The Coast Guard is launching a temporary base in Barrow in a response to increased Arctic shipping.
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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.