The U.S. Coast Guard is 223 years old. The maritime service was created on Aug. 4, 1790 as the Revenue Cutter Service under the U.S. Department of Treasury. Juneau is headquarters of the 17th Coast Guard District, which includes the Arctic. Part of Juneau’s weekend celebration included a visit by the heavy ice breaker Polar…
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Polar Star to visit Juneau
The only heavy ice breaker in the Coast Guard’s fleet will be in Juneau this weekend and open for tours.
Tragedy and Courage on the Bering Sea
One of the most riveting stories of disaster and bravery at sea is now a television documentary, being broadcast this week on KTOO’s 360 North. Tragedy and Courage on the Bering Sea, by filmmaker John Sabella, recounts the fire that destroyed the Fishing / Processing Vessel Galaxy in 2002. The story is told entirely by…
Military explains missile defense failure
The new director of the Missile Defense Agency Vice Admiral James Syring called the test an overall failure.
Polar Star headed for Arctic ice trials
The United States’ only heavy icebreaker will soon be back in service after a four-year, $90 million renovation.
WATCH: Rep. Tammy Duckworth Dresses Down IRS Contractor
Yesterday during a House Oversight Committee hearing, Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), who lost her legs and use of her right arm when she served in Iraq, dressed down an IRS contractor who used his military disability status to receive government contracts reserved for disabled vets.