Alaska’s volunteers will join some 25,000 other Guard members from other states for the 58th presidential inauguration, which is scheduled to begin at noon Wednesday.
Military
Rep. Don Young joins Democrats to nix Trump’s veto of defense bill
The annual defense bill is considered must-pass legislation to keep military programs going.
Trump’s defense veto could sink Sitka’s Coast Guard dock
President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act has put Sitka’s plans for a new Coast Guard fast-response cutter on the rocks.
Trump administration may hire private ship to fill Arctic ‘icebreaker gap’ by year’s end
The Trump White House is racing to lease an icebreaker. One candidate is a ship with a notorious Alaska past owned by a Republican mega-donor.
Russian intimidation of Bering Sea fishermen shows gap in Arctic investment, Sen. Sullivan says
Sen. Dan Sullivan said the Arctic is the next arena of great military power competition, and Russia has built up a lot more infrastructure on its side.
Coast Guard newbies stepped up when mission was threatened by quarantine
The youngest, newest and usually most-inexperienced members of the Coast Guard helped save a ship’s mission this summer.