Witness Says Alaska Military Plane that Crashed Had Smoke Coming from Engine After Takeoff, NTSB Finds The National Transportation Safety Board says a witness saw smoke coming from one of the engines of an old military plane...
National Guard Delays Alaska Staffing Changes that Threatened National Security, Civilian Rescues The Air National Guard has delayed its plan to downgrade the status of about 80 members of its Alaska unit, a move that would...
Air National Guard Changes in Alaska Could Affect National Security, Civilian Rescues, Staffers Say The Alaska Air National Guard flew 159 civilian search-and-rescue missions last year in the nation's largest state, often...
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...
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...
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...
Alaska Soldier Charged with Murder of National Guard Wife Who Disappeared A soldier in Alaska has been charged with murder after the body of his missing wife -- also a member of the Army -- was...
All Alaska Troops Get a Free Round Trip Home Each Year Under New Policy The Army's 11th Airborne Division is pioneering a new policy aimed at helping soldiers get home to see family at least once...
Hegseth Paid Woman Who Accused Him of Sexual Assault over Fear for His Fox News Job, Lawyer Says More details are emerging about an alleged 2017 sexual assault involving Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee...
Tricare Changes are Coming in 2025. Here’s What Beneficiaries Need to Know Right Now Tricare beneficiaries need to be aware of changes taking place in both the East and West regions and may need to take action...
Kings of Campus: How Some Army Instructors Use Their Clout to Prey on College Cadets To the young students in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), the officers who run the programs on college...
Thousands of Women Serve in Combat Roles. Pentagon Nominee Hegseth Says They Shouldn’t. Pete Hegseth has made clear, in his own words, that he is critical of military service by women and more specifically opposes...
Veterans Affairs Officer Hit Man with Baton 45 Times as He ‘Screamed in Pain,’ Feds Say The beating caused multiple injuries, including cuts on the man’s legs and a broken bone in his foot, according to...
