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Alaska Air Guard rescues victims of plane and car crashes in one trip
The 176th Wing has performed more than 2,000 civilian search and rescues since assuming search and rescue duties in Alaska nearly three decades ago.
By Zamone Perez
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Soldier dies after bear attack in Alaska training area
The soldier was part of a small group in a training area west of the Anchorage Regional Landfill when the bear attacked.
Alaska officials push Anchorage for permanent Space Command headquarters
Alaska’s governor and the mayor of Anchorage asked the U.S. Air Force to consider the city as the location for the permanent headquarters of the new U.S. Space Command.
Prosecutors: Navy chief sexually abused girl
He is behind bars awaiting a mid-December court-martial trial.
By Navy Times staff
Coast Guard boatswain’s mate discovered dead in Alaska
He was declared dead by Valdez police late Saturday evening.
By Navy Times staff
Coast Guard probing dock explosion
A Coast Guard statement emailed to Navy Times early Tuesday announced rescuers in Alaska have suspended the search for the 49-year-old Cordova man who went missing after the Delong Dock explosion.
Alaska National Guard soldiers fight three separate fires in the state
Guardsmen have dropped thousands of gallons of water from Black Hawks and assisted in other ways.
By Brian Mackley
Three carriers, two destroyers and a gator to shift homeports
Navy Personnel Command has started filling in the details on the moves.
By Mark D. Faram
Here’s why the Marine Corps is strapping LAVs to the flight deck
LAVs aboard the 31st MEU engaged surface targets with the M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun while strapped to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship Wasp.
JB Elmendorf-Richardson escapes serious damage from Alaska earthquakes; National Guard springs into action
Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.7 shattered highways and rocked buildings Friday in Anchorage and the surrounding area, including Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, sending people running into the streets. The National Guard responded immediately to the mammoth quake.
By Staff
Track Palin to spend year in custody after assault arrests
The oldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will spend a year in custody after a judge ruled Wednesday that allegations of hitting a woman on the head disqualified him from a therapeutic program for veterans tied to a separate assault case.
Soldier critically injured in Alaska after being struck by falling bear
A hunting trip took a terrible turn when a bear that had been shot fell from a ridge.
By Jon Simkins