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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 25. Marital and Domestic Relations › Chapter 30. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › Article 3. Miscellaneous Provisions. › Sec. 25.30.870. Taking testimony in another state.

(a) In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a person be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms on which the testimony is taken.
(b) A court of this state may permit an individual residing in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means before a designated court or at another location in that state. A court of this state shall cooperate with courts of other states in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.
(c) Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a court of this state by technological means that do not produce an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 25. Marital and Domestic Relations › Chapter 30. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › Article 3. Miscellaneous Provisions. › Sec. 25.30.880. Cooperation between courts; preservation of records.

(a) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to
(1) hold an evidentiary hearing;
(2) order a person to produce or give evidence under procedures of that state;
(3) order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding;
(4) forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented, and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request; and
(5) order a party to a child custody proceeding or a person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.
(b) On request of a court of another state, a court of this state may hold a hearing or enter an order described in (a) of this section.
(c) Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under (a) and (b) of this section may be assessed against the parties according to the law of this state.
(d) A court of this state shall preserve the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations, and other pertinent records with respect to a child custody proceeding until the child attains 18 years of age. On appropriate request by a court or law enforcement official of another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of these records.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 25. Marital and Domestic Relations › Chapter 30. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › Article 4. General Provisions. › Sec. 25.30.903. Severability clause.

If a provision of this chapter or its application to a person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and, to this end, the provisions of this chapter are severable.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 03. Division of Recruitment and Retention › Sec. 26.03.030. Authority and duties of the director.

The director shall
(1) take the necessary steps to assure that unemployed guardsmen have the opportunity to acquire employment through the state and federal governments;
(2) keep guardsmen advised of all privileges and benefits available to them from the state and federal governments;
(3) act as a coordinator with the state and federal governments in an effort to increase the availability of education and training programs for guardsmen;
(4) compile a list of guardsmen and their educational and training qualifications and submit it to the federal and state agencies for possible job placement;
(5) prepare a program whereby guardsmen are trained in firefighting and related skills and coordinate this effort with state and federal programs; and
(6) provide counseling service for guardsmen in order to find educational, training, and employment opportunities for them.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.010. Alaska militia established.

(a) The militia of the state consists of all able-bodied citizens of the United States and all other able-bodied persons who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, who reside in the state, who are at least 17 years of age, and who are eligible for military service under the laws of the United States or this state.
(b) The militia is divided into two classes:
(1) the organized militia, consisting of the Alaska National Guard, the Alaska Naval Militia, and the Alaska State Defense Force; and
(2) the unorganized militia, consisting of all qualified persons available for service but not serving in the organized militia.
(c) The adjutant general may, by regulation, prescribe the maximum age for eligibility in the militia.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.030. Composition of organized militia.

(a) The Alaska National Guard consists of
(1) members of the militia who have voluntarily enlisted and who, upon original enlistment, are organized, armed, equipped, and federally recognized according to the laws of the United States; and
(2) commissioned officers and warrant officers who are citizens of the United States, having the qualifications prescribed by federal law and regulations, and who are appointed and commissioned or warranted by the governor.
(b) Former members of the regular Army, Navy, or Marine Corps under 64 years of age may enlist in the Alaska Militia.
(c) The Alaska Naval Militia consists of units authorized by the governor, organized, equipped, trained, and administered as prescribed by state and federal law and regulation, and manned by personnel who are
(1) members of the United States Naval Reserve or the United States Marine Corps Reserve and
(2) enlisted, appointed, commissioned, or warranted under the laws and regulations of the United States.
(d) The Alaska State Defense Force consists of units authorized by the governor and manned by volunteer personnel qualifying under state law and regulation. All Alaska State Defense Force personnel shall be
(1) appointed, commissioned, or warranted, and assigned by the governor or the adjutant general as the governor's designee;
(2) subject to serve on state active duty at the call and by order of the governor.
(e) [Repealed, § 102 ch 127 SLA 1974.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.050. Authority for organization.

The governor as commander in chief may organize units in communities so requesting and specifically provide for organization of at least two scout battalions in the western and northwestern coastal areas and northern Arctic regions of the state, in accordance with special authority of the United States Department of Defense.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.060. Control of Alaska National Guard and Alaska Naval Militia.

