Military

Forget the open-air sleigh overloaded with gifts and powered by a tuckered herd of flying reindeer.

To compensate for the lack of icebreakers, the Coast Guard plans to increase the number of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft deployed to the region.

The apology is scheduled to take place in Wrangell on Jan. 11, with U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Army officials slated to participate in the ceremony.

All three members of Alaska’s congressional delegation backed the latest version of the annual bill.

The KC-135 Stratotankers were originally expected to arrive at Eielson in 2023. It’s still not clear when the aircraft will get here.

The remnants of Typhoon Merbok battered much of Western Alaska in in 2022.

The ceremony was attended by decorated veterans who served as far back as World War II.

Alaska, where roughly one in 10 residents has served in the armed forces, will observe Veterans Day on Monday.

Staff Sgt. Samuel Matlock has been reassigned to Fort Eustis, Virginia, where he’ll work as an adviser to the command team for the Center for Military Training as well as Training and Doctrine Command.

The Tokyo-based airmen were in Alaska for the Red Flag exercise and decided to go kayaking on a day off.

The deployment to Shemya Island involved soldiers from Alaska, Washington and Hawaii with the 11th Airborne Division and the 1st and 3rd Multi Domain Task Forces.

Eight Russian military planes and four navy vessels have come close to Alaska in the past week as Russia and China conducted joint military drills.

Navy officials say apologies in Kake and Angoon are “long overdue” and “the right thing to do.”

Despite the rapid succession in less than a week is abnormal, such interceptions are viewed as routine and not a threat

For months, Alaska’s National Guard and congressional delegation said that changes proposed from Washington would have devastating consequences for local operations and personnel.

The Aiviq was built in 2012 to serve the oil industry, but after a refit, it’ll be a science-supporting vessel instead.

Officials haven’t offered a possible motive for the killing Spc. Jacob Ashton, 21, of Perry, Ohio. U.S. Army Spc. Riley F. Birbilas was charged Monday with premeditated murder.

The project included cutting-edge archaeological tools, including “underwater drones” that brought cameras to vessels that sank more than 80 years ago off the Aleutian island.

The added training will begin in October and comes as the Army tries to reverse several years of dismal recruiting when it failed to meet its enlistment goals.

Russian and Chinese bombers flew together for the first time in international airspace off the coast of Alaska, in a new show of expanding military cooperation that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday raises concerns.

The state Office of Veterans Affairs awarded World War II veteran Louis Gigliotti, who lives in Anchorage, the Alaska Veterans Honor Medal for securing his benefits.

A 31-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI and manslaughter after police say she hit the man with her SUV at the main entry to Fort Wainwright on Monday.

Mostly clear skies added to the high-summer feel of the day as JBER hosted big crowds for their biennial open house event.