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James Brooks

James Brooks

James Brooks is a longtime Alaska reporter, having previously worked at the Anchorage Daily News, Juneau Empire, Kodiak Mirror and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. A graduate of Virginia Tech, he is married to Caitlyn Ellis, owns a house in Juneau and has a small sled dog named Barley.

After China balloon scare, Air Force shoots down object flying above Alaska’s North Slope
By: - February 10, 2023

The U.S. Air Force shot down an unidentified object flying above Alaska’s North Slope on Friday, officials at the White House said. The shootdown took place less than a week after an Air Force fighter jet shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina. National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications […]