By the time the fire that swept through the Straits Packing cannery on August 6th, 1920 was finally out, it was reported that only a lone bunkhouse building was left standing. The southeast Alaska cannery, was originally constructed for Gustav and Company in 1911, and was sold to Straits Packing prior to the 1920 fire. […]
North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) convened defense leaders on July 29, 2026, to finalize a strategic framework prioritizing binational Arctic military capabilities. The Senior Leader Seminar, opened by NORAD Deputy Commander LGen Iain […]
ANCHORAGE, AK—The FBI is supporting law enforcement partners in Alaska through the FBI’s Legacy Body Armor Program, a nationwide initiative by the FBI’s Defensive Systems Unit (DSU) that donates surplus, still-serviceable body armor to local, state, and tribal law enforcement agencies. Today, as part of the Legacy Body Armor Program, the FBI donated 30 body […]
Washington, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) pressed the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide an update on the agency’s plans to redeploy vital Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) sensors. The bipartisan letter follows the Senators securing a commitment from NSF to pause its planned removal of the OOI sensors, […]