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79 years after a brutal battle to oust the Japanese, a remote piece of US territory is the center of attention again
With the US military focusing more on the Pacific and the Arctic, Alaska has renewed strategic sign…
Benjamin Brimelow
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With special-ops drills in hotspots on opposite sides of the world, the US military says 'they're back'
In October, US special operations forces trained on their own and with partners in two important ch…
Christopher Woody
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US Coast Guard cutters shadowed Chinese warships sailing near remote US territory in Alaska
The Chinese ships never entered US territorial waters, but news of their activity comes during a ne…
Ryan Pickrell,Christopher Woo…
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78 years after a 'forgotten' WWII battle, the US military is 'plussing-up' in the 'most important strategic place'
With the Arctic growing more accessible and competition with Russia and China intensifying, Alaska …
Christopher Woody
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Researchers just found a WWII shipwreck that was lost for over 75 years off the coast of an Alaskan island
On July 17, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-funded team of scientists, divers, an…
Jeremy Berke
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A 'Silent' Island Once Swarming With Rats Is Now A Bird Paradise
Unfortunately, there are few photos that accurately show how the island looked before the rats were…
Dina Spector
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A 'Silent' Rat-Infested Island Now Looks Like Paradise
Unfortunately, there are few photos that accurately show how the island looked before the rats were…
Dina Spector
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8.0 Magnitude Earthquake Causes Tsunami Warning For Alaskan Islands
The Aleutian arc extends approximately 3,000 km from the Gulf of Alaska in the east to the Kamchatk…
Jennifer Welsh
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The US Army put on a sudden show of force out on the far edge of Alaska to send the message it can as Russia and China drill in the Pacific
The 11th Airborne Division deployed artillery and over 130 soldiers to the far tip of Alaska as US …
Chris Panella
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I'm from the UK and moved to the US 19 years ago. Time zones still confuse me, and I don't get why people love long road trips.
A British expat shares her insights on the cultural differences between the UK and America, from ro…
Jane Ridley
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An orca mysteriously died thousands of miles from home after swallowing 7 sea otters whole
Orcas don't usually eat sea otters, but one killer whale died after swallowing seven. Orcas typical…
Maiya Focht
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How US nuclear tests in the '70s led to today's thriving otter population on the Pacific west coast
Before the US set off a nuclear weapons test, it moved hundreds of otters to the US and British Col…
Jenny McGrath
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China admits the 'spy balloon' over the US belongs to it, but insists it wasn't for spying and ended up there by accident
China's foreign ministry said Friday that the suspected Chinese spy balloon was used for "mainly me…
Sophia Ankel
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US officials say getting their hands on China's spy balloon was a 'key' reason for shooting it down near a South Carolina beach
"A key piece" of the US response was being "able to exploit and understand this balloon and its cap…
Christopher Woody
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A suspected Chinese spy balloon was seen operating near a US nuclear base housing 150 Minuteman ICBMs
Montana Senator Steve Daines said the suspected Chinese spy balloon was concerning for its proximit…
Sophia Ankel
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China flew spy balloons over the US while Trump was president, but nobody realized until after he left office, reports say
Other suspected Chinese surveillance balloons had crossed into the US at least three times during t…
Sophia Ankel
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3 volcanoes located along Alaska's Pacific 'Ring of Fire' are erupting at the same time
The volcanoes have been erupting for more than a week. A 6.9 earthquake also struck off the coast o…
Sophia Ankel
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Tsunami warning in Alaska after 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the US peninsula
A powerful 7.8 earthquake has struck the Alaska Peninsula and a tsunami warning has been issued.Ac…
PTI
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Military activity is picking up in the quiet waters between the US and Russia
The waters between Alaska and Russia have been relatively quiet, but with the opening of the Arctic…
Christopher Woody
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The US Navy's unluckiest ship almost killed a president, and things only got worse from there
Known to its crew as "Willie Dee," the destroyer was, with little doubt, the unluckiest ship in US …