Anchorage Daily News

Alaska Guard's homecoming has its own problems

Alaska Army National Guard troops returning home to rural communities after yearlong deployments to war zones face huge obstacles trying to receive standard veterans health care, according to a report by Veterans for America.

Navy confirms lost WWII sub has been found

The Navy has confirmed the wreckage of a sunken vessel found last year off Alaska's Aleutians Islands is that of the USS Grunion, which disappeared during World War II.

Kodiak dumping ground cleanup completed

A cleanup of a site on Kodiak Island used as a dumping ground during World War II has been completed.

Stealth fighters ghosted through Aleutian campaign

In the early days of World War II, while most of the world's attention was focused on Europe and the South Pacific, a small band of scouts began patrolling far-flung islands to spy on invading Japanese.

Galena Air Force station handed over to educational center

The military held a ceremony on Tuesday to hand over the U.S. Air Force station at Galena so that it can be turned into an educational center.

Coast Guardsman in line for award in Bering Sea rescue

A Coast Guard swimmer stationed in Kodiak will go to D.C. to receive an award for a harrowing rescue in the Bering Sea.

Ordnance unit will deploy next month

Soldiers from the 716th Ordnance Company will deploy for a one-year tour in the Middle East next month, the U.S. Army said Tuesday.

Judge sides with war opponent

A federal judge has ordered the Army to grant conscientious objector status and an honorable discharge to a Fort Richardson paratrooper who said a religious awakening in Iraq left him opposed to war.

Soldier battles on for objector status

Alaska Air Guardsmen return from hurricane mission

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard who deployed to the Gulf of Mexico Coast to rescue hurricane victims returned Wednesday after two weeks of saving people and pets.

Military policeman fatally injured in Iraq

Military officials say a Missouri soldier assigned to Fort Richardson was killed in Iraq.

Alaska's fallen soldiers

Army to add 2,200 soldiers in Alaska

The U.S. Army is going ahead with plans to base about 4,200 more soldiers in Alaska and Hawaii. The Alaska additions will include 1,775 soldiers at Fort Richardson and 425 more at Fort Wainwright.

Brig. Gen. Tinsley buried at Arlington

Pallbearers from the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard accompanied a caisson bearing the casket of Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Tinsley at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.

Engineer battalion will be reactivated

A historic engineer battalion is to be reactivated on Fort Richardson this week, according to the U.S. Army.

General retires from position at Sunday ceremony

Brig. Gen. Craig Christensen retired from his position as the assistant adjutant general of the 49th Space and Missile Defense Battalion at a ceremony Sunday afternoon at Camp Denali.

Airman to lose rank, get jail for child porn

A Fairbanks airman has pleaded guilty to a count of possessing child pornography, according to the Alaska Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Alaska soldiers leave for Afghanistan

Fifteen Alaska Army National Guard members are deploying to Afghanistan for one year to embed with the Afghan National Army, according to the guard. They are scheduled to leave Alaska today and train for two months at Fort Riley, Kan., before getting to Afghanistan, the guard said.

Coast Guard extends reach in Arctic waters

As part of a series of moves to bolster its Arctic presence, the Coast Guard has started extending its high-endurance cutter deployment into the Arctic Ocean, according to Petroleum News.

Past stories on climate change

Alaska airman finds his calling in Iraq

The battle-torn desert of Iraq is the last place you would expect anyone to learn how to call a moose, but that's where Rodney Pangborn got his start as Fairbanks' reigning moose-calling champ.

Alaska Guard troops to join 2009 training

Hawaii and California National Guard troops are joining Big Island police and fire units for a week of training and exercises to deal with a terrorist attack or a major hazardous material release.

Elmendorf general dies of gunshot on base

The commander of the 3rd Wing at Elmendorf Air Force Base died of what is being described as a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest at his on-base home Sunday night, the Air Force said this afternoon.

Video: Press conference on Brig. Gen. Thomas Tinsley death

Tinsley's Air Force biography page

Wounded warriors see best of Kodiak

KODIAK -- Michael Owens often thinks back to Oct. 17, 2005, and wonders about what could have been.