Of the 10,865 people living in North Slope Borough, Alaska in 2021, 40.5% (4,399) were women and 59.5% (6,466) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by North Alaska News.
December 7, 2023, marks the 82nd anniversary of the attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This military assault claimed the lives of over 2,400 American soldiers and citizens and wounded over a thousand more. The resulting destruction was immense – in addition to the loss of infrastructure on the base, 20 American naval vessels, including eight battleships of the Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association Inc., and over 300 airplanes were sunk or destroyed.