Murkowski in Attendance as U.S. Navy Formally Apologizes to Village of Kake for Military Bombardment

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Murkowski in Attendance as U.S. Navy Formally Apologizes to Village of Kake for Military Bombardment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, attended and spoke at a ceremony in Kake, Alaska, where the U.S. Navy formally apologized for bombarding the Alaska Native village of Kake, Alaska in 1869. Senator Murkowski has advocated for this formal apology for many years. She […]

U.S. Coast Guard encounters Russian naval vessels near Point Hope

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U.S. Coast Guard encounters Russian naval vessels near Point Hope

JUNEAU— The U.S. Coast Guard located four Russian Federation Navy (RFN) vessels Sunday, 57 miles northwest of Point Hope.   While on a routine patrol in the Chukchi Sea, the crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) observed the RFN vessels transiting southeast along the Russian side of the Maritime Boundary Line (MBL).  The […]

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