Military

“I would be proud if we figured out suicide in a way that was not only helpful to our own members who are having that problem, but to society as a whole,” Defense Secretary Ash Carter said.

The Army has “separated” more than 22,000 soldiers for “misconduct” since 2009 — often without benefits — after they returned from war with mental health problems or brain injuries.

Lockheed says someday fire crews might climb into an unmanned aircraft for emergency evacuation.

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a contract of nearly $800 million to Lockheed Martin to install a sophisticated radar system at Clear Air Station, in the Interior.

Sullivan drew applause speaking about a bill he sponsored to let Native vets of the Vietnam era apply for 160-acre allotments. The Obama Administration opposes the bill.

The director of the Sitka Historical Society has been in an extensive—and somewhat bizarre—email exchange with a Russian event promoter named Alex Chupilkin.