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National Guard delays Alaska staffing changes that threatened national security, civilian rescues
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Air National Guard has delayed its plan to downgrade the status of about 80 members of its Alaska unit, a move that would have threatened national security and civilian rescues in the nation’s most remote state. The Alaska Air National Guard confirmed the delay in an email to The Associated Press on Friday. AIR NATIONAL GUARD CHANGES IN ALASKA COULD AFFECT NATIONAL SECURITY, CIVILIAN RESCUES, STAFFERS SAY Efforts by the state’s politicians and Alaskans "have been...
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National Guard hits 1-year pause on staffing change that leaders warn could upend Alaska Air Guard
The pause announced Thursday is exclusive to Alaska, according to a spokesman for the Alaska National Guard, and came after advocacy from elected leaders in the state.
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Thank God! It’s the National Guard
William Long graduated high school in 2011 and, like many, regrets missing the high military deployment days of the mid-2000s. He might not have served in Iraq or Afghanistan, but he had the great honor of serving his home and neighbors in Oklahoma. On May 20, 2013, shortly after he enlisted in the Oklahoma Army […]