Spanning 1,200 miles from mainland Alaska toward Siberia and knifing between the Bering Sea and Pacific Ocean, the more than 300 mostly barren Aleutian Islands would have made for a perilous WWII ...

Set in the Northern Pacific Ocean, the Aleutian Islands—"Land of the Aleuts"—form an archipelago of 14 large volcanic islands ...

Few World War II campaigns are as forgotten as the 14-month effort to expel Japanese forces from the Aleutian Islands from June 1942 to August 1943. Then part of the Territory of Alaska ...

As relations between the US and Russia come under increased international focus, we explore a windswept, geologically tumultuous island whose history has been shaped by both nations. Situated ...

Adak Island, midway in the Aleutian Island chain and bordered by the Bering Sea to the north and the North Pacific Ocean to the south, is closer to Russia than mainland Alaska. The island best ...

(Andy Lusk/KUCB) Regional airline Ravn Alaska announced recently it was stopping service to the Aleutian Islands. That leaves three communities it served, Unalaska, Cold Bay and Sand Point ...

While many areas will see quieter weather, areas of the Aleutians and Southeast will see ongoing rain in the forecast. Today ...

Alaska’s western Aleutian islands and surrounding areas were rocked by a cluster of moderate to strong earthquakes on Sunday which scientists call a ‘swarm.’ State earthquake monitors have ...

Troops with the 11th Airborne Division, as well as the 1st and 3rd Multi Domain Task Forces, deployed to Shemya Island, part of the Aleutian Islands, on Sept. 12. The Air Force, as well as the ...