Military

Aug 31 2017
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Airborne infantrymen from the 4-25 preparing to jump from a C-17 into Australia during a training mission in July 2015 (Photo by Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media)

Alaska soldiers to deploy for Afghanistan within week

By | Federal Government, Military, Nation & World, Southcentral

Military officers in Anchorage said Wednesday that Alaska-based soldiers will start deploying to Afghanistan within the week. Over the course of the coming month, the Army is sending about 1,200 members of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division from Anchorage’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

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Aug 16 2017
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The economic benefits that will come with two squadrons of F-35s scheduled to be based at Eielson beginning in 2021 are now expected to draw more than 5,000 people to the area, a consultant said Monday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III/Released)

With F-35 squads set for Eielson, thousands of people may come up with them

By | Economy, Interior, Military

More than 5,000 people may come to the Fairbanks area over the next four years as part of the move to base two squadrons of F-35 fighters at Eielson Air Force Base. The latest estimate announced Monday is well above the previous estimate of 3,500. The bigger population increase is expected to place a greater burden on local services.

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