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U.S. B-1 bomber makes first landing inside Norway’s Arctic Circle

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 15:08 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 15:15
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The short first-of-its-kind landing and refueling at Bodø Air Base was part of the training mission for the supersonic American

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Top U.S. military officials visit Alaska bases

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, August 13, 2018 at 14:17
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High-ranking military brass visited Alaska as part of the annual pilgrimage by federal officials and cabinet members during the August

Members of a specialized investigative team from the Join POW/MIA Accounting Command wait as a UH - 60 Blackhawk from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson comes in for a landing to transport them back after a day of assessing a historic aircraft crash site. The mission of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting command is to conduct global search, recovey and laboratory operations to identify unaccounted-for Americans from past conflicts in order to support hte Department of Defense's personnel accounting efforts. (Clifford Bailey / US Navy)

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Crews unearth military history on Alaska Glacier

Ben Anderson, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Thursday, July 4, 2013 at 09:23
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Colony Glacier, about 50 miles from Alaska’s largest city of Anchorage, may look calm on the surface, but it’s a