In 2013, Congress authorized the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian to establish a national veterans memorial for Natives. The Alaska community consultations of that national effort wrapped last week.
Military
U.S.-led coalition shoots down Syrian military jet west of Raqqa, Pentagon says
The U.S. military shot down a Syrian military jet that dropped bombs near U.S.-backed forces in the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria, “wounding a number” of U.S.-aligned fighters.
Audio postcard, slideshow: Coast Guard cutter Bailey Barco commissioning
The 154-foot vessel officially entered service during an event in Juneau on June 14, 2017.
‘A number of’ U.S. sailors found dead after Navy destroyer’s collision
Since the USS Fitzgerald collided with a container ship off Japan on Saturday, seven sailors had been missing. The Navy declined to say how many were found, but they have ended their search efforts.
USCGC Bailey Barco commissioned in Juneau, begins service in Southeast Alaska
The brand new 154-foot cutter will be homeported in Ketchikan, but it is expected to patrol throughout most of Southeast Alaska.
Coast Guard to offer public tours of new cutter Thursday and Friday
The Coast Guard is offering public tours in Juneau of its new cutter Bailey Barco. The 154-foot fast-response cutter will be moored near downtown Juneau.