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A sailor works on the bridge of the USS Theodore Roosevelt in May, 2019. (Amy Bushatz/Military.com)

Carrier Group Joins Exercise Northern Edge for the First Time in a Decade

The 12-day Exercise Northern Edge is the largest joint U.S. military training operation in the region.

Two pairs of F-22 fighter jets, each with an E-3 intercepted Tu-95 bombers Su-35 fighter jets entering the Alaskan ADIZ May 21, 2019. (Photo: NORAD via Twitter)

Russian 'Bear' Bombers Intercepted near Alaska for Second Time in Two Days

Russian "Bear" bombers flew near Alaska under fighter escort for the second time in two days.

Two F-22s intercepted two Russian Tu-95 bombers and fighters entering Alaskan ADIZ May 20, 2019. (Photo: NORAD via Twitter)

F-22s Intercept Russian Bombers, Fighter Jets Off Coast of Alaska

U.S. F-22 Raptors intercepted four Russian bombers and a pair of Su-35 Flanker-E fighter aircraft off the coast of Alaska.

This May 13, 2019 photo provided by Ryan Sinkey, shows a Coast Guard Station Ketchikan response boat crew searching for survivors from a downed floatplane in the vicinity of George Inlet near Ketchikan, Alaska. (Ryan Sinkey via AP)

Coast Guard: 2 More Bodies Found After Alaska Planes Crash

The two planes collided in mid-air Monday, killing six people, the Coast Guard said.

Emergency response crews transport an injured passenger to an ambulance at the George Inlet Lodge docks, Monday, May 13, 2019, in Ketchikan, Alaska. The passenger was from one of two sightseeing planes reported down in George Inlet early Monday afternoon and was dropped off by a U.S. Coast Guard 45-foot response boat. (Dustin Safranek/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)

Team Heads to Alaska to Probe Sightseeing Planes Collision

Four people were killed after the floatplanes carrying cruise ship tourists collided near Ketchikan, the Coast Guard said.

A Coast Guard aviator tows an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter on the air station's tarmac in Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 30, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Ashley Wallace)

Coast Guard Service Members Face Drug Charges in Alaska

The Coast Guard says 31 service members have faced punishment as a result of the ongoing investigation.

A machinery technician with Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Sitka, watches as a Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter approaches in Sitka Sound, Alaska, March 3, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)

Mechanical Issue Prevents Alaska Coast Guard Helo from Responding to Crash

A second helicopter was requested from Kodiak -- 600 miles away -- after the malfunction was detected.

FILE PHOTO -- Machine gunners resume firing on simulated enemy positions after successful employment of a mine-clearing line charge (MCLC) during live-fire assault training May 10, 2017 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska. (U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

Alaska Soldier Killed During Live-Fire Training Exercise

The Army is investigating the death of a 20-year-old soldier who was shot during a live-fire exercise in Alaska's interior.

F-22 Raptors from the 3rd Wing and 477th Fighter Group participate in a close formation taxi with an E-3 Sentry and a C-17 Globemaster III, known as an Elephant Walk, March 26, 2019, during a Polar Force exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)

Air Force Squadrons Showcase 'Combat Airpower' During Elephant Walk

The "elephant walk" comprised of 24 F-22 Raptor stealth fighters, a C-17 Globemaster III transport and an E-3 Sentry.

President Trump speaks to service members at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Feb. 28, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska., during a stop as he returns from Hanoi. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

It's Official, Trump Tells Troops: ISIS Caliphate 100 Percent Defeated in Syria

On a stopover at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Trump declared ISIS defeated during a 20-minute speech.

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