F-22 Raptor fighter jets were dispatched from Alaska to intercept the Russian Tu-95 Bear Bombers, which never entered actual U.S. air space, and were escorted away without any problems.
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Veterans reflect on cost of reclaiming U.S. soil 75 years after Battle of Attu
Seventy-five years ago, Japan and the United States were locked in one of the bloodiest battles fought on American soil: the Battle of Attu. In 1943, American troops were streaming into Alaska in preparation for one of the deadliest battles of World War II. One year earlier, Japanese soldiers had bombed Dutch Harbor, seized Attu Island and took the Alaska Native people who lived there as prisoners of war.
Air Force mulls staffing problems as more fighter pilots leave
Across all of its branches, filling the ranks of the American military is proving difficult. For the Air Force, retaining pilots after they’ve gone through years of costly training is the main issue. Those staffing problems likely are to worsen in the years ahead.
Alaska Aerospace Corporation denies plans to build more launchpads at Kodiak spaceport
Some Kodiak residents are not happy with a seemingly harmless landscape photo recently posted online.
Russia calls Syria strikes ‘danger to world peace’ while U.S. allies praise attack
Russian officials condemned the U.S.-led airstrikes on three sites in Syria early Saturday, calling the attacks “treacherous and insane” and a “clear and present danger to world peace.”
U.S.-led coalition launches attacks on Syria
The military strikes were ordered by President Trump in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack on April 7 by the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad on its citizens.