[dropcap]J[/dropcap]OINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a pilot of a Piper PA-22 aircraft Jan. 22 at Chickaloon Flats after the plane was damaged. According to Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Wesley Ladd, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, the alert notification came from activation […]
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska Army officials Tuesday announced the death of a U.S. Army Alaska Soldier on post last week. Military personnel discovered the body of Spc. Ashvin James Slaughter, 24, in the company arms room Jan. 18, 2019. Slaughter, an infantryman with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry […]
January 21, 2019 (Juneau, Alaska) – Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy today proclaimed January 21, 2019 as “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day” and issued the following remarks: “Dr. King’s words and actions are not simply relics of an era past, but a call to vigilance, as pertinent today as they were during his […]
(Statewide) — Motorists are urged to use extra caution this time of year when traveling roadways in Southcentral, Interior, and other regions where moose are common. Long nights and short, often dimly lit winter days make the animals especially difficult to spot, increasing the danger of moose-vehicle collisions. “The majority of our road kills occur […]