Army Authorizes Assignment Incentive Pay for Alaska The extra pay is to acknowledge the difficult conditions of Arctic service, officials said.
Air Force Cancels Red Flag Alaska, But Moves Forward with Other Training The Air Force has canceled one of its cornerstone aviation exercises in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Improvements Coming to Alaska Army Base as Troops Face Morale Challenges Army leaders are promising to make upgrades at Fort Wainwright, aimed at improving the readiness and quality of life.
With Korea Exercises Canceled, Troops Could Spend More Time Training in Alaska Officials are in search of a new location to replace training on the Korean Peninsula.
Navy EOD Techs Use Underwater Bomb-Sweeping Drones in New Arctic Exercise Sailors are sweeping for explosives in the depths of frigid Arctic waters as they prepare for a new kind of fight.
Coastie Arrested in Alleged Murder of Shipmate in Alaska The charges are related to the death of Seaman Ethan Kelch in January.
Alaska Paratrooper Dies After Crashing Motorcycle into Guardrail The Army announced Wednesday night that Sgt. Timothy Scott Woods II had been killed.
Alaska Soldier Dead from Gunshot Wound, Police Investigating Details about the death of Pfc. Jeremiah Matthew Wombacher were sketchy, but the incident is under investigation.
Russian Spy Planes Enter Alaskan Air Defense Zone The Tu-142 is a derivative of the Tu-95 strategic "Bear" bomber, with additive specialized equipment to conduct undersea...
F-22s Intercept Russian Bombers, Fighter Jets Off Coast of Alaska U.S. F-22 Raptors intercepted four Russian bombers and a pair of Su-35 Flanker-E fighter aircraft off the coast of Alaska.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
