Juneau – Earlier Wednesday, Rep. Dean Westlake (D-Kotzebue) introduced a bill to establish the second Monday in October as an annual holiday in Alaska called “Indigenous Peoples Day.” “I’d like to bring Alaska to the forefront in showing support for Native peoples and cultures. We have lagged behind our neighbors in Canada in celebrating […]
Ravn Alaska announced this week that beginning Feb. 15, it will offer round-trip, Dash-8 flights between Kotzebue and Anchorage, five days a week. With this direct service, Anchorage travelers will have more options and access to travel in the Northwest Arctic region of Alaska. This new route is now available to book online. “We were […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — Coast Guard Operation Arctic Shield 2016 concludes as Air Station Kodiak crews close Forward Operating Location Kotzebue, Monday. Air Station Kodiak crews were deployed to FOL Kotzebue during the summer months as part of Operation Arctic Shield, an annual operation that began in 2009. The aircrews responded to 22 cases, saving six lives and assisting five […]
[cycloneslider id=”arctic-chinook-2016″] (Hover over slide to pause slideshow) KOTZEBUE, Alaska — More than 1,000 personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard, Alaskan Command, Alaska National Guard, state and local agencies, tribal organizations and Royal Canadian Air Force participated in Exercise Arctic Chinook, a joint USCG and U.S. Northern Command-sponsored exercise on the U.S. State Department approved […]