With twin threats from Russia and China, U.S. military puts new focus on Alaska In the past, large-scale exercises “occurred in Alaska,” one general says. “Now, this is high-end training that is occurring — that is about Alaska, from Alaska.”
Anchorage spent more than $200,000 to support the Trump-Putin summit. Will it get the money back? Other cities’ efforts to recoup spending to protect Trump have failed. “We have sent demand letters, phone calls and made public statements. We have received no response.”
