Here's why Soviet pilots are buried at a US base in Alaska

During his Alaska summit with President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to lay flowers at the graves of Soviet pilots at Fort Richardson — a WWII burial site for airmen who died while training in Alaska to ferry U.S.-built planes to the Eastern Front. Here’s why those Soviet pilots are buried in Alaska.

Cargo ship carrying thousands of vehicles sinks off coast of Alaska

“The safety of the responders remains our top priority," Capt. Christopher Culpepper, the commander of Coast Guard sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic, said in a statement “We're working closely with Zodiac Maritime in an advisory capacity to ensure a swift and effective response to any potential signs of pollution."