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Ben Eielson Junior Senior High School will be the second Fairbanks North Star Borough school to sit empty on Eielson Air Force Base and the fourth school the deficit-plagued district has closed since 2022.
The pause announced Thursday is exclusive to Alaska, according to a spokesman for the Alaska National Guard, and came after advocacy from elected leaders in the state.
The U.S. military has struggled to attract recruits in a tight job market, where companies are willing to pay more and provide good benefits.
The Washington Post was granted a rare embed with Navy SEALs and Green Berets as the Pentagon, wary of a conflict with Russia or China, stress-tested its preparedness in Arctic conditions.
Locations that meet the temperature threshold are in Alaska, North Dakota and Montana.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has decided to close Ben Eielson Junior-Senior High School at the end of the school year due to budget shortfalls.
The $125 million to bolster the Arctic’s meager fleet is part of the pending Homeland Security Appropriations Act, according to members of Alaska’s congressional delegation.
Dozens of Guard members say they will quit rather than see their salaries and benefits diminished under a new federal directive, which could upend national security missions based in Alaska.
Held annually since 1982, the Cobra Gold drills brought 4,500 U.S. service members together this year with troops from host nation Thailand and 30 other countries, including Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea.
“We do that individually all the time,” said the commander of the tactical exercise. “But to be able to do it together is very unique.”
Along with about 7,000 soldiers, Fairbanks’ Fort Wainwright — the Army’s northernmost outpost — has 6,500 dependents of troops, plus 2,400 civilian employees and contractors.
The Alaska Army National Guard said Friday it has begun preparing for a potential deployment early next year in support of the federal government’s U.S.-Mexico border control efforts.
The money will go toward construction, a pay bump, and plans for a flight simulator.
The helicopters were among 14 aircraft that were flying from Donnelly Training Area to Fort Wainwright on a route that included passing through a mountainous area.
Experts say the micro-reactor concept could be a good match to replace generators running on expensive, imported diesel in remote Alaska communities or at resource development projects like mines — not to mention for the military.
Anchorage was hit with between 17 and 30 inches of snow Wednesday and Thursday, leading to hazardous driving conditions by Friday.
Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan said if the standoff continues and officers leave the military, Tuberville’s blockade will be remembered as a “national security suicide mission.”
An exhibit at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention looks at the work of Bill Hess, and his 40 years of photographing Alaska Native veterans.
In addition to the two deaths, 12 soldiers were injured when their transport vehicle flipped on a dirt road earlier this week. Four remain in the hospital.
Army officials say the accident happened on a dirt road as the soldiers were headed to the Yukon Training Area south of Fairbanks.
Footage recorded deep in the Pacific Ocean is giving the world the first detailed glimpse of three aircraft carriers that sank in the Battle of Midway, which marked a shift in control of the Pacific naval theater from Japanese to U.S. forces.
Contractor Oklo Inc. must obtain a license to operate the 20-megawatt reactor, which the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission denied the company last year.
The operations are expected to continue from Thursday to Sept. 24 and are not in violation of international laws, the U.S. Coast Guard said.