The actions of Drop Zone in the case of the handcuffed journalist open a window into the world of Alaska paramilitary organizations and their connection to the tea party.

An Alaska state representative is a member of a far-right, anti-government militia called the Oath Keepers. Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman's name showed up in a list of Oath Keepers leaked ...

Instead of the Sons of Gad, the organization became the Alaska Peacemaker Militia. Cox told Clark he couldn't call him directly anymore because he was too high in the chain of command.

On a cold afternoon in March 2011, three militiamen were arrested while purchasing hand grenades and silencers in an industrial yard in Fairbanks, Alaska. So just how dangerous and widespread is ...

Alaska was still 17 years away from statehood when the 6,400-member militia was formed in 1942 to defend the territory from the threat of Japanese invasion.