Panel recommends warship be named for Stevens
Nearly two years after the death of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, a Senate panel has recommended that a Navy warship be named in his honor.
First Annual Alaska National Guard Day
Monday is National Guard Day in Alaska.
US military investigating F-16 crash off Japan
Officials are investigating the crash of a U.S. F-16 fighter jet that went down in the Pacific after taking off from a base in Japan. The pilot ejected and was rescued after six hours in the water.
Buoy Tender Olympics wake up Juneau
The annual Buoy Tender Olympics got off to an early start Wednesday morning on Juneau’s downtown waterfront with a chain pull, swimming relay in Gastineau Channel, the tug of war, and welding and crane-operating competitions.
Annual Coast Guard Buoy Round-up gets underway
Sunday July 15, kicked off the 2012 Coast Guard Buoy Round-up held by the 17th Coast Guard District in Juneau. The event is a week long series of training exercises.
Military to remove debris from 1952 airplane crash on glacier
Military officials say a team is continuing to remove debris on an Alaska glacier from an Air Force plane that crashed in 1952, killing all 52 people on board.
Begich petitions Air Force to leave F-16 squadron at Eielson
U.S. Senator Mark Begich sent a petition with signatures of more than 1650 Alaskans and other U.S. residents opposing the relocation of an F-16 squadron from Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks.
USCG & Russian Northeast Border Guard sign agreement
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo and his Russian counterpart Lt. Gen. Rafael Daerbaev today agreed to continued cooperation on law enforcement in the Arctic, Bering Sea and North Pacific.
Coast Guard aviator’s attorney talks about the dismissal of charges, defense in case
John Smith says Lt. Lance Leone still has a future as a helo pilot.
