Palin was updated constantly even by the Elmendorf Air Force in Anchorage in whatever defense tactics would be needed in the case of such an attack.

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Our outreach in Alaska will culminate on Friday August 21st with the first in a series of Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meetings in Anchorage.

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Ronnie Chalmers, Mario's father, spent 22 years in the Air Force and coached Mario's high-school basketball team in Anchorage, Alaska.

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