Navy warship named for Alaska statesman Ted Stevens

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: October 3, 2026

Words: 1,017

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Before he was known to Alaskans as “Uncle Ted,” Ted Stevens was a decorated war hero, making dangerous missions behind enemy lines to support the Flying Tigers, a group of American pilots who fought the Japanese in the China-Burma-India theater of World War II.

Stevens represented Alaska as one of the longest-serving U.S. senators in history, and is now being …

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