Biden’s visit is one of several high-profile visits from federal officials to Alaska in recent months.
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Alaska-based pilots intercepted Russian aircraft 3 times in a week
This year, the usual game of cat-and-mouse is playing out in an entirely different context due to the war in Ukraine.
Engineers find Anchorage elementary school would be unsafe in a major earthquake
The district hired an engineering firm to analyze 85 schools after the 2018 earthquake.
Alaska military bases fall short on climate readiness, federal report says
Images released with the report show flooding and damaged infrastructure at Alaska military installations, though the details are classified.
Avalanche damage delays lighting of Anchorage’s iconic holiday star
Since the late 1980s, Anchorage residents looking north have had a view of the large star on Mount Gordon Lyon starting the day after Thanksgiving.
Alaska Air National Guard reports first incursion of Russian military planes since January
The Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing identified the Russian aircraft on Oct. 21 when they entered international airspace off Alaska.
Following JBER, Eielson Air Force Base restricts interactions off-base due to COVID
Eielson Air Force Base has increased its COVID-19 precautions after Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s commander declared a public health emergency on Friday.
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.
Uptick in Russian aircraft flying near Alaska shows ‘probing’ for weakness, Sullivan says
Sen. Sullivan says a large Russian naval exercise happening in the Bering Sea at the same time as the triple aircraft intercept demonstrates that the Arctic has become a flashpoint.