ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter Mustang (WPB 1310) during a ceremony in Seward, Tuesday. Capt. Christopher Culpepper, the commander of Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska & U.S. Arctic, presided over the ceremony honoring the nearly 40 years of service Mustang and its crews provided to the nation. Commissioned on August 29, […]
The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Business and Security Management will host the annual Arctic Innovation Competition finals and award ceremony at the 8 Star Events Center in Fairbanks on Saturday, April 19, from 1-5 p.m. Attendees can win door prizes from The Lodge at Black Rapids, North Pole Coffee Roasting Co. and more. […]
One hundred and fifty-seven years ago, Alaska was formally transferred from Russia to the United States after it was purchased from Russia for the sum of $7.2 million on March 30th, 1867. It took several months for commissioners to arrive in the territory of Alaska to formally transfer ownership. And so, on October 18th, 1867, […]