The governor as ex officio commander of the militia of the state has command of the Alaska National Guard and the Alaska Naval Militia while they are not in active federal service. The governor may adopt necessary regulations for them. The Alaska National Guard and the Alaska Naval Militia and their members are subject to all federal laws and regulations relating to the National Guard and Naval Militia of the several states and territories and of the United States.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.070. Governor may order organized militia into active state service.

In the event of war, disaster, insurrection, rebellion, tumult, catastrophe, wildland fire, invasion, or riot; or if a mob or body of men act together by force with intent to commit a felony or to offer violence to persons or property, or by force and violence to break and resist the laws of the state, or the United States; or in the case of imminent danger of the occurrence of any of these events; or whenever responsible civil authorities fail to preserve law and order, or protect life and property, or the governor believes that failure is imminent, the governor may order the organized militia or any part of it, into active state service to execute the laws and to perform duties in connection with them that the governor considers proper. Whenever any portion of the militia is ordered into active state service by the governor, it becomes an additional police force, retaining its separate entity and operating at all times as a military organization under military command, with power to cooperate with but not to supersede the existing civilian law enforcement officers whenever possible, for the re-establishment of law and order and for the protection of life and property. The governor may also order members of the organized militia to active state service, with their consent, for the purpose of training or for full-time duty with the office of the adjutant general. In the event of wildland fire, the governor may delegate to the adjutant general the governor's authority under this section to order some or all of the organized militia into active state service to fight wildland fire. In this section, “wildland fire” includes the uncontrolled burning of grass, brush, timber, and other vegetative material.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.090. Proclamations of martial law.

The governor may proclaim martial law when the public safety requires it in case of rebellion or actual or imminent invasion, and may order all or any part of the organized militia into active state service to enforce the proclamation. The militia shall assume only those functions of civil government specified by the governor, or those that, in the discretion of the militia commander, must be assumed in order to accomplish a specific mission assigned by the governor. Martial law may not continue for longer than 20 days without the approval of a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.100. Alaska State Defense Force.

A state militia, known as the Alaska State Defense Force, may be organized through voluntary enlistments under regulations as to discipline and training that may be prescribed by the governor. During the time that the Alaska National Guard or the Alaska Naval Militia, or any part of either of them, is not available to the state by reason of active federal service, or the National Guard or Naval Militia requires augmentation to perform its state mission, the governor may activate the Alaska State Defense Force.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.110. Governor may order unorganized militia into active service.

In the event of imminent invasion by a foreign power and for the same reasons set forth in AS 26.05.070, if the governor has ordered into active service all of the available organized militia or if the organized militia is in active federal service, the governor may order the unorganized militia or any portion of it considered necessary into active service, and have them perform military duty for the state subject to this chapter, as the circumstances require.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.140. Suits against officers and enlisted persons.

(a) Members of the militia ordered into active service for the state by order of the governor are not liable civilly for any act done by them in their official capacity while in such service. If a suit is commenced in a court against an officer or enlisted person of the militia as a result of an act done by the officer or enlisted person in an official capacity while in active service, the defendant may be defended by the attorney general at the expense of the state but the defendant may employ private counsel. Nothing in this subsection applies to a proceeding or action brought under this chapter or the code of military justice.
(b) The state has not waived its sovereign immunity and is not liable for the acts or omissions of members of the organized militia, unless those members were ordered into active state service by the governor under AS 26.05.070 and the members were acting in the line of duty of those orders. This subsection does not apply to a civil action for damages as a result of intentional misconduct within the course and scope of employment or agency and with complete disregard for the safety and property of others.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.145. Suits by members of the military services.

(a) A civil action for damages may not be brought by or on behalf of a member of the military services against the state or against any employee of the state or any member or former member of the Alaska militia for wrongful death, personal injury, or other tort claim or injury arising out of activities that were incident to the member's military service.
(b) This section does not apply to a civil action for damages as a result of intentional misconduct within the course and scope of employment or agency and with complete disregard for the safety and property of others.
(c) In this section, “military service” means service in the United States military, the militia described in AS 26.05.010(b), or the national guard of another state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.150. Not liable for exercise of judgment.

