JUNEAU, Alaska — A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Alpha Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, transported a patient from Skagway to Juneau June 3, following a medical evacuation request from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center. The mission, flown by an Alaska Army National Guard aircrew based out of the Army Aviation Operating Facility […]
Strategic improvements advance for a critical cross-border transportation link (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – New funding ensures that the Alaska Highway remains safe, reliable, and passable year-round—preserving access for travelers, freight haulers, and emergency services, sustaining Alaska’s vital overland connection to the Lower 48. The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) has directed $7.2 million […]
“These volunteers are not subject to Israeli jurisdiction and cannot be criminalized for delivering aid or challenging an illegal blockade—their detention is arbitrary, unlawful, and must end immediately.” Israeli forces early Monday boarded the Madleen, a United Kingdom-flagged vessel carrying humanitarian aid, and detained its crew members as they sought to deliver food, children’s prosthetics, […]
“We write to urge you to do everything in your power to ensure the safety of the ship and its unarmed, civilian passengers and the success of their peaceful, humanitarian mission to deliver lifesaving aid,” the letter says. As the Madleen drew closer to Gaza on its mission to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave, Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib led […]