Officials haven’t confirmed when the balloon was found but reporters with KUCB saw a bundle of parachute-like material being loaded onto a Coast Guard C-130 airplane on Saturday.
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Department of Defense, citing critical mineral needs, boosts Nome-area graphite mining project
The award is to go to Graphite One Inc., a Vancouver-based company seeking to develop a mine about 37 miles north of Nome, the department said on Monday.
Anchorage bids to become headquarters for revamped Space Command
A decision is expected as early as 2021 and would bring 1,400 military and civilian personnel to Anchorage.
30-bed field hospital arrives in Bristol Bay Borough, courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse
The Bristol Bay borough is the epicenter of fish processing during the short sockeye fishery, and its population grows exponentially as seafood workers and fishermen come to the region.
Pentagon scraps Fort Greely missile defense plan
The Pentagon is canceling a project to improve its ground-based missile interceptors, most of which are housed at Fort Greely in the Interior of Alaska.
Defense Dept. says climate change threatens bases around the country
The Pentagon’s report looks at 79 major military installations around the country, assessing both the current and future risks of flooding, drought, wildfires, desertification and thawing permafrost.
Kodiak Pacific Spaceport Complex participates in missile defense test
Kodiak Island’s rocket launch facility was one of the players in a missile defense test this week. The Alaska Aerospace Corporation is in a multi-year agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency for a maximum of $80.4 million, according to Alaska Aerospace CEO Craig Campbell.