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Eielson Air Force Base officials wants to build nine radar sites around the eastern Interior for military pilots to use for training. And they’re asking for public comments on their proposal, which must be submitted by the end of next week.
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After years of site surveys and analysis, the Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to begin dismantling a long-mothballed nuclear power plant at Fort Greely this summer.
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The decommissioning of an old nuclear power plant at Fort Greely can move forward now that the federal agency overseeing the project has resolved a contract dispute that delayed work for more than a year.
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Eielson Air Force Base will present its biennial airshow this weekend. And besides the usual attractions, the 2023 Arctic Lightning Airshow also will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the U.S. military expanding the role of women in military aviation.
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U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan says Chinese nationals posing as tourists drove through Fort Wainwright’s main gate and onto the post before being stopped by security personnel. Sullivan said that and other incidents in recent years show that both China and Russia are trying to collect information on Alaska military installations and operations
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NewsFairbanks police urged residents and businesses in an area near Pioneer Park to evacuate Thursday morning after a worker at a nearby substance-abuse rehab facility found what appeared to be a bomb. The evacuation was later called-off after experts determined the object was fake.
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U.S. fighter jets intercepted six Russian aircraft flying off Alaska’s coasts again last week, and accompanied them as they passed through the international airspace.
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More than 10,000 U.S. service members have launched Northern Edge 2023, Alaska’s biggest military training exercise of the year.
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Army officials have identified the three soldiers who died Thursday after the two helicopters they were flying collided in mid-air near Healy. And experts arrived over the weekend to begin investigating cause of Thursday's fatal crash.
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A long-running effort to develop a National Veterans Cemetery near Fairbanks may finally come to fruition. Two previous attempts to site a vets cemetery near Fox and Ester failed, due to permafrost and contamination issues. But a new proposal to locate one in Salcha appears to be on track. If funding is secured, construction could begin next year.
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The Army has sent 90 Stryker vehicles from Fort Wainwright to Ukraine to help the nation defend itself. But the fort still has a few Strykers around to help soldiers train to defend against attack with weapons of mass destruction.
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NewsThe state Division of Forestry has cleared a wide swath of trees and vegetation from a fire-prone area west of Delta Junction. It’s one of several fuel breaks that Forestry has cleared over the past year to protect other communities around the state from wildfire.