US military holds multiple Arctic defense drills in region

US military holds multiple Arctic defense drills in region

By Jenni Monet When people in Southcentral Alaska spotted a large white and silver balloon floating in the sky last week, it quickly got people talking about the unmanned Chinese balloon that flew into United States airspace two years ago. That incident was enough to put people on edge and an F-22 fighter jet from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson shot down the unidentified object which had been flying above Alaska’s North Slope.   But this week,…