DHS head Kristi Noem flies C-130 while visiting Coast Guard’s far-flung Alaska station
President Trump’s DHS Secretary co-piloted a C-130 surveillance plane on Monday during a visit to US Coast Guard service ...
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Alaska Natives want the US military to clean up its toxic waste
Japan’s invasion of the Aleutian islands in Alaska prompted the U.S. military to activate the Alaska territorial guard, an Army reserve made up of volunteers who wanted to help protect the U.S. So ...
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F-35 fighter jet crashes at Alaska Air Force base during pilot training
A United States Air Force pilot has been hospitalized after ejecting from an F-35 fighter jet that crashed at the Eielson Air Force Base, about 25 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, the air ...
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U.S. military officials show interest in reopening western Aleutian naval base
The western Aleutian island’s military base has been closed since 1997. Only about 50 people live on the island, which is ...
30-year-old airman was ‘fighter to the very end’ after brain tumor diagnosis in Alaska
A beloved 30-year-old husband and father who served with the Air Force in his home state of Alaska has died about a year after being diagnosed with a brain tumor, military officials said.
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Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits Kodiak Coast Guard base
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem became the first cabinet member to visit Alaska during President Donald Trump’s ...
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U.S. military, Sullivan share interest in reopening Adak naval base
He said he would support Adak for air and maritime access, as well as increasing military infrastructure investments across Alaska. The western Aleutian island’s military base has been closed ...
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‘Skill, Luck and Teamwork’: Air Force Vet Recalls Rescue in Alaska Mountains
A call came in from the Rescue Coordination Center with information about an airplane crash in the mountains. The sun had ...