Alaska will deploy 25 National Guard soldiers and airmen to Washington D.C. this month, according to a Friday update from the Alaska Department of Military and Veteran Affairs.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska will deploy 25 National Guard soldiers and airmen to Washington D.C. this month, according to a Fridaywith the Alaska Beacon reports the deployment is part of a response to President Trump’s August declaration of a “crime emergency” in the nation’s capital.
In the nine months since, 2,500 troops remain, accordingThe division announcement said the Alaska service members will be focused on public safety: “Guard members provide support functions such as crowd management, perimeter security, and logistical and communications support.
” Alaska National Guard members will deploy for 60 days, according to the division, as part of a joint task force with the Metropolitan Police Department and federal law enforcement partners.a verbal request in November from the U.S. Secretary of the Army for Alaska to deploy 100 service members, following aA spokesperson for Dunleavy’s office did not respond to a request for comment on the smaller deployment, the purpose and timing of the mission on Monday.about the Pentagon’s national directive for an estimated 20,000 National Guard service members to be trained and prepared to deploy in U.S. cities within 24 hours. Alaska was initially charged with preparing 350 service members as part of a “quick reaction force” by Jan. 1.
Rep. Andrew Gray, D-Anchorage, co-chair of the Alaska Joint Armed Services Committee, and a veteran of the Alaska National Guard, was among those who had raised concerns.
“I don’t think it’s in the best interest of the American taxpayer to be flying service members from Alaska to D.C. to do what I don’t believe is of grave consequence,” he said. “At the end of the day, to me, it’s sort of a nothing burger. I do think that it shows that the Dunleavy administration and General Saxe are in alignment with Trump. They’re showing that they support Trump’s agenda.
But again, this is just not that big of a deal, in my opinion. ”Anchorage police officer charged with DUI after driving patrol car intoxicated, report saysAnchorage woman appears in court on murder charge in mother’s deathPlane crashes near Knik Glacier, no injuries reported
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