Alaska’s junior senator reiterated calls to boost the state’s military presence a day after two Russian military aircraft were detected near Alaskan airspace by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
Published: Sep. 12, 2024 at 6:24 PM AKDTAlaska’s junior senator reiterated calls to boost the state’s military presence a day after two Russian military aircraft were detected near Alaskan airspace by the North American Aerospace Defense Command .Thursday’s rain of 0.85″ as of 6 p.m. is the most rain to ever fall on record on September 12th. The previous record was 0.76″ in 1966. This is also the 4th wettest day of 2024.
If the 2024/2025 snow season is anything like the past two years, the LaFrance administration’s new municipal manager told Anchorage assembly members staffing to remove snow will still remain a major challenge.On Wednesday, NORAD reported that Russian military aircraft were detected and tracked in international airspace near Alaska's border. Reporter Jonson Kuhn sat down with Sen. Dan Sullivan to talk about this most recent incident. Here is the full version of that conversation.
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