JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued two men after their aircraft crashed in a remote region of the northeast Brooks Range Friday. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center reports that the pilot of the aircraft had picked up a group of hunters from […]
It was on Wednesday that the U.S. House acted on President Obama’s request to fund training and arming of moderate Syrian rebels in the president’s strategy to bring the fight to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria despite concerns that the president’s plan wasn’t broad enough. The funding was included as an amendment in […]
Washington, D.C. – With the leadership of House Oceans Caucus Co-Chair Congressman Don Young, the House Natural Resources Committee today reported legislation to the full House that would impose added sanctions on vessels engaging in Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU). “We have worked extremely hard over the years to eliminate and deter pirate vessels […]
At approximately 7:55 p.m. local time Wednesday, the 30-foot commercial fishing vessel Fireman, with one adult onboard, exploded in the Valdez Small Boat Harbor adjacent the Best Western Hotel. The individual on board, who walked off after the explosion, was transported via ambulance to Providence Hospital. The Valdez Fire Department, Valdez Police Department, and Coast […]