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Sixteen Alaska Native men are honored for rescuing the crew of a U.S. Navy plane shot down over the Bering Strait by Soviet fighter jets nearly 70 years ago.

Sixteen Alaska Native men are honored for rescuing the crew of a U.S. Navy plane shot down over the Bering Strait by Soviet fighter jets nearly 70 years ago.

GAMBELL (ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND), Alaska – On June 22, 1955, two Russian MiG-15s from Siberia shot down a U.S. Navy P2V-5 Neptune plane flying a routine maritime patrol from Kodiak out over the Bering Sea. After it crashed in flames on St. Lawrence Island, 16,

The Alaska National Guard held a ceremony in Gambell honoring 16 Alaska Scouts who saved a Navy aircrew after a Soviet attack

In June 1955, Alaska National Guard Pvt. Bruce Boolowon had to stop egg hunting on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. He heard the unhealthy whine of a distressed plane engine pass overhead. A few minutes later, he saw a big plume of smoke rising from the other side of the hill.

Lt. Gen. Torrence Saxe said the Bethel-based UH-60L Black Hawk will be fitted with a rescue hoist, at locals' request.

Gov. Dunleavy gave his senior military advisor Torrance Saxe the official promotion at the Bethel Armory in front of a packed house. Saxe’s family helped pin on the third star.

Wind gusts of up to 75 miles per hour could affect a stretch of coast from Point Lay to Point Hope.

A strong storm expected to hit Alaska this weekend has already started bringing "strong" south winds.

President Joe Biden on Friday approved the State of Alaska’s request for a major disaster declaration from the recent storms that battered Western Alaska.