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Petty Officer 1st Class Trey Hutcheson/U.S. Navy/DigitalU.S. and allied military service members have begun the second week of a major training exercise in Alaska. The exercise, called Arctic Edge 2026, focuses on training for drone and missile attacks on military installations and key infrastructure. This year’s exercise will extend into Greenland. -
Alaskan NORAD Region/Alaskan Command/DigitalUPDATED: The North American Aerospace Defense Command said today that U.S. aircraft intercepted a total of eight Russian military planes Thursday that were flying through international airspace off the western coast of Alaska.
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Two infantry battalions with the Army’s Alaska-based 11th Airborne Division reportedly are on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota. That’s according to reports from NPR and other U.S. and international news outlets. -
It’s Veterans Day, but Salcha’s American Legion post won’t be conducting its own service – at least, not this year. That’s because it’s Alaska’s newest Legion post, established just over a year ago. -
The Army Corps of Engineers and its contractors have demolished the building that housed an old nuclear power plant on Fort Greely as part of the decommissioning process for the facility. They’re now preparing to remove highly radioactive materials from the site. -
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold two meetings next week to present a progress report on the demolition and decommissioning of an old nuclear power plant on Fort Greely. -
NewsEven though soldiers are still getting paid, nonprofit groups that serve military members around the state say they’re seeing increased need for essentials and assistance with bills. -
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a $16.7 million dollar grant to begin construction of the first veterans cemetery in the Interior. -
The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, dispatched U.S. aircraft Wednesday to intercept four Russian military planes flying in international airspace off Alaska. -
NewsThe route would be a two-way corridor for ships to travel between the northern edge of the Bering Strait and the US-Canada maritime border. -
An F-35 fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base back in January because water-contaminated hydraulic fluid caused an ice buildup in the plane’s landing gear. That’s the conclusion of a panel of experts who compiled a report on the crash that was issued Tuesday by Eielson’s higher headquarters, the Pacific Air Forces. -
UPDATE: The North American Air Defense Command, or NORAD, detected and tracked Russian military surveillance planes on Wednesday and Thursday that were flying through international airspace off the coast of Alaska.
