The North American Aerospace Defense Command has revealed that two Russian Tu-95 bombers, and their escorts, two Su-35 fighter aircraft were intercepted 30 miles of Alaska’s coast late on Monday evening. The Russian aircraft were intercepted soon after entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone by F-22 fighters supported by E-3 airborne warning and […]
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing was unveiled showcasing a new tail flash on the wing’s aircraft, Oct. 15. The 168th Wing continues to have strong ties to local communities in interior Alaska as the “hometown Air Force.” In collaboration with Tanana Chiefs Conference, […]
A tsunami warning was issued by the National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer following a heavy earthquake with a preliminary magnitude assessment of 7.5 that occurred 55 miles southeast of Sandpoint at 12:55 pm on Monday afternoon. The depth of the quake was at 25 miles along the Aleutian megathrust and occurred on the […]
October 19, 2020 ANCHORAGE — A recent study by Evergreen Economics comparing COVID-19 cases, hospitalization, and deaths between seven geographically large and predominantly rural states found that Alaska has fared better so far during the COVID-19 pandemic than our peer states. The report points out that the percentage of people who tested positive for COVID-19 […]