FAIRBANKS-A former student of the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus, Audie Artis Chikoyak, attended court by phone yesterday to plead guilty to one count of second degree harassment. He did so as part of a plea agreement with the state. By doing so, another eight misdemeanors charges were dropped.
ALASKA-This years version of Exercise Vigilant Eagle took place over the skies of Alaska this week. The Russian Air Force and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) conducted their second Vigilant Eagle cooperative exercise Aug 5-9.
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-Taliban insurgents shot down a U.S. helicopter in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, killing all aboard. The incident claimed the lives of 30 military personnel, including 22 SEAL members. Also killed was one civilian translator and seven Afghan commandos.