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Strykers Return
Eric Engman/News-Miner 3-year old Wesley Watts helps his mother Willa Watts with the VFW hold a flag as another 300-plus soldiers with the 1-25 Stryker Brigade Combat Team return to Fort Wainwright Sunday, April 22, 2012 after serving a year-long deployment in Afghanistan.
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Operation Arctic Care
Capt. Brooke Henderson (left), veterinarian, 993rd Medical Detachment, U.S. Army Reserve, performs an eye exam on Wilson, a Maltese-mix puppy, in Nome April 18 while U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Andrew King, 949th Medical Detachment, holds him during the procedure. “We just came from Brevig Mission where we performed 40 vaccinations and seven surgeries,” Henderson said. Photo by Maj. Guy Hayes, Alaska National Guard Public Affairs.
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New CH-47F Chinooks arrive.
Four new CH-47F Chinook helicopters arrive at Fort Wainwright on Thursday afternoon, April 19, 2012. The new F models will replace the D models that the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment currently flies. The regiment has received eight of the 12 new aircraft that are being flown here from Savannah, Ga. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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Redeployment ceremony for Companies B and C, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment
Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment huddle together after the conclusion of their redeployment observance ceremony Thursday afternoon, April 12, 2012, at Fort Wainwright. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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Ice Alaska Ice Park
From left David Starkey, 8, and dad Sean Starkey gaze at “Space Dog,” an ice sculpture of an alien walking a poodle. The sculpture placed sixth at the BP World Ice Art Championships’ single block competition. JR Ancheta/News-Miner intern
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2012 Sonot Kkaazoot
Skiers make their way up the Chena River at the start of the 50-kilometer Sonot Kkaazoot on Saturday morning, March 24, 2012, in Fairbanks. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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Soldiers salute while honoring the 21 fallen soldiers who were killed in action during the 1/25th Stryker Brigade Combat Team Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial Ceremony and Dedication Wednesday morning, May 16, 2012 at Monterey Lake Memorial Park on Fort Wainwright. Eric Engman/News-Miner
Soldiers salute while honoring the 21 fallen soldiers who were killed in action during the 1/25th Stryker Brigade Combat Team Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial Ceremony and Dedication Wednesday morning, May 16, 2012 at Monterey Lake Memorial Park on Fort Wainwright. Eric Engman/News-Miner
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Maj. Gen. Michael Garrett, incoming U.S. Army Alaska Commanding General, looks at photographs on display while honoring the 21 fallen soldiers who were killed in action during the 1/25th Stryker Brigade Combat Team Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial Ceremony and Dedication Wednesday morning, May 16, 2012 at Monterey Lake Memorial Park on Fort Wainwright. Eric Engman/News-Miner
Maj. Gen. Michael Garrett, incoming U.S. Army Alaska Commanding General, looks at photographs on display while honoring the 21 fallen soldiers who were killed in action during the 1/25th Stryker Brigade Combat Team Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial Ceremony and Dedication Wednesday morning, May 16, 2012 at Monterey Lake Memorial Park on Fort Wainwright. Eric Engman/News-Miner
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The firing party stands at ease near a memorial bench as they wait for the Firing of the Volleys while honoring the 21 fallen soldiers who were killed in action during the 1/25th Stryker Brigade Combat Team Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial Ceremony and Dedication Wednesday morning, May 16, 2012 at Monterey Lake Memorial Park on Fort Wainwright. Eric Engman/News-Miner
The firing party stands at ease near a memorial bench as they wait for the Firing of the Volleys while honoring the 21 fallen soldiers who were killed in action during the 1/25th Stryker Brigade Combat Team Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial Ceremony and Dedication Wednesday morning, May 16, 2012 at Monterey Lake Memorial Park on Fort Wainwright. Eric Engman/News-Miner
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Col. Todd Wood, commander of the 1/25th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, speaks while honoring the 21 fallen soldiers who were killed in action during the Brigade s Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial Ceremony and Dedication Wednesday morning, May 16, 2012 at Monterey Lake Memorial Park on Fort Wainwright. Eric Engman/News-Miner
Col. Todd Wood, commander of the 1/25th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, speaks while honoring the 21 fallen soldiers who were killed in action during the Brigade's Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial Ceremony and Dedication Wednesday morning, May 16, 2012 at Monterey Lake Memorial Park on Fort Wainwright. Eric Engman/News-Miner
