Alaska Is Still Waiting to Get its First State-Run Veterans Cemetery. A Backlog Stands in its Way. Veterans make up nearly 10% of Alaska's population, according to the U.S. Census, and yet it has been repeatedly passed over...
FBI Looking into 'Debris' Found Off Alaska's Coast The FBI said it will help with "debris" recovery after a CNN news report that a "possible spy balloon" may have been...
Alaska National Guard Plans Deployment to Assist Federal Government on US-Mexico Border The Alaska Army National Guard said it has begun preparing for a potential deployment early next year in support of the...
New Arctic Pay for Troops Was Passed by Congress a Year Ago. But the Pentagon Waved It Off. More than a year after it was passed in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, the Pentagon has not enacted a new...
Death of Last Surviving Alaskan Taken by Japan During WWII Rekindles Memories of Forgotten Battle Attu was one of just a few U.S. territories, along with Guam, the Philippines and the nearby island of Kiska, taken by enemy...
Alaska National Guard Performs Medical Mission While Shuttling Santa to Give Gifts to Rural Village Santa Claus’ sleigh took on new responsibilities in rural Alaska this week when delivering gifts to an Alaska Native village.
Army Identifies Soldiers Killed When Their Transport Vehicle Flipped on Way to Alaska Training Site The U.S. Army has identified two soldiers who were killed Monday when their transport vehicle flipped while driving on a dirt...
Tactical Vehicle Rollover Kills 2 Soldiers, Injures 12 During Training in Alaska Two soldiers with the 11th Airborne Division were killed and 12 were injured in a military vehicle accident Monday in Alaska...
Catcalling, Racist Comments, Burnout: Alaska Troops Eyed as Prestigious Arctic Force Face Problems in First Year of Service The Army redesignated its Alaska force as the 11th Airborne Division in the summer of 2022, with top brass hoping the...
Biden Will Observe 9/11 in Alaska Instead of the Traditional NYC, Virginia or Pennsylvania Events President Joe Biden will observe next month's 22nd anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil at an Alaska...
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and...
Air Force Colonel Heading Maintenance Group at New Mexico Base Is Relieved of Command Col. Danzel Albertsen, commander of the 49th Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base, was removed from his leadership...
The Mental Burden of Using Military Benefits For those who have to line up specialty or mental health care, the back and forth can become a full-time job. But is the...
The Standoff at Gate 36: Texas Sends in the Troops to Block Migrants from Seeking Asylum Immigration enforcement has long been the domain of the federal government. But Texas is challenging that at a time when...
1,100 Army Corps of Engineers Personnel to Help Clear Debris in Baltimore Bridge Collapse The Army Corps of Engineers is set to review the damage and remove and manage debris from the river, with the eventual goal...