The large Air Force transport plane seen flying over downtown Juneau on Monday was a C-17, doing training exercises at the airport.
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Alaska Air National Guard unit helps evacuate 1,700 people from Afghanistan
An Alaska Air National Guard spokesperson says the Guard’s 176th Wing provided two C-17 cargo planes and four aircrews to help U.S. forces evacuate Americans and others from Afghanistan.
Alaska-based military assets not participating in Afghanistan evacuation, Pentagon says
An evolving policy set out in the Army’s Arctic Strategy issued earlier this year directs Alaska-based units to focus mainly on operating in and around the circumpolar north.
Maggie, former Alaska Zoo resident, dies at 41
Maggie moved to Anchorage in 1983 as a young orphan from southern Africa. She stayed for 24 years before moving to a sanctuary in California.