Military

Three Chinese ships and four Russian vessels, including a destroyer, were spotted in a single formation last week, the Coast Guard said.

The Coast Guard will step up operations in the increasingly contested Arctic region, crack down on illegal fishing and forced labor, and improve oil spill response under legislation approved Wednesday by a Senate committee.

Amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the Department of Defense has not adequately increased housing allowances, thereby neglecting its commitment to military families.

The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies is the only Department of Defense regional center focused on the Arctic.

The designs all offer flame-retardant protection and vary in other features, which include mesh venting and an inner dog-tag pocket.

The two aircraft did not enter U.S. or Canadian sovereign airspace, according to NORAD.

His movement between bases raises questions about the Army’s ability to track sexual misconduct by civilian employees.

The Arctic Thunder Open House officially kicked off Saturday on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, but a few special guests were invited to the rehearsal day on Friday.

The Honoring our PACT Act aims to improve health care access and injury compensation for veterans who have been exposed to burn pits, a noxious open-air military waste disposal practice used in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Army leadership has challenged some of the service’s top enlisted leaders to find ways to encourage more of the bonding that happens playing beer pong and less of the negative effects that alcohol can have among soldiers.

“This will be a large logistical puzzle to piece together over the coming weeks,” the school district superintendent said in an email to parents.

The Don Young Arctic Warrior Act would increase compensation for military service members in Alaska.

Sgt. Seth Vision, with the 11th Airborne Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, was participating in a career skills program when the crash occurred last weekend, according to U.S. Army Alaska.

Mountain Home Air Force Base says 19-year-old Mackenzie Wilson, a cadet at Oregon State University originally from Eagle River, died of injuries sustained in an accident.

The Alaska-based 4-25 was reflagged as 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division.

The fallen were remembered during ceremony on Anchorage’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

Services and events include ceremonies on the Delaney Park Strip, at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery and at the Mat-Su Veterans Wall of Honor.

Pvt. George Fox died in Italy in 1944. But even after his remains returned to Unalaska, they were buried in an unmarked grave despite years of work pushing the government to recognize his sacrifice.

The switch next month won’t change troop levels but will add resources to Army units stationed in Alaska as part of a broader shift in Arctic strategy.

After the six-day competition on JBER, the best enlisted soldier and non-commissioned officer will earn the honor of representing Alaska at the regional competition.

Staff Sgt. Seth Michael Plant, 30, of St. Augustine, Florida, was stationed in Alaska less than a year. Wildlife authorities had not located the bear as of Thursday afternoon.

The U.S. has long viewed the Arctic as a growing area of competition with Russia and China, particularly as the warming climate opens sea lanes for longer periods of time.

Next of kin have been contacted, but officials have not yet released many details on Tuesday’s fatal bear mauling in Anchorage.