Featured in AlaskaBYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareU.S. Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Test Fails (Updated)The test appeared set to loft a hypersonic craft beyond the range of any existing known U.S. boost-glide vehicle-based weapon in development. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareThis Alaskan Air Base Will Host An Experimental Mini Nuclear ReactorThe military hopes its new mini nuclear reactor will lead to new battlefield energy capabilities and help power its sprawling installations. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 18, 2021ShareSpecial Ops Train To Defend Strategic Aleutian Islands Radar Outpost During All-Out WarSitting right on Russia’s back door, Shemya is home to the Cobra Dane radar and a strategic airfield that would be a prime target during a conflict. BYTyler RogowayOct 18, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2021ShareChinese Warships Sailing Near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands Shadowed By U.S. Coast Guard (Updated)Pictures of the Chinese vessels off Alaska emerged after criticism of similar American naval activity from one of China’s main state media outlets. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 27, 2021ShareThis Remote Alaskan Lighthouse’s Wooden Helipad Belongs In Star WarsCape Decision Lighthouse includes a long wooden catwalk and helipad, the latter of which helped save the remote facility from a fire in 1989. BYTyler RogowayAug 27, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2021ShareU.S. Navy Ballistic Missile Submarine’s Gibraltar Visit Is First In Over Two DecadesThe Navy has shared some additional details about USS Alaska‘s very rare stopover, which comes amid a flurry of naval activity in the region. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 6, 2021ShareB-52 Simulated A Hypersonic Weapon Strike During Massive Alaskan War GamesThe Air Force touted its first end-to-end simulated hypersonic weapon strike, but new networking concepts that made it possible may be the real star. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 6, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 22, 2020ShareF-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive “Elephant Walk” In AlaskaEielson Air Force Base showed off its rapid combat readiness capability on the same day it stood up a second squadron of F-35A stealth fighters. BYThomas NewdickDec 22, 2020ShareBYRobert HopkinsDec 16, 2020ShareChasing Soviet Missiles In The Cobra Ball From A Desolate Rock In The Aleutian IslandsDuring the Cold War, RC-135 Cobra Ball missile test tracking jet crews sat alert at one of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth. BYRobert HopkinsDec 16, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2020ShareRussian Submarine Sets Off Alarm Bells After Surfacing Near Alaska Amid Rash Of Posturing (Updated)Russia is holding its largest naval drills in the Pacific in recent memory as the U.S. Navy’s big RIMPAC wargames are underway. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 23, 2020ShareF-35s Nest In Big New Alaskan Facility Marking Strategic Shift For Critical RegionEielson Air Force Base’s huge new F-35 wing will rapidly become one of the U.S. Air Force’s most important units. BYJamie HunterJul 23, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 30, 2020ShareAirlifters Packed With Paratroopers Just Practiced A Sudden Long-Range Invasion Of GuamThe operation saw Air Force C-17s laden with airborne troops fly thousands of miles across the Pacific to raid Andersen AFB. BYTyler RogowayJun 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2020ShareRussia Sent Three Types Of Fighters To Intercept B-52s Flying Rare Mission Into Sea Of Okhotsk (Updated)The sorties into the Sea of Okhotsk come amid an increase in American and Russian aerial activity around each others’ borders. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 21, 2020ShareA B-1B Bomber Just Flew Near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula After Crossing The Bering SeaThis is likely the first move in what the Air Force has said will be a far less predictable bomber deployment strategy for the region. BYTyler RogowayApr 21, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 11, 2020ShareNavy Filmed Russian Maritime Patrol Planes Buzzing Their Arctic Submarine Base CampThe Russian aircraft flew at a relatively low level over the site while being flanked by U.S. and Canadian air defense fighters. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2019ShareU.S. Training For Arctic Nuclear Satellite Disaster Amid Russian Weapons DevelopmentsWith Russia building floating nuclear reactors and possibly testing nuclear-powered cruise missiles, there are good reasons for this training. