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Crews find more partial human remains from 1952 Alaska crash

Wreckage from the plane was spotted by the Alaska National Guard in 2012 during a training mission, setting up annual trips by military officials to recover remains of the crew and passengers of the C-124 Globemaster.

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Alaska denied benefits to same-sex military spouses despite court rulings

Alaska admitted denying benefits to same-sex military spouses and dependents for five years in violation of a permanent injunction put in place by a 2014 U.S. District Court decision.

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Soldiers unload gifts from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Nanwalek, Alaska, during Operation Santa Claus, on Dec. 11, 2020.

Pandemic prompts Alaska National Guard to scale back Operation Santa Claus

This year’s edition of Operation Santa Claus didn’t have the pomp and grandeur of previous incarnations, but the mission of delivering gifts here and two other largely Alaska Native villages was completed with COVID-19 safety precautions in place.

The Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine K-266 Orel attends the military parade during the Navy Day celebration in Kronshtadt outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, July 26, 2020.

Russian submarine surfaces near Alaska during war exercise

A Russian submarine surfaced near Alaska on Thursday during a Russian war game exercise, U.S. military officials said.

Chris Kiana, left, and Harold Rudolph pose for a photo July 20, 2020, in Anchorage, Alaska.

Program allows some Alaska Native Vietnam vets to get land

Alaska Natives were allowed to apply for 160 acres of land under the 1906 Alaska Native Allotment Act.

In this June 18, 2020, photo, an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter departs Colony Glacier after dropping off personnel recovery team members assigned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

More fragments from 1952 Air Force plane crash found in Alaska glacier

The goal is to identify and return remains from everyone onboard the C-124 Globemaster, which smashed into Mount Gannett north of Anchorage on Nov. 22, 1952.

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus observes training at Naval Special Warfare Center Detachment Kodiak in Kodiak, Alaska, on Feb. 17, 2013.

Guard kills trespassing suspect at military facility used by Navy SEALs on Kodiak Island

A 30-year-old civilian was shot and killed after brandishing a knife at a duty officer after attempting to enter a building on an Alaska military base used by Navy SEALs for cold weather training, officials said Monday.

Operation Santa Claus

Santa, soldiers bring joy to beleaguered Alaska village

The Alaska National Guard gave folks a reason to smile, thanks to its “Operation Santa Claus" program, which featured the jolly old elf himself distributing gifts to the children.

Military same-sex spouse denied Alaska oil check sues

An Alaska woman alleges the state is wrongly enforcing laws barring recognition of same-sex marriages, five years after a federal judge found such a ban to be unconstitutional.

Dive teams probe Alaska waters for missing passengers after 2 planes collided

Dive teams plunged into the icy cold waters of a southeast Alaska inlet Tuesday, searching an area the size of 24 football fields for two cruise ship passengers missing after two sightseeing planes collided.

Survivor of newly found WWII shipwreck: ‘So many’ to rescue

U.S. destroyer hit a mine, and dozens of men were killed.

Alaska city honors Guardsmen killed in crash after ’64 quake

The twin-engine Fairchild C-123J Provider crashed into Prince William Sound, killing all on board, including Alaska's adjutant general.

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