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Community pays final respects to unaccompanied veterans

By Victoria Granado | Alaska National Guard Public Affairs on Dec 6, 2022 Featured, General News

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Service members and civilians came together to pay their final respects to five veterans during an unaccompanied funeral service at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Nov. 30, 2022. When a veteran of any branch passes away, efforts are taken to locate and identify the family or […]

UCGC Healy First U.S. Ship to Reach the North Pole Unaccompanied

By Alaska Native News on Sep 10, 2015 Featured, National, The Arctic and Alaska Science

For the first time in American history, a US surface ship has reached the North Pole unaccompanied. The Coast Guard Cutter Healy gained that distinction at 7:47 AM on September 5. This is only the fourth time that a US surface vessel has reached the North Pole, and three out of four times that feat […]