The U.S. Coast Guard told Newsweek that it remains ready to respond to adversaries operating in and around Alaskan and U.S. Arctic waters.

On Tuesday, southcentral Alaskans may have noticed an unusual sight in the sky: a large white and silver balloon, carrying an ...

As director of operations for Alaskan Command (itself part of Northern Command), Sletten oversaw daily activities and major training exercises for the thousands of U.S. troops in the state, among ...

Col. Mark “Tyson” Sletten, 46, and Utah resident Paul Kondrat, 41, were identified by Alaska Wildlife Troopers and the Alaskan Command as the two men aboard the small aircraft that plunged ...

Alaska Army National Guard Maj. John “Chad” Smyre, Alaskan Command J5 strategy plans and policy officer, explains dog mushing Feb. 23, 2024, to Lt. Gen. David Nahom, then ALCOM commander, and ...

U.S. Northern Command, created in 2002 in response to the 9/11 attacks, is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., and is the single military command responsible for defending attacks on the U.S.

The Alaskan Command integrates activities of more than 21,000 active duty, National Guard and reserve members from all military services in the state. The 11th Air Force oversees the two Air Force ...

Lt. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, who heads up the Air Force’s Alaskan Command, said all that testing has proven the F-35 is well-suited for operations out of Eielson. He said the location is ideal ...

NORAD commander Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson transferred the Alaskan Command to U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach (holding flag with Robinson) at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Aug. 16 ...

An Air Force fighter pilot and colonel who served as the operations director for the U.S. military’s Alaskan Command was killed in an off-base crash involving a small civilian aircraft Tuesday ...