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JBER Soldier To Be Sentenced in Attempted Espionage Plea
Channel 2 NewsJoint Base Elmendord-Richardson officials say a sentencing hearing will be held Monday for a military policeman who has pleaded guilty to charges of attempted espionage. According to a JBER statement Thursday, Army Spc. William Colton Millay, 24,...Tags: Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bradley Manning, Defense, Networking
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Karluk Manor Anniversary: Life Improves for Anchorage Street Alcoholics, Pt 2
For years, Anchorage has tolerated the behavior of chronic street alcoholics. Many give money to the panhandlers, who often use the cash to buy alcohol, which they drink in their camps hidden in the wooded areas around town. But this year, the problems...
Tags: Health, Behavioral Conditions, Iraq War (2003-2011), Social Issues, Rental Service
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Panetta Formally Shuts Down US War in Iraq
Channel 2 NewsThe U.S. military has formally shut down the war in Iraq with a ceremony retiring the flag of U.S. Forces-Iraq on Thursday. Troops lowered the flag and wrapped it in camouflage, formally "casing" it, according to Army tradition. The ceremony was...Tags: International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Baghdad (Iraq), U.S. Military
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Overpass Name Honors Soldier Killed In Crash
More than four years after returning home from Iraq, and later being killed when his car hit a moose, Spc. Steven "Max" Cavanaugh now has a permanent memorial in Alaska.The Dowling Road overpass at milepost 123.7 on the New Seward Highway is now the Spc.... -
Obama Says Iraq Troops Coming Home
President Barack Obama is declaring an end to the Iraq war -- saying all U.S. troops will be withdrawn by year's end.
He spoke at the White House after a private video conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Obama said that after nearly...Tags: International Military Interventions, Iraq War (2003-2011), Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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President's Announcement Means 500 Alaska-based Soldiers Will Return Home
Channel 2 NewsOne of the longest military conflicts in our nation's history comes to an end when President Obama announced he’s pulling nearly 40,000 US troops from Iraq. “Across America our service men and women will be reunited with their families. Today...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Mark Begich, U.S. Army, Barack Obama
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Alaska-Based Soldiers Headed Home
The withdrawal of almost all U.S. Forces in Iraq means that hundreds of Alaska-based military personnel will be coming home.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://bit.ly/mXTkET) says President Obama's announcement last week will result in the end of the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War
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JBER Military Policeman Charged With Espionage
Channel 2 NewsA military policeman stationed at Anchorage’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was formally charged with crimes including attempted espionage Monday. Army Spc. William C. Millay had been arrested on Friday, October 28 by Army Counterintelligence...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bradley Manning, National Security, U.S. Army, Crimes
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At Alaska's Biggest School, A Place For Immigrant Teens To Belong
Visit Sandee Anderson’s classroom during lunch and you’ll find a scene that’s both all-American high school and microcosm of the globe.
Teenagers surreptitiously text on their phones, gulp cartons of chocolate milk and pick at trays...Tags: Refugee, Dominican Republic, High School Sports, Somalia, China
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Airmen killed in crash identified
The Air Force has identified the four men killed in Wednesday's C-17 crash. Majors Michael Freyholtz and Aaron Malone, Capt. Jeffrey Hill and Master Sgt. Thomas Cicardo were killed when the plane went down while practicing for this weekend's air show...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Armed Forces, U.S. Marine Corps, Iowa, U.S. Military
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