The document says the strategy “acknowledges increasing strategic competition in the Arctic since 2013, exacerbated by Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine.”
Military
Coast Guard captain describes encounter with Chinese, Russian warships off Alaska
The Kimball — which carries about 120 crew members, defensive weapons and a helicopter — came within about a mile of a group of Chinese and Japanese warships last month and made radio contact with them.
Pentagon asks for proposals to build small nuclear power plant at Eielson
Microreactor ‘an important first step toward developing the next-generation energy technology,’ base officials say
Rep. Peltola’s first bill passes House
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola spoke on the House floor Wednesday to advocate for her first bill, establishing an Office of Food Security in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Alaska National Guard begins to mobilize in wake of Western Alaska storm
The damage from the storm ranges across a thousand miles of Western Alaska, from Kuskokwim Bay all the way up through the Bering Strait.
Joe Gerace’s lies went way beyond Anchorage. Multiple agencies investigate how they were duped
An inquiry found that Anchorage’s former health director violated four sections of the Alaska Code of Military Justice: fraudulent enlistment, false official statements, conduct unbecoming an officer and wearing an Army combat patch despite never seeing battle.
Amid driver shortage, airmen will drive school buses on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
It’s the latest effort by the district to address an ongoing shortage of bus drivers that has left most Anchorage students going weeks without bus service.
Alaska-based pilots intercepted Russian aircraft 3 times in a week
This year, the usual game of cat-and-mouse is playing out in an entirely different context due to the war in Ukraine.
Alaska sues Interior Department over contaminated ANCSA lands
The suit asks a judge to issue an order compelling the department to conduct surveys and draft plans for cleanup.
Gambell National Guard members to receive Alaska Heroism Medal for 1955 rescue
Nearly 70 years after the dramatic rescue of a downed Navy air crew on St. Lawrence Island, the Alaska Heroism Medal will be awarded to the families of 16 members of the Gambell First Scouts Batallion.