A commanding officer of the Alaska militia engaged under proper authority in the suppression of any of those acts listed in AS 26.05.070 may determine the means to be used in controlling or dispersing any mob or other unlawful assembly. A commanding officer who exercises this discretion is not liable in either a civil or criminal action for an act done in the line of duty.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.160. Appointment, qualifications, and duties of adjutant general.

(a) The adjutant general of the state is appointed by the governor. In appointing the adjutant general, the governor may give preference to a person who has served at least five years in the Alaska Army National Guard or the Alaska Air National Guard. The governor shall prescribe the grade of the adjutant general, which may not exceed lieutenant general. To be eligible for appointment as adjutant general, a person must be a citizen of the state and must be a federally recognized general-grade officer in the Alaska National Guard or an officer who has the qualifications to gain federal recognition as a general-grade officer either in active status or in retirement status eligible for reappointment as a general-grade officer. The adjutant general shall make returns and reports to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, and to the governor or to the officers designated by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, and the governor, at the times and in the form prescribed.
(b) The adjutant general shall execute a bond running to the state in the penal sum of $20,000 conditioned upon the faithful performance of the adjutant general's duties. The attorney general shall approve the bond and the bond shall be filed with the Department of Administration. The state shall pay the cost of the bond.
(c) The adjutant general is the official liaison between the state and the active military in the state. The adjutant general shall provide advice and assistance to state agencies having dealings with the active military in the state.
(d) The adjutant general is the official liaison between the state and the federal Department of Veterans Affairs. The adjutant general shall provide advice and assistance to state agencies having dealings with the federal Department of Veterans Affairs.
(e) The adjutant general is the official liaison between the state and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the state. The adjutant general shall provide advice and assistance to state agencies having dealings with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.170. Governor's command and instructions exercised through the adjutant general.

The governor's command is exercised through the adjutant general, who shall carry out the policies of the governor in military affairs. The adjutant general represents the governor and shall act in conformity with the governor's instructions. The adjutant general shall exercise control over the military department of the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.180. Headquarters staff of Alaska National Guard.

(a) The headquarters of the Alaska National Guard is composed of an Army National Guard component, an Air National Guard component and a Naval Militia component. The Army National Guard component and the Air National Guard component shall each be commanded by an assistant adjutant general appointed by the adjutant general with the concurrence of the governor. An assistant adjutant general shall, while holding office, have the grade of brigadier general or a lower grade that the adjutant general may prescribe. On initial appointment an assistant adjutant general must hold a federally-recognized field-grade commission with at least five years service in the Alaska Army National Guard or in the Alaska Air National Guard.
(b) The adjutant general may appoint necessary officers, enlisted persons, and civilian employees to the headquarters staff.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.185. Assistant adjutant general for space and missile defense.

(a) The adjutant general, with the concurrence of the governor, may appoint an assistant adjutant general for space and missile defense. The adjutant general for space and missile defense is the official military representative of the state in matters pertaining to the development and deployment of a missile defense program in this state.
(b) The assistant adjutant general for space and missile defense shall be a federally recognized general-grade officer in the Alaska National Guard or an officer in the grade of colonel in the Alaska National Guard who has qualifications to gain federal recognition as a general-grade officer.
(c) The position of assistant adjutant general for space and missile defense is authorized for the duration of the development and deployment of a missile defense program in this state, subject to the availability of federal funding for that purpose.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.190. Administration.

(a) The adjutant general shall adopt and publish orders and regulations not contrary to law that in the adjutant general's judgment are necessary to bring the organizations, armament, equipment, and discipline of the organized militia to a high degree of efficiency. The adjutant general shall perform all the administrative functions incident to the operation of the Alaska National Guard and the Alaska Naval Militia. In addition the adjutant general shall have an inventory taken at least once each year of all state military stores, property, and funds under the jurisdiction of the adjutant general.
(b) [Repealed, § 35 ch 126 SLA 1994.]
(c) [Repealed, § 1 ch 37 SLA 1968.]
(d) [Repealed, § 1 ch 66 SLA 1967.]
(e) The adjutant general shall maintain the Alaska Decoration of Honor Roll.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.200. Officers' qualifications, appointment, and tenure.

