Meeting to discuss National Guard presence in Southeast Alaska Thursday

The Alaska National Guard will host a town hall meeting this Thursday in Juneau to provide an update on the Alaska National Guard in Southeast Alaska, present some of the challenges facing the Guard, and hear concerns from citizens in the community.

Maj. Gen. Laurie Hummel, adjutant general for the Alaska National Guard, will host the meeting and will be accompanied by several Army Guard and Air Guard senior leaders, a chaplain, a recruiter and a representative from the state’s Office of Veterans Affairs.

The focus of the town hall will be about how to enhance Guard presence in the area and wi...