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U.S. Air Force file photo/DigitalThousands of U.S. and allied servicemembers, along with aircraft, naval vessels and other equipment, began a large military training exercise Thursday around Alaska and in areas offshore. Northern Edge 2025 is one of two exercises now under way in Alaska. -
U.S. Forest ServiceState and federal firefighters say they’re encountering a growing number of incidents involving small drones in airspace above and around wildfires. When that happens, firefighters must ground their aircraft, which delays operations to extinguish the fire.
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The North American Aerospace Defense Command, NORAD, scrambled U.S. and Canadian fighter jets last week to accompany a formation of Russian aircraft flying through international airspace off the coasts of Alaska and Canada. -
The North American Aerospace Defense Command detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft Tuesday as they passed through international airspace off Alaska’s coasts. -
For the fourth time in five days, Russian aircraft have flown through international airspace off Alaska’s coast. -
Investigators looking into the cause of a fatal plane crash last month near McGrath have recovered the wreckage and will soon begin examining it for evidence of mechanical problems. -
The North American Aerospace Defense Command tracked and intercepted two Russian military aircraft Wednesday in international airspace near Alaska. -
Search and Rescue personnel are still catching up after a long holiday weekend that included three plane crashes, one of which claimed the life of Cary Foster, an Anchorage pilot and hunting guide. -
The state Department of Environmental Conservation has no plans to clean up the site where a cargo plane crashed and burned near Fairbanks last month. The agency says tests show the fire consumed nearly all of the 4,700 gallons of fuel on board. -
Preliminary report outlines events leading up to Aug. 9 crash, but doesn’t address why aircraft went down because investigators can’t get into the remote site — park rangers say it's too dangerous to try.
