The code of military justice for the Alaska National Guard is getting an update, two years after a scathing report into alleged misconduct found a lack of confidence in the guard command.
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U.S., Canadian soldiers train in interior Alaska
Soldiers from the U.S. and Canada have spent the last few weeks participating in war games in expansive interior Alaska, with about 800 Iowa National Guard personnel playing the role of the enemy.
Seldovia hires retired National Guard lieutenant colonel as new city manager
Tod Larson is a retired lieutenant colonel who spent 25 years in the Army National Guard before getting his Masters in Public Administration. Now he’s Seldovia’s new city manager.
Military’s $4B moving program keeps climbing — and no one knows why
Every year, the US military moves about 650,000 service-members all across the globe, along with 300,000 of their dependents. In military terms, a move is labeled a “Permanent Change of Station,” although everyone calls it PCS for short.
Tour boat captain fired; naturalist tells of vessel sinking
The passengers of a tour boat that sank after hitting a rock were rescued by nearby vessels. The naturalist aboard the tour boat said it went under within a few minutes.
Passengers rescued after tour boat sinks
A whale watching vessel sank in Favorite Channel on Sunday afternoon. All of the passengers and crew were rescued.
Reinforcements called in to fight McHugh fire
The Alaska National Guard is now supporting wildfire suppression efforts on the McHugh Creek fire near Anchorage.
Young promotes Chouest ship to fill ‘icebreaker gap’
The hearing turned testy when Congressman Young pressed the Coast Guard to consider leasing an icebreaker from a company whose owners happen to be big contributors to Young’s campaign.
Heavy Fighting Erupts In South Sudan’s Capital
The clashes between forces loyal to the country’s president and vice president have reportedly killed more than 150 people and are raising concerns about a renewed civil war.
Fort Wainwright soldier pleads guilty in fuel-theft case
Prosecutors say it’s the eighth guilty plea for similar plots at Fenty between June 2009 and April 2012.