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2019Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareU.S. Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Test Fails (Updated)The test appeared set to loft a hypersonic craft beyond the range of any existing known U.S. boost-glide vehicle-based weapon in development. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareThis Alaskan Air Base Will Host An Experimental Mini Nuclear ReactorThe military hopes its new mini nuclear reactor will lead to new battlefield energy capabilities and help power its sprawling installations. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 18, 2021ShareSpecial Ops Train To Defend Strategic Aleutian Islands Radar Outpost During All-Out WarSitting right on Russia’s back door, Shemya is home to the Cobra Dane radar and a strategic airfield that would be a prime target during a conflict. BYTyler RogowayOct 18, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2021ShareChinese Warships Sailing Near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands Shadowed By U.S. Coast Guard (Updated)Pictures of the Chinese vessels off Alaska emerged after criticism of similar American naval activity from one of China’s main state media outlets. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 27, 2021ShareThis Remote Alaskan Lighthouse’s Wooden Helipad Belongs In Star WarsCape Decision Lighthouse includes a long wooden catwalk and helipad, the latter of which helped save the remote facility from a fire in 1989. BYTyler RogowayAug 27, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2021ShareU.S. Navy Ballistic Missile Submarine’s Gibraltar Visit Is First In Over Two DecadesThe Navy has shared some additional details about USS Alaska‘s very rare stopover, which comes amid a flurry of naval activity in the region. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 6, 2021ShareB-52 Simulated A Hypersonic Weapon Strike During Massive Alaskan War GamesThe Air Force touted its first end-to-end simulated hypersonic weapon strike, but new networking concepts that made it possible may be the real star. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 6, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 22, 2020ShareF-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive “Elephant Walk” In AlaskaEielson Air Force Base showed off its rapid combat readiness capability on the same day it stood up a second squadron of F-35A stealth fighters. BYThomas NewdickDec 22, 2020Share
BYRobert HopkinsDec 16, 2020ShareChasing Soviet Missiles In The Cobra Ball From A Desolate Rock In The Aleutian IslandsDuring the Cold War, RC-135 Cobra Ball missile test tracking jet crews sat alert at one of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth. BYRobert HopkinsDec 16, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2020ShareRussian Submarine Sets Off Alarm Bells After Surfacing Near Alaska Amid Rash Of Posturing (Updated)Russia is holding its largest naval drills in the Pacific in recent memory as the U.S. Navy’s big RIMPAC wargames are underway. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 23, 2020ShareF-35s Nest In Big New Alaskan Facility Marking Strategic Shift For Critical RegionEielson Air Force Base’s huge new F-35 wing will rapidly become one of the U.S. Air Force’s most important units. BYJamie HunterJul 23, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 30, 2020ShareAirlifters Packed With Paratroopers Just Practiced A Sudden Long-Range Invasion Of GuamThe operation saw Air Force C-17s laden with airborne troops fly thousands of miles across the Pacific to raid Andersen AFB. BYTyler RogowayJun 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2020ShareRussia Sent Three Types Of Fighters To Intercept B-52s Flying Rare Mission Into Sea Of Okhotsk (Updated)The sorties into the Sea of Okhotsk come amid an increase in American and Russian aerial activity around each others’ borders. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 21, 2020ShareA B-1B Bomber Just Flew Near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula After Crossing The Bering SeaThis is likely the first move in what the Air Force has said will be a far less predictable bomber deployment strategy for the region. BYTyler RogowayApr 21, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 11, 2020ShareNavy Filmed Russian Maritime Patrol Planes Buzzing Their Arctic Submarine Base CampThe Russian aircraft flew at a relatively low level over the site while being flanked by U.S. and Canadian air defense fighters. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2019ShareU.S. Training For Arctic Nuclear Satellite Disaster Amid Russian Weapons DevelopmentsWith Russia building floating nuclear reactors and possibly testing nuclear-powered cruise missiles, there are good reasons for this training. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2019Share
