By Roger Maynard, on February 10th, 2012 Press Release
WASHINGTON D.C.–Following a meeting with U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz today, the Alaska Congressional Delegation released a set of unified statements.
The meeting was requested by the Alaska Congressional Delegation to question as well as hear the reasoning behind the Air Force’s recently announced plan to relocate the 18th Aggressor F-16 Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Read more->
By Editor, on January 28th, 2012 By Dan Joling | AP
ANCHORAGE—Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s announcement that the Pentagon will seek new rounds of military base closures drew a swift response from Alaskans who watched a similar process nearly gut Eielson Air Force Base in 2005.
Alaska’s congressional delegation and Gov. Sean Parnell issued a joint statement saying they will stand together to resist attempts to close or shrink Alaska bases.
Read more in the Peninsula Clarion.
By Editor, on December 12th, 2011  Mia Bennett | ALASKA DISPATCH
The U.S. Congressional Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, part of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, held a hearing earlier this month on U.S. Coast Guard operations in the Arctic. The chief topic of concern was icebreakers. As I reported back in February, the U.S. will be without heavy icebreakers for at least two years.
Read full article in the Alaska Dispatch.
By Editor, on December 7th, 2011  The 7 December 1941 Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was one of the great defining moments in history. A single carefully-planned and well-executed stroke removed the United States Navy’s battleship force as a possible threat to the Japanese Empire’s southward expansion. America, unprepared and now considerably weakened, was abruptly brought into the Second World War as a full combatant.
See more images and read more at the Naval History and Heritage Command website.
By Roger Maynard, on September 30th, 2011 By Jeff Richardson | FAIRBANKS DAILY NEWS MINER
FAIRBANKS – After nearly a decade of planning, regulatory hurdles and funding headaches, more than 100 dignitaries and spectators arrived to formally celebrate the arrival of the $190 million bridge along a secluded stretch of the river in Salcha. Once it’s completed — along with a still-unfunded 80-mile rail line to Delta — the bridge will give various military forces year-round access to some of the most remote training areas available in the country.
Sen. John Coghill said he’s heard people pondering an Alaska rail extension to the east since he was a boy growing up in Nenana. He views the bridge project as the first phase of that long-awaited transportation link. “We’ve got a long way to go before we hit Canada,” Coghill said. “We’re going to get there, as far as I’m concerned.”
Read the full story in the Anchorage Daily News.
By Editor, on July 18th, 2011  Staff Sgt. Jimmy Settle, right, salutes his wing commander, Brig. Gen. Chuck Foster. By Mike Dunham | ADN
Two Alaska Air National Guardsmen received awards at ceremonies on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Saturday, one earned in fierce combat in Afghanistan, the other for helping civilians in a fiery plane crash in Anchorage.
Read full article in the Anchorage Daily News.
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