Military

Feb 21 2019
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Sullivan: Trump’s emergency border wall money ‘probably legal’

By | Federal Government, Military, Nation & World, Politics, State Government

But the senator is worried about where the money will be diverted from. “I would have concerns, particularly if it’s coming out of Alaska military construction, which is not only important for our state,” Sullivan says. “It’s really important for the national security of our country.”

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Feb 13 2019
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U.S. Air Force ‘barren lands’ survival course teaches how to stay alive in Arctic wilderness

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Environment, Military, North Slope

Survival course trainees are exposed to subzero temperatures and winds that gust up to 30-plus miles an hour. “They don’t go back inside after they come out here and begin the training,” said instructor Sgt. Garrett Wright.

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Feb 02 2019
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski hosted an Arctic round-table in the Senate Energy Committee room on Jan. 24, 2019. (Photo by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)

Calls for ‘vigilance’ on Russian military buildup in Arctic

By | Arctic, Federal Government, Military, Nation & World, National News, Oceans

Moscow has been building its military presence in the Arctic, and one Russia scholar says she’s grown increasingly concerned. While Russia’s Arctic ambitions worry regional experts, so do the lack of ambitions on the part of the United States.

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Jan 30 2019
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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a 420 ft. icebreaker homeported in Seattle, Wash., breaks ice in support of scientific research in the Arctic Ocean.

‘Uber for icebreakers’ idea gains traction in Congress

By | Arctic, Economy, Federal Government, Military, Nation & World, North Slope, Oceans, Politics, Transportation

A Senate proposal has $750 million for a third Coast Guard icebreaker, but that money is caught in a fight over President Trump’s wall at the southern border. Still, there’s more than one way to break ice.

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