Samuel Paparo, joined other military officials in calling for a revival of a base on Adak Island, a tiny, rocky outpost in Alaska’s Aleutian Island chain. The island, which sits halfway between ...

The U.S. military conducts missile warning, missile defense and space surveillance missions from the base. According to Bouffard, the U.S. maintains significant defense capabilities in Alaska to ...

In fact, the U.S. already has a presence there: Pituffik Space Base, an American military installation that ... of Arctic security at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Here's what you need ...