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After 142 years, Navy apologizes for destroying Alaska Native village

In 1882, the U.S. Navy shelled a southwest Alaska Tlingit village and then burned what was left of the homes, food caches and canoes.

4 weeks ago

WATCH: Russian fighter jet flies within feet of US F-16 near Alaska

The close encounter comes after a series of Russian incursions into the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone just beyond U.S. sovereign airspace.

8 weeks ago

US troops finish Alaska deployment amid spike in Russian activity

About 130 U.S. soldiers are returning to their bases after being deployed to a remote Alaska island amid a spike in Russian military activity in the area.

2 months ago

US Navy to apologize to Alaska villages for century-old attacks

Navy officials say apologies to two Tlingít villages are “long overdue” more than 100 years after the U.S. military attacked the villages.

By Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon

2 months ago

Army deploys to Alaska island amid rise in Russian military activity

Russian military planes and navy vessels, including two submarines, have come close to Alaska in the past week as Russia and China conducted joint drills.

2 months ago

WATCH: US, Canadian jets intercept Chinese, Russian planes near Alaska

A joint U.S.-Canada aerospace command says two Chinese and two Russian military planes were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska.

4 months ago