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Air Force Pushes Back Hearings on Eielson Transfer
The U.S. Air Force is pushing back the public hearing schedule on its proposal to transfer the F-16 fighter jet squadron from Fairbanks to Anchorage. Meetings had been scheduled to begin next week on the draft report. But the Air Force, on its project...
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Soldiers to Conduct Combat Drill at JBER Today
Channel 2 NewsArmy officials say soldiers will be participating in airborne combat exercises at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage. Capt. Arian Roscoe says the participants in the Wednesday exercise are paratroopers with the 2nd Engineer Brigade and the 4-...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise
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F-16 Transfer: Meetings Scheduled in Fairbanks and North Pole
Public meetings have been scheduled to review the impact of transferring the F-16 fighter jet squadron from Fairbanks to Anchorage. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports meetings are planned June 19 in Fairbanks and June 20 in North Pole. A...
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Army Paratrooper Injured at JBER During Jump Exercise
Channel 2 NewsAn Alaska-based Army paratrooper was injured Tuesday at the Malemute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, according to U.S. Army Alaska officials. The injury occurred during Operation Spartan Reach, a mass tactical airborne training event...Tags: Sports, Parachuting, Air and Aviation Sports, U.S. Army
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Eielson F-16 Move Would Save $500M, Cut 3,100 Fairbanks Jobs
Channel 2 NewsThe Air Force claims a contentious proposed move of a Fairbanks-based F-16 fighter squadron to Anchorage will save it hundreds of millions of dollars -- even as it draws thousands of jobs out of the Fairbanks economy. According to an executive summary...Tags: Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Sean Parnell, Don Young, U.S. Department of Defense
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Air Force to Release Draft EIS on Eielson F-16 Move
Channel 2 NewsThe Air Force says a draft environmental impact statement on the proposed transfer of a squadron of F-16 fighter jets from Fairbanks to Anchorage will be released at the end of this month. In a Thursday statement, the Air Force says the May 31 statement,... -
Deployed Military Police Heading Back to Alaska
Channel 2 NewsArmy officials say 50 soldiers are due back in Alaska on Friday following a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan. According to officials, the soldiers are assigned to the 793rd Military Police Battalion at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage... -
Court-Martial Begins for JBER Soldier Accused of Abusive Sexual Contact
Channel 2 NewsThe third recent court-martial involving an Anchorage-based service member began Wednesday on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson for a soldier accused of several charges, including abusive sexual contact. Army Chief Warrant Officer Guillermo Castillo sat...Tags: Punishment, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes, Prisons, Assault
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Military Announces Third Anchorage Sexual Abuse Case This Month
Channel 2 NewsThe Army has scheduled a Wednesday court-martial for a Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson soldier accused of sexual abuse, Anchorage’s third military sex-crimes case to be publicly announced this month. A Monday statement from U.S. Army Alaska...Tags: Punishment, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes, Prisons, Assault
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Army Soldier Sentenced to 12 Years in JBER Sexual Assault
Channel 2 NewsAn Army soldier was sentenced to 12 years in prison at a Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson court-martial last week for sexually assaulting a female soldier on base in September, according to military officials. In a Wednesday email, Capt. Charles Spears,...Tags: Punishment, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes, Assault, Trials
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Lost in the Line of Duty: Captain Jeff Hill
Channel 2 NewsCaptain Jeff Hill is survived by his wife Rachael and their two sons. Nearly three years after his death she is carrying on his legacy. Rachael said Jeff always set his sights high on the sky. She said he was among the first graduating class to...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Military Equipment
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Army Soldier Sentenced in Deadly JBER Christmas Shooting
Channel 2 NewsA court-martialed Army soldier has been found guilty and sentenced to serve nearly 12 years in prison in the Christmas Day shooting death of his comrade at a Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson barracks. U.S. Army Alaska spokesperson John Pennell says Spc....Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Prosecution, Trials, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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