January 21st, 1905
Nation’s Sole Heavy Icebreaker Arrives in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, for First Visit Since 2013
BERING SEA — The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived in Dutch Harbor, Tuesday, for a logistics stop 30 days into a months-long Arctic deployment to protect the nation’s maritime sovereignty and security throughout the polar region. The 44-year-old heavy icebreaker is patrolling the Bering and Chukchi Seas to project power and […]
August 27th, 1915
August 22nd, 1794
June 5th, 1916
Corps Seeks Federal Authorization for Port Expansion Project in Nome
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, approved the recommended plan for navigation improvements at the Port of Nome during a signing event Friday in Washington, D.C. With the completion of the Chief’s Report for […]
New Hampshire’s 12th Civil Support Team Trains in Frigid Alaskan Weather
BETHEL, Alaska – U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Sara McPherson, the decontamination NCO and acting noncommissioned officer in charge with the 12th Civil Support Team (CST) out of New Hampshire, set up a sick call for local native Alaskans to seek medical treatment in Bethel, Alaska, on Feb. 29, during exercise Arctic Eagle […]
Dutch Harbor Remains Top Fishing Port
According to the latest Fisheries of the US Report issued by NOAA Fisheries earlier this month, Dutch Harbor retained its title, for the 22nd consecutive year, as the nation’s top fishing port by volume, with 763 million pounds landed in 2018. The annual federal report ranks Alaska first, among all states, in volume with […]
Corps Seeking Public Comments on Draft Port of Nome Study
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District prepared a draft Port of Nome Modification feasibility study and environmental assessment for the proposed navigational and marine infrastructure improvements serving the hub community of Nome. The recommended plan, also known as “Alternative 8b,” intends to dredge a deep-water basin to […]