2 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers workers among 8 killed in small plane crash in Alaska near radar site

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . JUNEAU, Alaska — Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees were among eight killed in a small plane crash near the site of a remote aircraft-tracking radar in western Alaska, the U.S. military said. The agency had chartered the plane, which crashed Thursday near its destination, the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, approximately 450 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska.

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Scoop News DeskAlaska · Published Friday, August 21, 2026 at 8:35 AM UTCUpdated Friday, August 21, 2026 at 4:05 PM UTC

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Robert Davis, commander of Alaskan Command, the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and Eleventh Air Force, said in a statement. Alaska is praying for those on board, their loved ones, and the team at Security Aviation.” In 1950, a continental defense radar station was built at Cape Newenham as part of the Distant Early Warning Line to warn of a Soviet attack during the Cold War, according to Coastview, a science education nonprofit that promotes understanding of the Alaska coast.

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