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A soldier is reflected in the glass as he looks at the photographs on display while honoring the 21 fallen soldiers who were killed in action during the 1/25th Stryker Brigade Combat Team Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial Ceremony and Dedication Wednesday morning, May 16, 2012 at Monterey Lake Memorial Park on Fort Wainwright. Eric Engman/News-Miner
A soldier is reflected in the glass as he looks at the photographs on display while honoring the 21 fallen soldiers who were killed in action during the 1/25th Stryker Brigade Combat Team Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial Ceremony and Dedication Wednesday morning, May 16, 2012 at Monterey Lake Memorial Park on Fort Wainwright. Eric Engman/News-Miner
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Will Perkins sports his aviator s glasses prior to the start of the North Pole commencement Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at the Carlson Center. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
Will Perkins sports his aviator's glasses prior to the start of the North Pole commencement Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at the Carlson Center. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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The Advance Automotive class pose for photos prior to the start of the North Pole commencement Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at the Carlson Center. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
The Advance Automotive class pose for photos prior to the start of the North Pole commencement Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at the Carlson Center. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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Brenna Schaake and Traigh Priest high five as they enter the auditorium during the processional of the North Pole commencement Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at the Carlson Center. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
Brenna Schaake and Traigh Priest high five as they enter the auditorium during the processional of the North Pole commencement Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at the Carlson Center. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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Lynette Thompson smiles after accepting the Principal s Award from Jeanette Hayden, principal of Hutchison High School, during their commencement Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at Hering Auditorium. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
Lynette Thompson smiles after accepting the Principal's Award from Jeanette Hayden, principal of Hutchison High School, during their commencement Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at Hering Auditorium. Sam Harrel/News-Miner
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Mike Sirofchuck holds a collection of sports team flyswatters found on Kodiak Island, Alaska, at Pasagshak Beach on Sunday, May 13, 2012. The flyswatters, originally believed to be debris from last year s Japanese earthquake and tsunami, are actually from a shipping container that went overboard almost four months ago. (AP Photo/Kodiak Daily Mirror, Stacy Studebaker)
Mike Sirofchuck holds a collection of sports team flyswatters found on Kodiak Island, Alaska, at Pasagshak Beach on Sunday, May 13, 2012. The flyswatters, originally believed to be debris from last year's Japanese earthquake and tsunami, are actually from a shipping container that went overboard almost four months ago. (AP Photo/Kodiak Daily Mirror, Stacy Studebaker)
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The NANA Nordic team that traveled to Kotzebue consisted of former UAF ski team member Tamra Kornfield, Mariah Cooper, NANA Nordic director and team leader, Olympic Nordic skier, Lars Flora, and Alaska Pacific University ski team member Dylan Watts. (AP Photo/NANA Development Corporation)
The NANA Nordic team that traveled to Kotzebue consisted of former UAF ski team member Tamra Kornfield, Mariah Cooper, NANA Nordic director and team leader, Olympic Nordic skier, Lars Flora, and Alaska Pacific University ski team member Dylan Watts. (AP Photo/NANA Development Corporation)
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In this May 8, 2012, photo, Nikiski North Star Elementary School student Darcy Limric releases a rainbow trout, one of 2,500 to be set free, during the annual Salmon Celebration at Tustumena Lake in Kasilof, Alaska. The celebration was a culmination of the "Salmon in the Classroom" program, where Kenai Peninsula Borough School District elementary school students learned about salmon throughout the school year. (AP Photo/Peninsula Clarion, M. Scott Moon)
In this May 8, 2012, photo, Nikiski North Star Elementary School student Darcy Limric releases a rainbow trout, one of 2,500 to be set free, during the annual Salmon Celebration at Tustumena Lake in Kasilof, Alaska. The celebration was a culmination of the "Salmon in the Classroom" program, where Kenai Peninsula Borough School District elementary school students learned about salmon throughout the school year. (AP Photo/Peninsula Clarion, M. Scott Moon)
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