Available housing is scarce in Fairbanks for Air Force and Army personnel, and the Coast Guard is building or planning new housing in some coastal communities.
Military
Army sends 90 Stryker vehicles from Fort Wainwright to Ukraine
Meanwhile, Army officials are trying to figure out what to do with the rest of the Strykers.
Gambell National Guard scout honored nearly 70 years after crash rescue
Bruce Boolowon is believed to be the last surviving member of the St. Lawrence Island rescue team.
Arctic policy conference brings international leaders to Anchorage — Russia not included
The policy-focused forum is billed as the “largest Arctic convening in North America.”
Army’s 11th Airborne to host large training exercise in Interior Alaska
More than 500 Army vehicles will be traveling on the Parks Highway and the northernmost stretch of the Richardson Highway.
State proposes regulations for nuclear facilities
An Eielson Air Force Base program calls fora microreactor at the base that would generate up to 5 megawatts of power.
Bethel veterans weigh in on cost of living, health care and suicide rates during VA secretary visit
Veterans said that they were concerned about the lack of benefits and internet access, Alaska’s high cost of living, and their concerns about the U.S. being dragged into a war between Russia and Ukraine.
Kotzebue residents want a say if Arctic traffic brings the military back to town
Subsistence harvest and community cohesion are at the forefront of concerns.
Investigators lay out lapse after lapse that led to Eagle River ROTC cadet’s death in Humvee crash
The Humvees the cadets were driving were procured for use as bombing targets and were not authorized for use as transportation.
Over Lake Huron, the U.S. downs a 3rd unidentified object in 3 days
A unidentified object has been shot down by U.S. forces over Michigan’s Lake Huron, according to the Pentagon. It’s the fourth object shot down in just over a week in North America.