See How Russia Is Winning the Race to Dominate the Arctic
Things in the Arctic have never been hotter. In the past year, Russian nuclear submarines have practiced firing cruise ...
Coast Guard intercepts panga boat with 16 migrants off Mission Bay
The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a 25-foot panga-style boat carrying 16 migrants about 15 miles off the coast of Mission Bay ...
Alaska Dispatch News1d
Data from the deadliest U.S. air accident in a generation show conflicting altitude readings
Preliminary data from the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in nearly 25 years showed conflicting readings about the altitudes of an airliner and Army helicopter when they collided near Reagan National ...
One of the world’s coldest spots just made a bet on hot Miami. Airport adds new flights
The new flights mark Icelandair’s 19th destination in North America. They include Nashville, Denver, Portland and Raleigh-Durham. Worldwide, the airline flies to over 60 locales. For South Florida ...
Juneau Empire2d
Buying time: Juneau’s Marine Exchange of Alaska saves lives, cargo, communities and wildlife
Executive Director Steve White and founder Ed Page look comfortable and relaxed seated at the deck-plank style conference ...
‘Heartbreaking’ search for those killed in DC air crash as army helicopter’s black box recovered
Investigators have announced that the black box from the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a commercial jetliner ...
KTOO2d
When distress calls near Kodiak go unheard by the Coast Guard, Juneau’s Marine Exchange comes in
The Marine Exchange of Alaska, a nongovernmental agency based out of Juneau, has been acting as a 24/7 middle man ...
Undercurrent News2d
First of 3 new US Coast Guard cutters arrives in Alaska
The US Coast Guard’s announcement did not mention that the late Capt. John G. Witherspoon, for whom the vessel was named, was an African-American who broke color barriers during his career decades-lon ...
Alaska Native News2d
First of three new Coast Guard cutters arrives to homeport in Kodiak
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter John Witherspoon (WPC 1158) arrived at the cutter’s new homeport in Kodiak, Tuesday.  The cutter is scheduled to be commissioned during a ceremony in April. ...
Alaska Public Media3d
New Coast Guard fast response cutter arrives in Kodiak
Daubert said the fast response cutters coming to Kodiak will be responsible for a variety of duties across an area that expands west and north from Yakutat. The cutters may be sent as far afield as ...
SEAPOWER3d
First of 3 new Coast Guard cutters arrives to homeport in Kodiak, Alaska
The Witherspoon is the first of three Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) scheduled to be homeported at Coast Guard Base Kodiak and ...
Jane's Information Group3d
New Fast Response Cutter arrives in Alaska as US Coast Guard bolsters regional forces
The US Coast Guard (USCG) acknowledged the arrival of a new Fast Response Cutter (FRC) in Kodiak, Alaska, on 29 January, a ...