A person may not be commissioned or warranted in an office of the National Guard or the Naval Militia of the state unless the person is examined and adjudged qualified for the office by an examining board appointed by the commander in chief, except that at the discretion of the adjutant general the proceedings of federal examining boards may be accepted instead of a state board. The composition, appointment, and procedure of examining boards and the nature and scope of examinations shall be as prescribed by the military laws or regulations of the United States or this state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.210. Removal of officers.

(a) The adjutant general and the assistant adjutants general serve at the pleasure of the governor.
(b) When federal recognition of an officer's commission or warrant has been withdrawn, the officer's state appointment as a commissioned or warrant officer may be terminated, and the commission or warrant vacated upon the recommendation of the adjutant general and approval of the governor.
(c) When a commissioned or warrant officer has successfully completed the prescribed term of service so as to be eligible for retirement, the officer may be placed upon the retired list upon the recommendation of the adjutant general and approval of the governor.
(d) Commissioned or warrant officers may tender their resignations through National Guard or Naval Militia command channels. Resignations shall be in writing, stating the reason for resignation, and shall take effect when accepted by the adjutant general upon the approval of the governor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.220. Retired list.

A commissioned officer and enlisted person upon reaching the maximum age prescribed for active duty by appropriate regulations and a commissioned officer or enlisted person who is disabled or incapacitated for active duty through no personal fault or dereliction, and a commissioned officer or enlisted person who serves honorably with the Alaska National Guard or with the Alaska Naval Militia in any capacity and is unable to perform further active duty due to limitations imposed by appropriate regulations may be placed upon the retired list upon recommendation by the adjutant general and approval of the governor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.222. Creation and administration of Alaska National Guard and Alaska Naval Militia retirement system.

(a) There is established an Alaska National Guard and Alaska Naval Militia retirement system. The commissioner of administration shall administer the Alaska National Guard and Alaska Naval Militia retirement system.
(b) The commissioner of administration may adopt regulations to implement the Alaska National Guard and Alaska Naval Militia retirement system. Regulations adopted by the commissioner under this subsection relate to the internal management of state agencies and their adoption is not subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.223. Commencement of participation in system.

A member of the Alaska National Guard or Alaska Naval Militia shall be included in this system upon commencement of membership in the Alaska National Guard, or on January 1, 1973, whichever is later, or upon commencement of membership in the Alaska Naval Militia or on July 1, 1980, whichever is later.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.225. Earlier service.

A person who was a member of the Alaska National Guard on or after January 1, 1969, is entitled to credit for service to the state and former territory of Alaska as a member of the National Guard and Territorial Guard before and after January 1, 1969, in determining eligibility for retirement benefits under AS 26.05.224.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.226. Contributions.

(a) The Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall contribute to the Alaska National Guard and Alaska Naval Militia retirement system the amounts determined by the Alaska Retirement Management Board as necessary to
(1) fund the system based on the actuarial requirements of the system as established by the Alaska Retirement Management Board; and
(2) administer the system.
(b) The amount required for contributions from the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs under (a) of this section shall be included in the annual appropriations made to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.228. Accounting and investment.

(a) The commissioner of administration shall establish a military retirement trust fund for the system in which the assets of the system are deposited and held. The commissioner shall maintain accounts and records for the system.
(b) All income of the fund and all disbursements made by the fund shall be credited or charged, whichever is appropriate, to the following accounts:
(1) an individual account for each retired member of the system that records the benefits paid under this system to the member or surviving beneficiary;
(2) a separate account for the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs' contribution to fund the system based on the actuarial requirements of the system as established by the commissioner of administration under AS 26.05.222 - 26.05.229;
(3) an expense account for the system; this account is charged with all disbursements representing administrative expenses incurred by the system; expenditures from this account are included in the governor's budget for each fiscal year.
(c) The Alaska Retirement Management Board is the fiduciary of the fund and has the same powers and duties under this section in regard to the fund as are provided under AS 37.10.220.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.229. Definitions.

