Alaska National Guard
The AK National Guard is Alaska's component of the United States National Guard and comprises the Alaska Army National Guard and the Alaska Air National Guard. Current strength is 1,972 army guardsmen and 2,309 air guardsmen.
The Governor may call individuals or units of the Alaska National Guard into state service during emergencies or to assist in special situations which lend themselves to use of the National Guard. The state mission assigned to the National Guard is "To provide trained and disciplined forces for domestic emergencies or as otherwise provided by state law." The Alaska National Guard also operates a launch site for a US anti-missile system at Fort Greely, about 100 miles south of Fairbanks.
Read more about this topic: Alaska Department Of Military And Veterans Affairs
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