...urgency with which firefighters must act even when driving a 40-foot behemoth full of water. Six firefighters from Shemya Island in Southwest Alaska, spent the week in Kenai training for re-certification in maneuvering several types of equipment...

...urgency with which firefighters must act even when driving a 40-foot behemoth full of water. Six firefighters from Shemya Island in Southwest Alaska, spent the week in Kenai training for re-certification in maneuvering several types of equipment...

ANCHORAGE (AP) -- Runway 10-28 on Shemya Island has won the equivalent of an asphalt Academy Award for...Pavement Alliance's Perpetual Pavement Award. The Shemya Island airfield is the first time Alaska pavement has been...

...vessels, but that he doesn't object to the Alaska-based surveillance and launch facilities that might be located on Shemya Island, at Fort Greely or at Clear Air Force Base. Wherever the system is built, expediency is key, according to Cooper...

...Upgrades would be needed there for the tests. The test bed money also may cover the cost of a new radar installation on Shemya Island, though some have said the Pentagon has dropped that location in favor of Hawaii. Lehner said no decision has been...

...cure new concrete slabs. Lt. Col. Jay Smith said the project is looking good not only in Delta Junction but also on Shemya Island where radar is being upgraded. ''Right now it makes us very optimistic we will finish on schedule or slightly ahead...