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F-16 Transfer: Report Finds Tight Anchorage Housing Market
Becky BohrerA U.S. Air Force study says a tight housing market in Anchorage over the next two years "significantly limits" the number of rental units that could accommodate additional military families. The study is part of an Air Force analysis of the impact of... -
Retired Air Force Colonel Discusses Historic High-Altitude Drop
Channel 2 NewsThere is only one other human being on this planet -- besides Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner -- who knows what it's like to stand nearly 20 miles high in the sky and leap off of a gondola dangling from a balloon. He's retired U.S. Air Force Colonel... -
Air Force Says F-22 Oxygen Problem is Solved
Channel 2 NewsThe Air Force believes that it's solved the years-long mystery of why F-22 pilots have suffered potentially dangerous, hypoxia-like symptoms aboard the world's most advanced jet fighter. And the answer is so insanely simple, some Congressmen don't...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Aerospace Manufacturing, Military Equipment, NASA, Military Aircraft
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JBER Plans to Recover Fighter's Fuel Pod from Port of Anchorage
Channel 2 NewsJoint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will send crews to the Port of Anchorage early Tuesday morning to recover a fuel pod from an F-4 Phantom II fighter jet recently discovered in the area. JBER spokesperson John Pennell says port personnel found the...Tags: Military Equipment
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JBER Releases 2012 Arctic Thunder Schedule, Traffic Plan
Channel 2 NewsJoint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has released a weekend schedule and traffic plan for its Arctic Thunder air show and open house, being held Friday through Sunday. According to base spokesperson Luke Waack, Saturday and Sunday’s schedule of events...Tags: U.S. Army
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Accident Report Blames Pilot for Fatal Alaska Raptor Crash
Channel 2 NewsThe Air Force Times is reporting the U.S. Air Force is blaming pilot error for an F-22 raptor crash that killed an Alaska-based pilot. Capt. Jeff Haney was killed near Denali in November 2010. According to the article, the U.S. Air Force Accident...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Air and Space Accidents
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Mission Critical: Fairbanks Fights to Keep Eielson Jets, Jobs
Channel 2 NewsOn the outskirts of North Pole, about 10 miles along the Richardson Highway from Eielson Air Force Base, sits Little Richard's Family Diner. Customers chow down on the restaurant’s many specialties, including buffalo burgers -- but these days, they&...Tags: Little Richard, Military Equipment, The Pentagon, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Ronald Reagan
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APD Arrests Airman for Evidence Tampering in Missing JBER Airman Case
Channel 2 NewsA Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson airman arrested Tuesday evening in connection with the disappearance of Senior Airman Clinton Reeves allegedly lied to investigators, destroyed bloody clothing and moved Reeves' car, according to charging documents....Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Air Force to Transfer Fighter Jets from Fairbanks
Channel 2 NewsF-16 fighter jets based at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks will be relocated to Anchorage. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports (http://bit.ly/xBJ5MW) the transfer to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage was detailed in a report the... -
Bethel's White Alice Radar Tower Torn Down
The Southwest Alaska community of Bethel is mourning the loss of a longtime landmark this weekend.
Bethel’s last White Alice tower was knocked down on Friday, despite protests from pilots and snow machiners, who called it an important...Tags: Alaska, Social Media, Arts and Culture, Rentals, Mass Media
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F-22 Raptors Set to Resume Flying
Channel 2 NewsThe nation's fleet of grounded F-22 Raptor fighter jets is set to resume flying after a four-month stand-down, according to senior U.S. Air Force officials. "We now have enough insight from recent studies and investigations that a return to flight is... -
F-22 Raptors Fly Again at JBER
Channel 2 NewsA familiar sight on the Anchorage skyline Wednesday, as the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors returned to the air after a four month stand down. The U.S. Air Force grounded the entire fleet on May 3rd after 12 pilots reported hypoxia-like symptoms. "We...Tags: France
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