A new U.S. military manual defines the survival and tactical needs of fighting a war in the Arctic and extreme cold weather ...

In May 1943, U.S. forces attacked the Japanese on Attu ... the Aleutian Islands. An invasion of the continental United States seemed less likely, and the urgency and importance of the Alaska ...

“This story was never told, and the Japanese have never really helped us in that regard.” Attu Island is the most westerly of Alaska’s Aleutian chain. It was one of the few U.S. territories, including ...

Attu is considered North America’s westernmost tip because it is the last American island of the Aleutian Arc that extends westward from the Alaska Peninsula. However, because it is on the other side ...

Their complaint calls for the United Nations to investigate how military waste on Sivuqaq continues to violate the rights of ...

The Aleuts, who call themselves Unangan, lived in the Aleutian Islands off the coast of mainland Alaska. Some anthropologists believe their ancestors migrated to the Aleutians 7,000 years ago.

The western Aleutian island’s military base has been closed since 1997. Only about 50 people live on the island, which is ...

Evidence of elevated volcanic activity indicate eruption of Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano could happen within weeks or months, federal officials say.

Attu Island is the most westerly of Alaska's Aleutian chain. It was one of the few U.S. territories, including Guam, the Philippines and the nearby island of Kiska, to be captured during the war.