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Soldier Killed in Training Accident
Photo: Spc. Marquise Gabriel Elliot. Image-US Army HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – One Soldier was killed and another injured in a vehicle rollover accident during training in the Yukon Training Area Friday, June 14. The vehicle driver, Spc. Marquise Gabriel Elliot, was treated at the scene by medics and transported […]
Alaska Army Guardsmen Save Two Hunters after Falling through Yukon River Ice
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Soldiers with the Alaska Army National Guard’s 207th Aviation Battalion saved two hunters after they broke through Yukon River ice while traveling on their snowmachines early Wednesday morning in western Alaska. Alaska State Troopers contacted the Rescue Coordination Center at about 2:30 a.m. to request a search and rescue […]
Innoko is a Long River Short on People
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] quick comparison of two great rivers in America: One, the Wabash, runs 503 miles through Indiana, flowing past 4 million people on its journey to the Ohio River. The other, the Innoko, slugs its way 500 miles through low hills and muskeg bogs in west-central Alaska to reach the Yukon. About 80 people live […]