Military leaders and a senator from Alaska have have discussed reviving a World War II-era base on Adak as part of the U.S.

Although the US gained control of the Aleutian Islands when it purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867, the Russian Orthodox legacy has survived. Unalaska's Church of the Holy Ascension is one of a ...

1895 Map of Alaska. Source: 1895 U.S. Atlas. "Russia has sold us a sucked orange. Whatever may be the value of that territory and its outlying islands to us, it has ceased to be of any to Russia.

A rough map ... Alaska last week. The Rybar military channel on Telegram suggested the two Russian Tu-95MS and two Chinese ...

The island became US territory in 1867, following the Alaska Purchase. But links to Russia remain. Many residents still have Russian surnames, and the church remains a big part of the local community.