KINGS BAY, Ga. – The deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Command presented the Omaha Trophy for Best Ballistic Missile Submarine to USS Alaska (SSBN 732) at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay on Thursday. Vice Adm. Charles “Chas” Richard presented the trophy to the crew of Alaska and praised them for their hard work and dedication. […]
People wait years for permits to raft the Grand Canyon. Michelle Ridgway once visited a much larger canyon in Alaska, one that most people will never hear about. Zhemchug Canyon, 20 percent longer and deeper than Grand Canyon, is a t-shaped cut in the sea floor beneath the gray waters of the Bering Sea. […]
SEOUL — North Korea’s latest submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test demonstrated real progress in advancing the military’s ability to launch a nuclear strike on the U.S. mainland or any other target in the world. The missile, fired from near the coastal city of Sinpo early Wednesday morning, travelled about 500 kilometers before falling into the sea […]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Quintillion Subsea Holdings LLC (“Quintillion”) has acquired the assets of Arctic Fibre as part of a plan to build a submarine fibre optic cable from Asia to Europe with the first phase in Alaska. Quintillion will build, own and operate the network. The founding shareholders of Arctic Fibre hold an ownership […]