The Arctic is undergoing profound environmental shifts, marked by unprecedented warming and ecosystem changes. A critical ...

Agencies monitoring wildfires in Alaska have elevated the state from Preparedness Level 3 to Preparedness Level 4 out of 5 as wildfire activity grows across the state.July 1 - 10 a.m.Officials from ...

Because the bill had to conform to the Senate’s strict rules for budget-reconciliation bills, the parliamentarian threw out ...

Two distinguished leaders of the One Team Ohana, Maj. Gen. James Bartholomees, the Chief of Staff of U.S. Army Pacific ...

The United States Coast Guard cutter Aspen is under new command as of June 26. Commanding Officer Corey Engel will be in ...

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

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The Pentagon on Wednesday nominated Lt. Gen. Adrian Spain to lead Air Combat Command following Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach's retirement. If confirmed, Spain would be boss of the Air Force’s largest command ...

The 11th Airborne Division had a Circle of honor ceremony for Brig. Gen. Thomas Burke who is leaving his command at Fort ...

What's happening? Facing 22 hours of summer daylight and temperatures forecast to reach 90 degrees Fahrenheit in some areas, Ciara Santiago, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — For the first time ever, parts of Alaska will be under a heat advisory — but you can put an asterisk at the end of that term. It’s not the first instance of ...