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Alaska's Senators Aim to Block Funding for Eielson F-16 Move
Channel 2 NewsAlaska's U.S. senators are taking yet another approach in their efforts to ground an Air Force plan to move an F-16 fighter squadronfrom Fairbanks to Anchorage. Sens. Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski have written a letter (PDF) requesting that no money...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Daniel Inouye, Thad Cochran, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Begich
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Air Force Report Projects $200M in Savings From F-16 Move
Channel 2 NewsAn Air Force report on the proposed move of an F-16 fighter squadron from Fairbanks to Anchorageestimates savings from the move, as well as subsequent base operations cutbacks, at more than $200 million over five years. The Site Activation Task Force...Tags: Don Young, Military Equipment
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Returning Alaska National Guardsmen Reflect on Veterans Day
Channel 2 NewsFor Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers returning from Afghanistan, the meaning of Veterans Day is much deeper than a chance to sleep in and a day off from work. Soldiers of B Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment returned to the...Tags: Afghanistan, Army National Guard, Veterans Day, U.S. Military
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Alaska Soldiers Stand Down for a Day of Suicide Prevention Training
Shoulder to shoulder together. The old US Army motto was put into practice on Thursday at bases across the nation, after soldiers were ordered to devote the entire day to suicide prevention training. At Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, the service wide...
Tags: U.S. Army, Conservation, Suicide, Environmental Issues
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Fuel Pod From Jet Fighter Recovered at Port of Anchorage
Channel 2 NewsA fuel pod from an F-4 Phantom II jet fighter was recovered as scheduled Tuesday morning from the Port of Anchorage by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson crews, according to base officials. JBER spokesperson John Pennell says the recovery of the 20-foot-...Tags: Aerospace Manufacturing, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Police: Man Asked To Be Shot To Avoid Marine Duty
A 19-year-old Alaska man didn't want to return to his Marine Corps battalion after a severe anxiety attack, police say, so he had a friend shoot him in the leg with a shotgun. The May 22 shooting prompted the state to file weapons and evidence...
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Paratrooper Killed in Afghanistan Remembered at JBER for Helping Others
Cpl. Ethan Martin was 22 and wanted to become a nurse after he got out of the U.S. Army. But his life was cut short on August 8th. Martin was remembered in a ceremony at Joint Base Emendorf-Richardsonon Thursday afternoon. He was a paratrooper from...
Tags: U.S. Army, Nursing, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Health and Medical Professionals
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Soldier Accused of Hazing Danny Chen Demoted, Loses Pay
One of the soldiers accused in the hazing-related death of an Army private has been demoted and forced to forfeit part of his pay. The Fayetteville Observer reports that Sgt. Travis Carden was punished at Fort Bragg in a summary court-martial, which...
Tags: Military Justice, Hazing
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Army Names Fort Wainwright Soldier Who Died After Head Injury
Channel 2 NewsThe Army has named the Fort Wainwright soldier who died after receiving a severe head injury Sunday. U.S. Army Alaska spokesperson Charles Canterbury says Spc. Marvin Kenneth Scott, 21, was found in his barracks room early Sunday morning. He was taken to...Tags: Head Injuries, Injuries and Wounds, Air Transportation Industry, Canterbury
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Air Force Says F-22 Flight Vests At Fault in Hypoxia Incidents
Channel 2 NewsThe Air Force has determined that a valve in F-22 Raptor pilots’ pressure-suit vests are to blame for a string of hypoxia-related incidents, and is taking steps to replace the valves and relax flight restrictions placed on the stealth fighters....Tags: Transportation Accidents, Lisa Murkowski, Air Transportation Industry, Mark Begich, Air and Space Accidents
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JBER Soldier from Arizona Killed in Afghanistan
Channel 2 NewsOn Tuesday morning, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson said an Alaska-based paratrooper from Arizona was killed July 14 from enemy forces in Afghanistan. JBER said 24-year-old Staff Sgt. Carl Eric Hammar died Saturday from injuries when his patrol was... -
JBER Paratrooper Killed, 3 Soldiers Wounded in Afghanistan
Channel 2 NewsA JBER paratrooper was killed in Afghanistan early Tuesday evening when his unit came under small-arms fire that also wounded three other soldiers. U.S. Army Alaska spokesperson Chuck Canterbury says 22-year-old Spc. Ethan Jacob Martin of Lewiston, Idaho...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts
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