Sullivan pushes for reopening of Alaskan base for Pacific help

US eyes Aleutian Military Revival as Russia, China expand operations near Alaska

This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. In October 2024, the US Coast Guard spotted two Chinese maritime enforcement vessels operating alongside a pair of Russian border patrol boats as they transited the Bering Sea, just kilometers from Alaskan waters. It was the third consecutive year that a joint Russian-Chinese military convoy sailed through the strategic waterway. A year ear…

Sullivan pushes for reopening of Alaskan base for Pacific help

Senior Department of Defense leaders in both the Biden and Trump administrations agree that the Chinese Communist Party poses the greatest threat to the United States. One senator has made it his personal mission to get the military to back that rhetoric with action. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) brings up Russian and Chinese aggression in both the aerial and maritime domains off Alaska’s coasts in every Armed Services Committee hearing, whether it’s…

US military looks to reopen Adak naval base in Alaska to counter Pacific threats

Senior Department of Defense leaders in both the Biden and Trump administrations agree that the Chinese Communist Party poses the greatest threat to the United States. One senator has made it his personal mission to get the military to back that rhetoric with action. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) brings up Russian and Chinese aggression in... The post US military looks to reopen Adak naval base in Alaska to counter Pacific threats appeared first on D…