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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Navy Announces the Future USS Ted Stevens to be Commissioned in Whittier
By Julie Ann Ripley Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet The U.S. Navy will commission the future
Alaska National Guard Human Resource Office modernizes to improve customer service
By David Bedard Alaska National Guard Public Affairs Following two and a half years of extensive refitting at the Puget
Alaska prepares to get rid of historic ferry Matanuska, one of state’s oldest
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon The state of Alaska is looking for someone to take the Matanuska, one of the
Is it time to deep six the Jones Act?
By Frank H Murkowski Community spectrum In 1920, over a hundred years ago, Congress passed the Merchant Marine Act. The
December 7: “A Day That Will Live in Infamy.”
Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com As more and more veterans from “the Greatest Generation” pass on, fewer and fewer are here
Russia and China probing U.S. defenses in Alaska; Sen. Dan Sullivan sounds an alarm
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Russian and Chinese military aircraft and naval vessels are increasing their probes of Alaska
Military tests deployment using Mat-Su’s Port MacKenzie
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman It’s been a busy summer at Port MacKenzie, the Mat-Su Borough-owned
USCG Icebreaker Storis Commissioned in Juneau
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Sen. Dan Sullivan and Admiral Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Increased Chinese Research Vessel Activity in U.S. Arctic
The U.S. Coast Guard detected and responded to two Chinese research vessels operating in the U.S. Arctic and
John Raynor
June 26, 2025 John Charles Raynor (1934-2025) of Wasilla, Alaska passed away peacefully in Sequim, Washington on June 26,
Search suspended for missing Navy sailor
Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com The Navy suspended its active search for a sailor assigned to an aircraft carrier who officials
John Raynor
June 26, 2025 John Charles Raynor (1934-2025) of Wasilla, Alaska passed away peacefully in Sequim, Washington on June 26,