At just after 5 pm on June 17th,1953, fire broke out at the military port installation on the Whittier waterfront. The fire burned fiercely and within four hours there was nothing left to burn. The 1,200-foot wharf, three warehouses, the largest stiff-leg crane in Alaska, and a huge amount of supplies were destroyed. At least […]
“The American people deserve a foreign policy that serves American interests and American values,” said another critic, “not legislation that places the priorities of a foreign government above American sovereignty.” US Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday urged congressional lawmakers to strike a highly controversial provision from next year’s military spending authorization bill that is aimed at deepening integration […]
Alaska kelp farms, which have been viewed as a potential boon for reducing local carbon dioxide levels, have surprisingly murky effects on atmospheric CO2 removal, according to a new study. A University of Alaska Fairbanks-led project measured the amount of CO2 that was emitted and absorbed at two kelp farms in the Gulf of Alaska during […]
Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, demonstrated the Army’s commitment to transformation, readiness and joint lethality during Exercise Red Flag-Alaska 26-2, June 10. Led by Army Lt. Col. Bryson Shipman, the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment executed a complex joint forcible entry operation […]