In AS 26.05.222 - 26.05.228,
(1) “beneficiary” means a person designated by a member in a writing filed with the system by the member while alive to receive benefits that may be due from the system upon the death of the member;
(2) “member” means a commissioned or warrant officer or an enlisted person in the Alaska National Guard or Alaska Naval Militia;
(3) “qualified domestic relations order” means a divorce or dissolution judgment under AS 25.24, including an order approving a property settlement, that
(A) creates or recognizes the existence of an alternate payee's right to, or assigns to an alternate payee the right to, receive all or a portion of the benefits payable with respect to a member;
(B) sets out the name and last known mailing address, if any, of the member and of each alternate payee covered by the order;
(C) sets out the amount or percentage of the member's benefit, or of any survivor's benefit, to be paid to the alternate payee, or sets out the manner in which that amount or percentage is to be determined;
(D) sets out the number of payments or period to which the order applies;
(E) does not require any type or form of benefit or any option not otherwise provided by AS 26.05.222 - 26.05.228;
(F) does not require an increase of benefits in excess of the amount provided by AS 26.05.222 - 26.05.228, determined on the basis of actuarial value; and
(G) does not require the payment, to an alternate payee, of benefits that are required to be paid to another alternate payee under another order previously determined to be a qualified domestic relations order;
(4) “system” means the Alaska National Guard and Alaska Naval Militia retirement system.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.230. Armories, training sites, and maintenance facilities.

(a) Buildings and sites for armory purposes may be leased or constructed, based upon location and size of units to be organized, and shall be financed through state and federal appropriations or both. These facilities may be made available by local communities or by the cooperative arrangement between the state and the federal government and any local community. Leasing and construction under this subsection are governed by AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code).
(b) The armory of each battalion, company, or other unit is subject to the order of the adjutant general and under the charge of its armory board which shall keep in the armory all property furnished by the state. Except for scout battalions organized under special authority of the Secretary of the Army, a unit may not be furnished with arms or equipment until a suitable armory is provided for their deposit. Subject to regulations adopted by the adjutant general, an armory may be used for any reasonable and legitimate civilian activity so long as the activity does not interfere with its use for military purposes. Proceeds received as rental or otherwise at an armory from nonmilitary use shall be deposited in the general fund.
(c) The adjutant general shall administer all target ranges belonging to or leased by the state for National Guard purposes. Gallery ranges may be maintained at all armories occupied by state troops and every command shall be given suitable instruction in marksmanship under direction of its commander, and regulations as authorized by the adjutant general.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.235. Active duty training sites.

Unless prohibited by federal regulation, no less than once every two training years, each unit of the Alaska Army National Guard shall train for annual active duty training at a site other than its regular base training site. Every effort shall be made to select a training site in a different type of environment from that of the regular base training site.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.240. Enlisted persons.

An able-bodied person of good character who is a citizen of the United States or has declared an intention of becoming a citizen is eligible for enlistment in the National Guard or Naval Militia at the ages and for the periods of time that are prescribed in federal or state regulations in effect at time of enlistment.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.250. Discharges.

An enlisted person who is discharged from service in the organized militia of the state shall receive a notice of discharge in writing in the form and classification prescribed by state law or regulations. In time of peace or when there is no declaration of national emergency, a discharge may be given before the expiration of terms of enlistment under regulations prescribed by competent authority.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.262. Disposition of remains of members of organized militia.

If a member of the organized militia who is in active state service has executed the United States Department of Defense Military Record of Emergency Data Form (DD Form 93), or its successor form, to serve as a record of emergency data and, on that form, has designated a person who is authorized to direct the disposition of the member's remains if the member dies while in a duty status as described in 10 U.S.C. 1481, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the person authorized to direct the disposition of remains on the executed form has the right to make the decisions concerning the disposition of the member's remains.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.263. Payment of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance premiums; establishment of fund.

(a) The Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance premium fund is established as a separate fund in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations by the legislature to it. Money appropriated to the fund does not lapse. The state shall hold the principal and earnings of the fund for the purpose of reimbursing eligible members of the Alaska National Guard deployed to a combat zone for premiums paid under 38 U.S.C. 1965 - 1980 (Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Program).
(b) The adjutant general may make expenditures from the fund to reimburse eligible members of the Alaska National Guard deployed to a combat zone for premiums paid under the program during the period of
(1) deployment if the eligible member applies for reimbursement within two years after returning to the state following deployment;
(2) up to one year of convalescence following the return from deployment; and
(3) with the approval of the adjutant general, up to one year of convalescence in addition to the year under (2) of this subsection.
(c) Subject to appropriation, the fund may be used to pay the expenses incurred by the commissioner of revenue in managing the fund and administrative expenses incurred by the Department of Revenue in administering this section.
(d) Except as provided in (c) of this section, money in the fund is available for expenditure without further appropriation.
(e) Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund.
(f) The Department of Revenue may adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(g) In this section,
(1) “combat zone” means an area of hostile fire or imminent danger that entitles a member on duty in that area to special pay;
(2) “convalescence” means hospital, outpatient, or rehabilitation treatment for an injury suffered while deployed to a combat zone;
(3) “fund” means the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance premium fund;
(4) “program” means the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program established by 38 U.S.C. 1965 - 1980.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.265. Reenlistment bonus.

