Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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673rd LRS, 673 Air Base Wing mourn loss of airman
A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 673rds Logistics Readiness Squadron stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) was
Coast Guard celebrates 235th birthday
Frontiersman.com The U.S. Coast Guard celebrated its birthday on August 4th, marking 235 years of service in 2025.
Coming into port-Anchorage gets ready to host inaugural Anchorage Navy Week
Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com For the first time ever, Anchorage will be hosting Navy Week. The U.S. Navy announces
Tom Cruise’s work on the big screen got him recognized by the U.S. military.
Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Famous Hollywood actor Tom Cruise, the U.S. Navy’s 36th Honorary Naval Aviator and staunch
Governor honors 40th Anniversary of the Alaska Naval Militia
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Governor Mike Dunleavy recently issued a proclamation that December 1, 2024, be recognized as the
House Passes Bipartisan Peltola-led bill adding the Coast Guard Commandant to the Defense Joint Chiefs of Staff
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com On June 14, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Alaska Representative Mary
Edward “Ed” Joseph Middleton III
Edward “Ed” Joseph Middleton III, 48, passed away on July 1, 2017, at his favorite place, Cache Creek, doing what
Franklin Wells Butterfield
Franklin Wells Butterfield was born at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Fairbanks on Feb. 4, 1927, and passed away on
GEORGE A. MERCURIO
George Anthony Mercurio, of Aquebogue, N.Y., formerly of Wasilla, died Sept. 3, 2010 at Southampton Hospital after a brief
JIM SHACKELFORD
Palmer resident James Edward Shackelford, 77, died June 2, 2003, at Providence Extended Care Center. He courageously battled multiple complications