JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Approximately 100 Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, returned home Aug. 10 after a nine-month deployment to Kuwait. Soldiers of “Bison” Company, as they are affectionally known, briefly formed up before being released to join their loved ones, leading to a flood of […]
JUNEAU – After more than 50 years, the Wooch dakádin kéet koodás’ (Killerwhales Facing Away From Each Other Shirt), a traditional beaded tunic belonging to the Dakhl’aweidí(Killerwhale) clan of Angoon, Alaska, has returned home to Southeast Alaska. For the last 40 years, the tunic has been on display in Salt Lake City, Utah under the possession […]
KODIAK, Alaska — The crew of USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC-39) returned home to Kodiak on Monday following a 45-day winter Bering Sea patrol during which they conducted domestic fisheries enforcement, responded to search and rescue, and conducted several shipboard training exercises. Prior to departing for the Bering Sea, the crew completed their Tailored Ship Training […]
Washington, D.C.— Friday, Representative Peltola announced her plans to return to the nation’s capital. The Representative has been spending time with family following the passing of her husband, Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola on September 12th. “The past few weeks have been some of the most difficult in my life,” said Representative Peltola. “I am so thankful for […]