NORTH POLE – At a ceremony Tuesday, Alaska Governor Bill Walker and Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs (DMVA) Commissioner Laurie Hummel designated the city of North Pole as the first military facility zone in Alaska, a change that will help spur private infrastructure development to support Eielson Air Force Base and its operations. “With […]
A video of the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s “Hurricane Hunters” flying through the center of Hurricane Florence went viral. Between Florence and storms in the Gulf of Mexico and Hawaii, the daredevil crews who fly planes into the heart of extreme weather to record meteorological data have had a busy week. “Every storm has its […]
HEADQUARTERS U.S. ARMY ALASKA, JBER, Alaska – Military skaters will take to the ice at the Sullivan Arena Saturday, Jan. 13, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. to face off in the 5th Annual Army vs Air Force Hockey Game. The two teams will consist of JBER-based Soldiers and Airmen, who not only represent their service branches, but […]
While seldom in the news, a United States Air Force craft, launched in May of 2015, remained in space for two years, before finally touching down on Sunday, the Air Force announced. The X-37B, which looks like a much smaller version of the U.S. space shuttles, throughout its over 700 days in orbit, conducted a […]