Military

Sullivan says that a decade ago, the Pentagon wanted to close Alaska bases. — but no longer.

The Army pays soldiers extra for Alaska duty. Only a few far-flung airmen get hardship pay for their service in the 49th state.

Army officials have said there were no weather advisories or visibility problems in the area at the time of the crash.

The National Defense Authorization Act also includes funding for a 5.2% pay raise for service members and other quality-of-life measures.

A judge decided that Idaho’s laws didn’t apply in the case, because of a jurisdictional technicality: The crash happened on a military bombing range that isn’t open to the public.

“We had Santa on the second flight,” the lead pilot said. “He was with the medics.”