Military

Adm. Lunday, top officer of Coast Guard, says he is considering whether to base four new icebreakers in Alaska.

While tribal corporation leadership says their operations are separate from the detention center on the military base, what’s happening on the ground may tell a different story.

The Dec. 29 deadline for Alaska Native veterans to apply for their Native allotments is fast approaching. About 2000 veterans are eligible, but only about 25% have filed claims.

The Trump administration and Congress, seeking to improve security, have approved funding for eight icebreakers and are planning even more.

Officials with the National Guard told state legislators about the decision just days before a federal judge temporarily ordered an end to deployments in the nation’s capital.

Alaska National Guard officials say the Pentagon’s order to prepare for “civil disturbance operations” will not interfere with disaster relief efforts.

Veterans are most concentrated in Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and Fairbanks.

Multiple events recognizing veterans are happening in the Capital City.

The launch, which was not disclosed beforehand, took place about 10 p.m. Thursday night and was observed by people across the Kodiak Archipelago and was visible as far away as Seward.

Juneau residents may have glimpsed the large red and white ship through the fog over the weekend, but it was only here for a little while before heading north.