By 1914, the war in Europe’s far reach began affecting the goings-on in Alaska. That war affected copper mining operations and several would close down in the winter of 1914. The closures were the result of labor shortages. Many of the miners were European immigrants, and those immigrants returned to Europe to fight in the […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 297th Regional Support Group will deploy approximately 80 Guardsmen on a nine-month mission to Eastern Europe in support of the U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce. “It’s amazing what our team has accomplished in a short […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. military bases and personnel across Europe are on heightened alert, after new intelligence warned of a possible terror attack targeting either facilities or personnel. A U.S. defense official Monday confirmed to VOA that military installations across U.S. European Command (EUCOM) have been elevated to Force Protection Condition “Charlie,” which means an attack of […]