Tim Ellis

The North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled U.S. and Canadian fighter jets last week to accompany a formation of Russian aircraft flying through international airspace off the coasts of Alaska and Canada.

Starting next week, soldiers from Fort Wainwright and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will travel the Richardson Highway to the Donnelly Training Area near Fort Greely.

NORAD dispatched four F-16 fighters, an air tanker and an electronic surveillance plane to intercept the aircraft.

More than 1,000 Ukrainians have come to Alaska since Russia's 2022 invasion. Almost all have settled in, but they worry that President-elect Trump will deport them.

The Alaska Air National Guard's 168th Wing at Eielson Air Force Base will be getting four additional air refueling tankers in the near future.

Troopers say Fairbanks man Daniel Dowhitt, 30, and Atlanta, Ga. resident Aditi Subramanian, 27, died at the scene Sunday.

The $180 million full redevelopment of the 53-year-old Alaska Highway site is set to open in 2031.

Troopers say Temitayo Iyanu Kalejaiye, 43, died at the scene Monday after his sedan turned in front of the truck on the Richardson Highway.

The four Russian aircraft intercepted Monday are at least the fifth such group detected off Alaska this month.

The flurry of Russian forays into the Alaska zone began Wednesday when NORAD tracked and detected, then dispatched jet fighters to intercept two Russian Tu-142s.