an attack.
"We are America's Arctic warriors. We are ready to deploy, fight and win in any environment. And we're here to test our best soldiers to see how they do."
Alaska's congressional delegation got the Coast Guard to drop its plan to consolidate fewer cutters in fewer communities.
Amid escalating tensions with Syria and Iran, Israel has decided not to send its F-15 fighter jets to Alaska, though Israeli troops will still participate in the exercise.
Pfc. Herman Mulligan, killed 73 years ago on Okinawa, is finally coming home.
The Honor Flight program carries about 50 veterans to D.C. each year.
The order specifies that National Guard troops will assist the Department of Homeland Security along the border but not perform law enforcement missions and will be armed only when necessary for self-defense.
The man, who works in California, was expected to make a full recovery, according to Bald Mountain Air Service, a Homer-based air carrier supporting the ICEX training mission.
“I wouldn’t be here without him,” one vet says of his dog. But the practice faces growing scrutiny from researchers and debate among veterans groups, politicians and the VA.
The Air Force is trying to better understand the erosion bearing down on its valuable radar sites.
An Army spokesman said there were no significant injuries in the rollover south of Eielson Air Force Base.
Kirk Alkire's quest for healing from his losses in war led to the naming of Gold Star Peak near Eklutna.
