Alaskan NORAD Region conducts Agile Combat Employment from King Salmon

Alaskan NORAD Region conducts Agile Combat Employment from King Salmon

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaskan NORAD Region and Alaskan Command, under NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, conducted Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operations at King Salmon Airport, Alaska, from Sept. 8-12, 2025. Four F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, conducted Homeland Defense operations from […]

Senator Murkowski Welcomes Temporary Funding for Some Alaska Public Media Stations, But Warns the Job Isn’t Done

Senator Murkowski Welcomes Temporary Funding for Some Alaska Public Media Stations, But Warns the Job Isn’t Done

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Wednesday welcomed the news that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) will provide temporary funding for fourteen Tribal and Native serving public broadcasting stations in Alaska. This announcement follows Congress’ rescission of $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which effectively defunded public broadcasting in Alaska—an action […]

Chinese national charged in international drug trafficking conspiracy

Chinese national charged in international drug trafficking conspiracy

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Chinese national illegally residing in the U.S. was charged by criminal complaint yesterday with participating in an international drug trafficking conspiracy that used a virtual mailbox service (VMS), including one in Wasilla, Alaska, to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico into the U.S. and then to other countries, specifically New […]

Pete Hegseth’s Unhinged Speech to Generals

Pete Hegseth’s Unhinged Speech to Generals

One critic expressed astonishment that Hegseth “summoned all the US generals from around the globe at great expense to fat shame them.” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday sparked instant ridicule among critics for delivering a speech in front of American generals in which he railed against “dudes in dresses,” “climate change worship,” and “fat” soldiers. […]