A new government report is flagging more problems with the new generation of fighter jets scheduled to come to Alaska.
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Alaska US senators split on diverting military spending to border wall
Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of 11 Republicans who voted Wednesday to stop President Donald Trump from redirecting military funds to build a border wall.
Trump’s wall could drain money from Alaska military projects
President Trump on Friday declared a national emergency to get money for a border wall that Congress refused to fund. He plans to divert $3.6 billion from military construction accounts, and that could drain money from Alaska projects.
U.S. Air Force ‘barren lands’ survival course teaches how to stay alive in Arctic wilderness
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.
Eielson showcases F-35 as Alaskan command chief emphasizes its lethality, deployability
The road to Eielson was coated with ice. The F-35’s ability to operate on an icy runway is one of many cold-weather tests being conducted at the Air Force base.
Alaskan says he’ll build consensus in Interior post
Sen. Dan Sullivan’s chief of staff in Washington said his perspective on resource extraction formed early, and was shaped by his love of salmon during his confirmation hearing Thursday.
With F-35 squads set for Eielson, thousands of people may come up with them
More than 5,000 people may come to the Fairbanks area over the next four years as part of the move to base two squadrons of F-35 fighters at Eielson Air Force Base. The latest estimate announced Monday is well above the previous estimate of 3,500. The bigger population increase is expected to place a greater burden on local services.
North Pole Council urges water-system expansion to help Moose Creek deal with tainted groundwater
Officials with the Air Force and other agencies are asking members of the public to weigh in on several proposals to provide drinking water to Moose Creek residents who can’t use their wells because of groundwater contamination.
Construction at area’s Air Force installations to inject $1.5B into Interior economy
Summer promises to be a busy construction season for the Interior because of a series of projects at the region’s two Air Force installations. The projects will inject more than $1.5 billion into the area’s economy.
State’s biggest military training exercise takes off next week
The skies above the Interior and Southcentral Alaska will get a lot busier starting next week, when Northern Edge 2017 gets under way. It’ll be the biggest military-training exercise to be held this year in Alaska.