The Healy, which is designed to break through ice up to 4.5 feet thick, is one of only two operating polar-class icebreakers owned by the Coast Guard.
Military
Eielson looking into cause of F-16’s in-flight emergency
An Eielson news release says the F-16 pilot declared an in-flight emergency just after takeoff and then jettisoned the plane’s two fuel tanks, before returning to base.
Fort Wainwright opens the Army’s biggest child care center
Fort Wainwright celebrated the opening of its new Child Development Center Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Organization awards home in Fairbanks to combat-wounded Army veteran
Gift enables soldier wounded in Afghanistan to realize his family’s dream to live in Alaska.
Alaska an important Special Operations training ground, as Arctic sees interest from Russia and China
Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets were both training in Alaska this past winter.
Feds investigate ‘large balloon’ found by fishermen near Alaska’s Aleutian chain
Officials haven’t confirmed when the balloon was found but reporters with KUCB saw a bundle of parachute-like material being loaded onto a Coast Guard C-130 airplane on Saturday.