JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard Warrior and Family Services program hosted a group of teenage military dependents in a cultural camp in Bethel, July 18 through July 22. Bethel is a rural village 400 miles west of Anchorage, accessible only by air and river. It is the largest community in western […]
The Alaska National Guard announced on Thursday that they will formally name the National Guard hanger in Kotzebue for long-time leader and former National Guard Adjutant General John W. Schaeffer on Tuesday, August 9th. General Schaeffer, who was born and raised in Kotzebue, enlisted in the Alaska Army National Guard in 1957 and became a […]
Arguably the largest fishing derby in North America, the Interior Alaska Building Association’s Big Catch Classic was a weekend contest open to 6 fish species caught from remote waters across the Interior (July 9th & 10th). A joint effort by the IABA and the Fairbanks Food Bank, this second annual event grew 4x its 2015 […]
Alaska State Troopers reported via trooper dispatch on Monday that Kobuk Sexual Assault suspect Clifton Sun turned himself in to authorities on Friday in the community of Kobuk. Troopers say that they have been seeking the whereabouts of 53-year-old Clifton Sun since the initial charges of Sexual Assault of a Minor I&II, Sexual Assault I&II, […]