(a) Subject to legislative appropriation and (c) of this section, an enlisted member of the Alaska National Guard or the Alaska Naval Militia who extends or reenlists within 30 days after completing a term of service is entitled to a bonus if
(1) the extension or reenlistment is for the maximum authorized term;
(2) at the time of the extension or reenlistment the member has not less than three years of service creditable for retirement purposes; and
(3) on completion of the term for which the member extends or reenlists, the member will have not more than 12 years of service creditable for retirement purposes.
(b) The bonus is $500 for each year of extension or reenlistment, but may not exceed a total of $3,000 for a member's entire service. The bonus is payable at the satisfactory completion of each year of extension or reenlistment. A pro rata share of the bonus shall be paid to an enlisted member of the Alaska National Guard or Alaska Naval Militia for that portion of a year satisfactorily served before
(1) becoming ineligible because of full-time employment with the National Guard or the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, as described in (c) of this section;
(2) dying or being disabled, if the member's death or disability was not caused by the member's own misconduct; or
(3) being discharged from enlisted status to accept a warrant or commission as an officer in the National Guard.
(c) An enlisted member of the Alaska National Guard or Alaska Naval Militia is not eligible for the reenlistment bonus provided in (a) of this section if the enlisted member is a full-time employee of the
(1) National Guard as a technician under 32 U.S.C. 709;
(2) National Guard as an active guard reserve employee under 32 U.S.C. 502(f); or
(3) Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs whose salary is paid by the state and if the department requires that the employee belong to the Alaska National Guard or the Alaska Naval Militia in order to hold the position.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.270. Payment of military claims.

All bills, claims, and demands for military purposes shall be certified and audited as prescribed by law and shall be paid from the state general fund in the normal manner upon submission of vouchers by the adjutant general. If the organized militia, or any part of it, is called into active service of the state in case of war, disaster, insurrection, rebellion, tumult, riot, invasion, breach of peace, or to execute or enforce the law, vouchers for legally allowed pay and expenses for this service or compensation for injuries shall be drawn upon the general fund of the state treasury and paid out of money in that fund not otherwise appropriated.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.280. Transportation, subsistence, and supplies.

There shall be provided by the state, transportation and subsistence for all officers and enlisted persons who are ordered into active service by the state for encampment, field duty, or other duty. Necessary transportation, stores, and subsistence for troops when ordered on duty shall be contracted by the proper officers and paid for as other military bills. Contracting under this section is governed by AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.290. Further equipment and armories.

The governor may requisition from the Secretary of Defense the arms and equipment that are available for state forces, and make available to state forces the facilities of state armories not required by the federal government and their equipment as may be available.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.295. Educational assistance for enlisted personnel.

(a) Each active enlisted member of the Alaska National Guard or the Alaska Naval Militia who has completed the initial voluntary enlistment period of service that fulfills the mandatory requirement for military service under 50 U.S.C. App. 451 - 456, 458 - 471 (Military Selective Service Act of 1967) is eligible for educational assistance benefits in Alaska educational facilities.
(b) Except as provided in this subsection, educational programs and monetary benefits available to persons under (a) of this section are based on and equivalent to those of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs education program. Educational assistance may only be provided for a program or class in which the person is a student in good standing.
(c) [Repealed, § 5 ch 25 SLA 1997.]
(d) [Repealed, § 5 ch 25 SLA 1997.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.296. Tuition assistance.

