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Topic - Alaska National Guard

The Alaska 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. It is a component of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs. - Source: Wikipedia

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