Military planners say the Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters are scouting sites for an upcoming exercise called Arctic Edge.

Alaska Army National Guard Maj. John “Chad” Smyre, Alaskan Command J5 strategy plans and policy officer, explains dog mushing Feb. 23, 2024, to Lt. Gen. David Nahom, then ALCOM commander, and ...

Then Lt. Col. Mark Sletten, Alaskan Command J3 Director of Operations visits Colony Glacier, Alaska, June 23, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenny Scarle) ...

The Alaskan NORAD Region and Alaskan Command. NORAD has built a layered defense network, consisting of satellites, radars and fighter jets, to detect and track aircraft and inform appropriate actions.

The Army activated its Arctic Aviation Command earlier this month, bringing all of its Alaska aviation soldiers under one command. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez.

The North American Aerospace Defense command intercepted Russian military aircraft flying near Alaska four times over the last week in what appears to be an uptick in activity amid tensions ...