A change in mission for the little-known Alaska State Defense Force is angering members and causing many to quit, Maj. Timothy Flannery tells KSKA. Many in the civilian militia say the change is in effect an order to stand down, even though the organization was mandated by the Alaska Constitution.
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Alaska Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Thomas Katkus, commissioner of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and to whom the ASDF reports, says there is no order for the group to stand down but that, in the post-9/11 era, new skills are called for, such as chemical, explosives and high-tech training.
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16 March 2010
Alaska's Militia at Odds with State
According to a story in the Anchorage Daily News:
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I have been following the state defense forces for the last couple of years; this is disappointing news. Alaska, Texas, and Georgia had the most active and considering how much federal control is being exerted over the Guard it would seem that these state defense forces are needed even more.
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