US soldiers say running high-stress artillery ops deep in the ever-changing Arctic is unlike anywhere else

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Charlie Battery, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin National Guard, responded to a simulated chemical response event at Camp Grayling, Mich. Jan. 25, 2022.
Charlie Battery, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin National Guard, responded to a simulated chemical response event at Camp Grayling, Mich. Jan. 25, 2022.

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US Army attack helicopters are making 150-mile deep strike runs in the Arctic, where pilots grapple with frozen equipment and whiteout landings

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U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters assigned to 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB) prepare for flight on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, January 13, 2019.
U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters assigned to 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB) prepare for flight on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, January 13, 2019.

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Potential spy balloon found by fishermen off the coast of Alaska is being delivered to the FBI for examination

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Sailors recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon
In early February 2023, sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recovered a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (pictured above).

US soldiers are fighting to get back lost skills for war in the 'most challenging environment on the planet,' Army general says

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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, ready to defend their objective outside of Utqiagvik, Alaska as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center 24-02, Feb. 15, 2024.
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The US Army is breeding a new kind of Arctic warrior by 'testing the mettle of the human' in frigid, freezing Alaska, commander says

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U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, move to their objective outside of Utqiagvik, Alaska as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center 24-02, Feb. 15, 2024.
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, move to their objective outside of Utqiagvik, Alaska as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center 24-02, Feb.

The best and worst airlines in the US for 2023, according to the WSJ

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Delta and United planes.
Delta Air Lines is ranked the best carrier in the US, according to the WSJ's annual rankings.

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Alaska's once crystal-clear rivers now resemble dirty orange soda, puzzling researchers

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An image of the clear Akillik River in 2016 and the orange river in 2018
A stream tributary of the Akillik River in Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska, turned orange.

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I moved to Alaska because of the gorgeous nature. Even though things cost more and there's barely any sunlight in the winter, it feels like home.

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Flint Selby holds a fish he caught with Alaskan mountains in the background.
Flint Selby, 24, moved to Alaska in 2020 for the unbeatable outdoor experiences.

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I moved from remote North Pole, Alaska, to Florida to keep my kids safe and give them a better childhood

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Family posing for photo on the snow
Samantha Martinez and her family

Courtesy of Samantha Martinez

A YouTuber risked taking his Tesla through a 2-day dead zone during a road trip to Alaska

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Sandro van Kuijck took his Tesla through a two-day deadzone during a road trip to Alaska.
Sandro van Kuijck took his Tesla through a two-day deadzone during a road trip to Alaska.

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