Alaska Air National Guardsmen rescue an injured cross-country skier

Alaska Air National Guardsmen rescue an injured cross-country skier

  JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 176th Wing rescued an injured cross-country skier Feb. 16 in Southcentral Alaska. After sustaining a head injury while cross-country skiing, the injured individual used a cellular phone to contact the Alaska State Troopers who then requested support from the Alaska Rescue Coordination […]

Department of the Interior Opens 2.1 Million Acres in Alaska – Clearing the Way for the Ambler Road

Department of the Interior Opens 2.1 Million Acres in Alaska – Clearing the Way for the Ambler Road

  Today the Department of Interior announced it would overturn Public Land Orders 5150 and 5180, ending more than half a century of public land protection in Northeast Alaska. The action could lead to the transfer of 2.1 million acres of federal public lands in Alaska, including those targeted for the harmful proposed Ambler industrial […]

‘This Is Murder’: Trump Strike Kills 3 More Boaters in the Pacific

‘This Is Murder’: Trump Strike Kills 3 More Boaters in the Pacific

  “Demand Congress take action against these strikes now!” said Amnesty International USA. President Donald Trump’s “summary executions continue,” Princeton University visiting professor Kenneth Roth said early Saturday after the US military announced its 43rd bombing of boaters whom the administration claimed were smuggling drugs. Sharing a 16-second clip of the strike on social media, US Southern Command said late Friday that “Joint Task […]