The Alaska Army National Guard welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony at the Alaska National Guard armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson March 22. Brig. Gen. (Alaska) Laurie Hummel, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard and commissioner of the Department of Military & Veterans Affairs, presided over the ceremony where Col. […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a stranded hiker near McHugh Creek, outside of Anchorage, just after midnight, early Sunday morning. The hiker had wandered off the trail and was unable to continue due to nightfall and terrain. “She was alone and had […]
March 23, 2015 – In alignment with his goals to facilitate a more accessible government, Governor Bill Walker today announced the opening of his Matanuska Susitna regional office. The purpose of the office is to provide Mat-Su residents with better access to the Governor’s Office, and build stronger relationships with residents, officials and organizations in […]
With Alaska’s commercial halibut fishery underway, for a harvest limit of 18,474,000 pounds, federal fisheries managers are continuing to wrestle with the thorny issue of halibut caught incidentally in Bering Sea groundfish fisheries. A final decision on prohibited species catch of halibut in Bering Sea groundfish fisheries is scheduled for the June meeting of the […]