Galena (/ɡəˈliːnə/) (Notaalee Denh in Koyukon) is a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.

[citation needed] The City of Galena gained notoriety in 2011 when it was noted in media reports as being the US community which received the most benefits from lobbying efforts.

In the part of town closest to the river, houses were submerged to the roofs in water, and properties on higher ground suffered damage as well.

Most of the residents were able to evacuate in thanks to the efforts of the local airlines, volunteer missionary pilots, and the Alaska National Guard.

The flood dike the Air Force built around both the runway and the GILA boarding school managed to keep the river from reaching them.

[7] Efforts were made to help Galena rebuild, with the assistance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and volunteer groups.

Residents rely on river cargo in the brief summer season for the bulk of their needs, and planes, boats, or snowmachines to access the outside world.

Galena has a subarctic climate (Koppen Dfc), with short, mild summers and severely cold winters.

As Galena is incorporated as a first-class city and located in the Unorganized Borough, it is required by state law to operate its own schools, Galena City School District, apart from the Rural Education Attendance Areas which otherwise prevail outside of incorporated boroughs.

Sidney Huntington (1915–2015)[21] was a longtime resident and leader in Galena and the author of Shadows on the Koyukuk, a popular book on Alaska.

The vocational Galena Interior Learning Academy (GILA) is a boarding school which draws students from around the state.

GILA uses the former barracks as a dorm, the former PX and headquarters buildings as class rooms and the dining hall as a cafeteria, along with the gym and other facilities.

GILA provides educational and vocational training to young men and women from all over Alaska, grades 9–12, with most students coming from remote Native Alaskan villages from the Interior, North Slope and Aleutian Islands.

Galena's third school is Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA), a statewide homeschool support program that serves 3,500 students across the state.

The Airport is also the home of the "Yukon Squadron" of the AK Wing, Civil Air Patrol (CAP), which covers much of lp the interior region to the Bering Sea for Search and Rescue (SAR).

Heavy durable goods, such as oil, vehicles and building materials are transported by river barge in the summer.

In 2010, the plan was abandoned after local start-up costs to build a $27 million reactor core proved prohibitive for the community.

Galena school sports include volleyball, cross-country running, basketball, swimming, skiing, and native youth Olympics (NYO).

In the 1983 film WarGames, USAF General Beringer, played by Barry Corbin, scrambles two fighter jets from Galena, AK to intercept two invading radar indicated bombers.