Winter Season | Explore Fairbanks, Alaska

Here's a time-lapse taken yesterday of the short daylight hours around the winter solstice in Fairbanks. Today, Fairbanks will only see 3 hours and 41 minutes of daylight, and the sun will only rise 2° above the horizon. You may notice the distorted appearance of some of the hills and buttes south of Fairbanks. This is a Fata Morgana, which was created by strong temperature inversion present over Fairbanks. While this video was taken, temperatures were around 30 degrees below zero in town. | US

Today, the first of many new combat readiness training facilities on Fort Wainwright opened up for Soldier use. U.S. Army Alaska Commander Maj. Gen. Peter Andrysiak, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska Commander Col. Christopher Ruga and 402nd AFSB Commander Lt. Col. LuzHilda Restrepo cut the ribbon, opening the Combat Readiness Training Facility. The CRTF is one of the first Quality of Life facilities completed and the first of two such CRTFs. The structure is also being purpose-built for eight warm main

Fairbanks residents treated to Northern Lights show in Alaska

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