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June 25, 2024

Guardian Strike 24 puts Alaska’s missile defenders to the test

DVIDS Soldiers with the 49th Missile Defense Battalion and Texas National Guard recently proved their readiness to uphold the no-fail

February 7, 2024

US detects Russian aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone

Reuters The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on Tuesday said it detected four Russian military aircraft operating in the

March 1, 2019

Trump makes stop, speech at Alaska military base

Stars and Stripes: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — President Donald Trump showered praise on troops and touted the opening of

February 22, 2019

Murkowski, Sullivan worried Alaska could lose military funding to border wall

Daily News Miner: Alaska’s two Republican senators said they are concerned at the possibility of Alaska military funding being redirected

February 1, 2019

Eielson F-35s drive rise in Alaska military construction

KTVA: As Anchorage’s economy is set to emerge from the state’s recent recession this year, Fairbanks is receiving a major

January 30, 2019

Pentagon Says Its $180 Billion Missile Defense System Has Improved

The Pentagon continues to make progress in showing that its $180 billion network of ground- and sea-based missile interceptors, sensors

December 31, 2018

US to upgrade Aleutian radar site

Daily News-Miner: FAIRBANKS — The Air Force and the Missile Defense Agency plan to spend nearly $70 million to upgrade

November 28, 2018

Beyond the Radar Archipelago: A New Roadmap for Missile Defense Sensors

War on the Rocks: In missile defense circles, commentators frequently remark that there are only so many islands or ships

September 13, 2018

F-22 stealth fighters intercept Russian strategic bombers near Alaska for the second time this month

Business Insider: US Air Force F-22 stealth fighters intercepted two Russian strategic bombers escorted by two fighter jets near Alaska

September 7, 2018

49th Missile Defense Battalion tests its METL

U.S. Army: FORT GREELY, Alaska — The 100th Missile Defense Brigade and the 49th Missile Defense Battalion conducted their most