The patrol boat, known as a cutter called Kimball, later discovered there were two other Chinese naval ships and four Russian naval vessels, including a destroyer, all in single formation.

Alaska Airlines operates a single commercial route to Adak using Boeing 737s. Eareckson Air Station on Shemya hosts a 10,000-foot (3,000-meter) runway and hangars.

The United States Coast Guard encountered four vessels from the Russian and Chinese counterparts near Alaska on Saturday as they transited toward the Arctic Ocean for patrols. A U.S. Coast Guard ...

A U.S. Coast Guard ship has spotted multiple naval warships from China and Russia, including a destroyer, in the Bering Sea near Alaska’s Kiska Island.

Two Russian nationals fleeing President Vladimir Putin’s call-up of military reservists landed by boat on a remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea and are seeking asylum in the United States ...

China-based airlines have rapidly outpaced the growth of their Western counterparts on US and Europe-bound markets from their home country.

Two Russian Tu-95 and two Chinese H-6 military aircraft were detected operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone by the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

A Coast Guard ship came across a Chinese guided missile cruiser, two other Chinese naval ships and four Russian naval vessels, including a destroyer.

Chinese and Russian bombers were detected and intercepted off the coast of Alaska for the first time on Wednesday, according to joint US and Canadian defence agency Norad.

The Russian vessels consisted of two submarines, a frigate and tug boat, the Coast Guard said.

The Chinese and Russian formation came a month after NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned about China’s interest in the Arctic and Russia’s military buildup there.