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Funeral for Marine Cpl. Gregory Fleury

A funeral service for Marine Cpl. Gregory M. W. Fleury was held on Friday afternoon, November 6, 2009, at First Baptist Church in Anchorage. Fleury died while serving in the Afghanistan province of Helman when two helicopters collided on October 26.

Tragedy at Fort Hood

A military mental health doctor facing deployment overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army base on Thursday, setting off on a rampage that killed 11 other people and left 31 wounded.

SOLDIER PROFILES

Alaska's Fallen Soldiers

Running list of profiles of Alaskan, or Alaska-based, soldiers who have died since 2003.

USS Alaska to move to Georgia home port

The Associated Press

Published: March 29th, 2009 08:59 PM
Last Modified: March 29th, 2009 08:59 PM

ST. MARYS, Ga. -- The USS Alaska will be based at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in Georgia next month after returning to duty following two years in a Norfolk, Va., shipyard. The Trident nuclear sub will not return to Bangor Naval Submarine Base in Washington, the only home port it had since being commissioned in 1986.

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A Kings Bay spokeswoman, Lt. Rebecca Rebarich, said submarine arrivals are classified, and she cannot give the date when the 560-foot nuclear submarine will arrive.

On paper, eight Ohio-class submarines are ported at Kings Bay. But one, the USS Tennessee, is now in the Norfolk shipyards undergoing a similar refitting.

The Camden County Chamber of Commerce estimates that 1,000 sailors and family members move to St. Marys with each Ohio-class submarine at Kings Bay.