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U.S. Discussing Giving Russia Missile Defense Data
The Associated PressThe head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency says that the Obama administration has discussed declassifying key data on U.S. missile defense in order to provide it to Russia. The administration has been exploring how to ease Russian concerns that the U.S....Tags: Weaponry, Russia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Missile Systems
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US Army Alaska Hosts Listening Session Before Potential Military Cuts
Channel 2 NewsOn Friday, the leaders of U.S. Army Alaska held a listening session in a classroom at the UAA Fine Arts building. They listened to those who feared the effects of the military's 2011 Budget Control Act, which will reduce the total number of soldiers...Tags: Armed Forces, U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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JBER Military Policeman Sentenced to 16 Years for Attempted Espionage
Channel 2 NewsSTORY UPDATED AT 9:44 p.m. 4/15/13: A Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson Army military policeman will spend 16 years behind bars for charges related to a series of crimes including attempted espionage. 24-year-old Spc. William Millay, of Owensboro, Ky.,...Tags: Police Investigations, Armed Forces, U.S. Army, Trials, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Networking, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bradley Manning, Iraq
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Pentagon, Anchorage Koreans Respond to North Korea Threats
Channel 2 NewsWith the U.S. military ramping up its presence in the Pacific due to North Korean threats of a nuclear attack, Pentagon officials say Alaska's Fort Greely and its missile interceptors are part of that effort. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says...Tags: South Korea, Weaponry, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kim Jong Un
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Alaska D.C. Delegation Reacts to Ft. Greely Missile Plans Due to North Korea
Channel 2 NewsThe Pentagon announced on Friday plans to strengthen its missile defense system with Ft. Greely on deck to see a significant increase due to the potential threats from North Korea. Alaska’s D.C. delegation, Rep. Don Young and Sens. Mark Begich...Tags: Don Young, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Missile Systems
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U.S. to Beef Up Missile Defense Against North Korea
The Associated PressThe Obama administration has decided to add 14 interceptors on the West Coast to the U.S.-based missile defense system. Defense officials confirm the move, saying it's in response to recent threats from North Korea to attack the U.S. with nuclear...Tags: Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, North Korea
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Senate Bill Would Deny Federal Agents State Aid in Some Cases
Channel 2 NewsA state Senate bill proposed Monday would deny any state assistance to federal officers attempting to infringe upon Alaskans’ Second Amendment rights, unlawfully detain them or exercise a variety of federal powers signed into law since the 9/11...Tags: Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Laws, National Defense Authorization Act
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Senate Passes 1-Year Delay in Eielson F-16 Squadron Move
Channel 2 NewsThe Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act Tuesday with a number of amendments affecting Alaska, including a one-year delay in the planned transfer of an F-16 fighter squadron from Eielson Air Force in Fairbanks to Anchorage. Sen. Lisa...Tags: Mark Begich, National Defense Authorization Act, Armed Forces, Sean Parnell, Lisa Murkowski
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House Passes Defense Funding Bill with Alaska Amendments
Channel 2 NewsThe U.S. House passed a conference version Thursday of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013, containing a number of amendments affecting Alaska’s military forces made by the state’s congressional delegation. Rep. Don...Tags: Barack Obama, Mark Begich, National Defense Authorization Act, Armed Forces, U.S. Congress
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Defense Funding Bill Passes Senate, Heads to Obama
Channel 2 NewsThe U.S. Senate has passed a defense funding bill one day after the House did so, sending several provisions that affect Alaska’s military forces to President Obama’s desk to be signed into law. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich’s...Tags: Don Young, Craigslist, Inc., Barack Obama, Mark Begich, National Defense Authorization Act
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APD Arrests Person of Interest, Finds Pickup Truck in JBER Gate-Crashing
Channel 2 NewsJoint Base Elmendorf-Richardson officials say Anchorage police have arrested a person of interest and located the pickup truck used in Saturday morning's gate-crashing incident, which was driven onto the base by a white male and subsequently fired on by...Tags: Wars and Interventions, U.S. Department of Defense, Firearms, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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