This Day in Alaska History-January 2nd, 1913
Okinawa Governor Rips US for Letting Covid-19 Infections Surge on American Military Bases
“Infections are rapidly spreading among U.S. personnel when we Okinawans are doing our utmost to contain the infections.” Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki slammed the U.S. military over the weekend for not taking sufficient action to prevent the spread of Covid-19 after dozens of Marines stationed on the Japanese island tested positive, threatening to spark […]
Congress Calls for Probe Into Reported Russian Bounties on US Troops
As members of Congress called for an investigation, President Donald Trump said Sunday he was not briefed on reports that a Russian military intelligence unit offered bounties to Taliban militants in Afghanistan to kill U.S. soldiers because U.S. intelligence officials did not deem them credible. “Intel just reported to me that they did not […]
Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Prepares for Future Operations
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska National Guard Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment conducted their final annual training as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter air assault unit earlier this month ahead of their pending transition to becoming part of a larger general aviation support battalion, expected to finalize this year. At the […]