It was on this day, 132 years ago, on May 3rd, 1885, that the iconic Revenue Cutter Bear was turned over to the Treasury Department by the U.S. Navy for use for patrolling Alaskan and Arctic waters. As Alaska’s Revenue Cutter, it would perform in that capacity for 41 years, a patrol in Alaska that […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – During a planning conference this week at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Alaskan Command and representatives from subordinate commands of U.S. Pacific Command, finalized a community engagement plan that will be executed over the next six months to exchange information about Exercise Northern Edge to the residents of Alaska. Northern Edge […]
ARLINGTON, Va.—As diminishing sea ice in the Arctic Ocean expands navigable waters, scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have traveled to the region to study the changing environment—and provide new tools to help the U.S. Navy operate in a once-inaccessible area. “This changing environment is opening the Arctic for expanded maritime and naval […]
NOAA Fisheries is seeking comments for a proposed rule requiring the United States Navy to implement protective measures during activities at their Northwest training and testing study area in the state waters off Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and northern California to reduce the chances of harming marine mammals. The Navy has requested an authorization under the […]