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Rally planned against possible cuts at JBER, Fort Wainwright

Business, civic and government leaders are asking Southcentral residents to help them convince the Army it should leave Alaska soldiers out of planned cutbacks. The Rally For Our Troops is an effort to...

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With the Iditarod and Everest, Army veteran seeks risky adventures to cope...

Out here Steve Watkins is alone - alone with a past that haunts him and a future that drives him. But otherwise, as the frigid, muted morning slowly stirs to life and the layers of gray begin to...

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Alaska's bases

It's no time to reduce the military. And given the current global volatility and Alaska's geographic location, neither should this state be targeted for military base reductions.

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Time to consider a time change

And given the current global volatility and Alaska's geographic location, neither should this state be targeted for military base reductions. Alaska has its eye on Arctic development, some of which...

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6 candidates vie for 3 Anchorage School Board seats

Four of the candidates have business backgrounds, while two formerly taught for the school district they want to govern. The candidates range from 36 to 59 years old.

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World War II vet recalls life in the desolate land of Alaska

From June 1942 through May 1943 during World War II, Japanese forces held control of the island of Attu in the Aleutian island chain of Alaska. Attu's location was strategic because it provided control...

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CSU seeks cleaner uses for dirty byproduct

That's the hope of a team of Colorado State University researchers, who are working with a military base in Alaska to come up with uses for the goop that could not only save natural resources but also...

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a You fight for lovea

Robin Thompson visits the Fort Richardson National Cemetery gravesite of her Vietnam veteran husband Robin Sunday, May 24, 2015. The Thompsons were married 43 years, and met two years after Robin's...

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Alaska troops among those awaiting announcement of Army cuts

Anxiety is high among some military families as they await word of which units will be caught in the Army's next round of cuts. In the coming weeks, the Army will announce the final details of plans to...

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Army cuts could grow even bigger if budget impasse persists

In the midst of a war against the Islamic State that the Obama administration says will last many years, the Army is moving ahead with big troop cuts. And they could grow even larger unless Congress...

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Army cuts could grow even bigger if budget impasse persists

In the midst of a war against the Islamic State that the Obama administration says will last many years, the Army is moving ahead with big troop cuts. And they could grow even larger unless Congress...

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Army cuts could grow even bigger if budget impasse persists

In the midst of a war against the Islamic State that the Obama administration says will last many years, the Army is moving ahead with big troop cuts.

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Army troop cuts could grow if budget impasse persists

A lawsuit accuses actor Tom Selleck of stealing truckloads of water from a public hydrant and bringing it to his ranch in drought-stricken Southern California. A water district has sued Tom Selleck,...

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Fort Bliss to lose 1,200 soldiers over two years under Army reduction plan

Fort Bliss will lose 1,200 soldiers under an Army reduction plan to be announced Thursday, multiple sources briefed on the plan told the El Paso Times. Army officials on Thursday will announce...

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Japanese community discusses JBER internment camp

A small ceremony held last Friday at Joint-Base Elmendorf Richardson was one of the first of its kind, according to officials present. The ceremony fell on the official Day of Remembrance held...

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Study examines little-known WWII internment camp in Alaska

In this Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 photo at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Mary Tanaka Abo recalls her family's incarceration in Japanese internment camps during World War II.

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JBER's Bryant Army Airfield experiences first C-17 landing

JBER's Bryant Army Airfield recently experienced a C-17 landing, an event that marked a first since the airfield's construction dating back to over half a century ago. The U.S. Army established the...

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Thomas Manning

Thomas Manning, 74, of Tracy, California, died Friday, March 18, at his home after a brief illness with family and his dog, Midget by his side. He served as a U.S. Army firefighter at Fort Richardson...

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2016 schedule for Arctic Thunder featuring the Blue Angels

A Blue Angels F/A-18 jet flies inverted between two others on Thursday, August 18, 2006, over Elmendorf Air Force Base. 9 a.m. - Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson opens its gates to the public.

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U.S Senate candidate Margaret Stock running as independent

Independent U.S. Senate candidate Margaret Stock - one of 13 candidates challenging Lisa Murkowski in this year's Senate race - spent last Sunday at her booth in Soldotna Creek Park during Soldotna's...

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