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KUAC file photoThe head of the union that represents civilian employees at Fort Wainwright and Fort Greely says at least a dozen workers have resigned, retired, been furloughed or laid off as part of the Trump administration’s effort to sharply reduce the federal workforce. -
U.S. Air ForceThe Air Force has removed two sites from a list of locations around the eastern Interior where the agency has proposed to build radar training facilities. The radar sites are intended to help train F-35 pilots from Eielson Air Force Base to detect and locate signals similar to those emitted by enemy surface-to-air missile facilities that the pilots might encounter in combat.
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Thousands of soldiers from Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson made their way up the Parks Highway to Fort Wainwright over the past week en route to a big field-training exercise. And starting early next week, a total of 9,000 soldiers from Wainwright and JBER will be headed south on the Richardson Highway to the Donnelly Training Area near Fort Greely. -
The North American Aerospace Defense Command detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft Tuesday as they passed through international airspace off Alaska’s coasts. -
The Alaska Air National Guard announced Wednesday that the 168th Wing at Eielson Air Force Base will be getting four additional air-refueling tankers in the near future. -
Russian military aircraft returned to the skies off Alaska’s coast Monday. And once again the North American Aerospace Defense Command dispatched fighter jets to intercept and accompany them through international airspace. -
An Eielson Air Force Base contractor has excavated about a thousand tons of soil from a site in Salcha contaminated by more than 700 gallons of jet fuel. -
Demolition will begin next month on an old outbuilding near the mothballed nuclear power plant on Fort Greely that was shut down more than 50 years ago. Dismantling work on the plant itself is expected to begin in the fall of 2025. -
For the fourth time in five days, Russian aircraft have flown through international airspace off Alaska’s coast. -
The North American Aerospace Defense Command tracked and intercepted two Russian military aircraft Wednesday in international airspace near Alaska. -
Army officials say geothermal energy could provide a back-up source of heat for Fort Wainwright. That’s why a contractor will soon be exploring the potential of tapping the resource in a series of tests it hopes to conduct in Fairbanks-area deep water wells. -
A woman accused of recklessly driving an SUV into Fort Wainwright’s main gate and fatally injuring a soldier who tried to stop her has been charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and driving under the influence.
