JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Following two and a half years of extensive refitting at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, the World War II era aircraft carrier USS Midway was recommissioned in 1957 with an angled flight deck and steam catapults. Though it was technically the same ship, the extensive modifications transitioned the ship from propeller-driven […]
“Ultimately, this court must conclude that defendants’… perceptions are not reliable,” wrote Judge April Perry A federal judge on Friday night released her full opinion justifying an earlier decision to block President Donald Trump from deploying Texas National Guard troops in Chicago, and she even went so far as to question his administration’s grasp on reality. In her ruling, Judge […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 176th Wing, rescued 5 individuals involved in three incidents spanning over 550 miles across Alaska, Sept. 15. Monday morning, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened a mission in response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers regarding a hunter experiencing a […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Anchorage Fire Department received the 2025 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award at a ceremony at the Anchorage Fire Training Center, Sept. 4. The AFD was only the third Alaska employer to receive this award since its inception in 1996. The award is the highest U.S. Government honor […]