(a) To the extent funds are available, the adjutant general may authorize the payment of up to 100 percent of the cost of tuition and required fees for each active member of the Alaska National Guard or the Alaska Naval Militia if the member attends an educational, vocational, or technical training school in this state. The adjutant general may prioritize categories of education benefits to encourage recruitment and retention of Alaska National Guard members. Payments authorized under this section for active members of the Alaska National Guard or the Alaska Naval Militia continue so long as the active member is a student in good standing in the educational program or class and participates satisfactorily in unit training activities.
(b) [Repealed, § 5 ch 25 SLA 1997.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.298. Definition for AS 26.05.295 and 26.05.296.

In AS 26.05.295 and 26.05.296, “good standing” means the student is enrolled, attending, and meeting the minimum requirements for successful completion of the program or class.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.340. Restrictions on and protection of militia.

(a) In no case may any part of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska Naval Militia, or the Alaska State Defense Force be used against any labor organization or for the purpose of strike breaking within the state.
(b) No part of the state military forces may leave the state with arms and equipment without the consent of the commander in chief.
(c) A person who, either alone or with another, wilfully deprives a member of the National Guard or Naval Militia of employment or prevents the member from being self-employed or employed by another or obstructs or annoys the member or the member's employer with respect to their trade, business, or employment because the member of the National Guard or Naval Militia is a member, or in any way dissuades any person from enlisting in the National Guard or Naval Militia by threat or injury to the person with respect to the person's employment, trade or business if the person so enlists, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $100.
(d) All matters relating to the organization, discipline, and government of the National Guard or Naval Militia, not otherwise provided for by the laws of the United States, this chapter, or regulations adopted by the president shall be governed by regulations adopted by the adjutant general and approved by the governor, and the regulations when adopted have the same force and effect as though enacted in this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 1. Alaska Militia. › Sec. 26.05.342. Alaska Decoration of Honor.

(a) There is created an Alaska Decoration of Honor. The Alaska Decoration of Honor may be awarded to an individual who has been killed in action on or after the date Alaska achieved statehood while
(1) engaged in an action against any enemy of the United States;
(2) engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force;
(3) serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party; or
(4) serving in or deploying to or from a combat zone as designated by presidential order.
(b) To be eligible to receive the Alaska Decoration of Honor, an individual must have been, at the time the individual was killed in action, a member of
(1) the Alaska National Guard who was a legal resident of the state;
(2) the United States military reserves who was a legal resident of the state; or
(3) the regular United States armed forces who was
(A) a legal resident of the state; or
(B) stationed in the state by a proper order of the United States Department of Defense.
(c) The Alaska Decoration of Honor shall be awarded by a concurrent resolution drafted in consultation with the adjutant general's office. The resolution must be
(1) introduced by the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, a member of the legislature who is the authorized representative of the president of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, or the chair of the committee of each house of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over military and veterans' affairs; and
(2) adopted by both houses of the legislature.
(d) The Joint Armed Services Committee shall make arrangements for the designing and awarding of the Alaska Decoration of Honor.
(e) The adjutant general shall
(1) annually obtain from the United States government a list of individuals who fulfill the criteria described in (a)(1) - (4) and (b)(1) - (3) of this section during the previous calendar year; and
(2) not later than December 31 each year, provide this list of individuals to the president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives; the adjutant general may edit the list to remove from it the name of any individual whose service, in the judgment of the adjutant general, would have resulted in the individual's discharge or release under conditions that were other than honorable.
(f) The adjutant general shall enter the name of each recipient of the Alaska Decoration of Honor on the Alaska Decoration of Honor Roll maintained under AS 26.05.190(e).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace › Chapter 05. Code of Military Justice › Article 2. Military Justice. › Sec. 26.05.360. Regulations; adopting military justice procedures and nonjudicial punishment.

(a) The adjutant general shall adopt regulations consistent with this chapter for members of the militia. The regulations must be approved by the governor.
(b) The regulations adopted under this section must
(1) provide for nonjudicial punishment; the regulations for nonjudicial punishment may not provide for confinement or separation from military service;
(2) as the adjutant general and the governor consider practicable, apply the principles of law and the rules of evidence and procedure governing military criminal cases in the courts of the armed forces of the United States, but may not be contrary to or inconsistent with this chapter or the applicable Alaska Rules of Evidence;
(3) include rules of pretrial, trial, and post-trial procedure, including methods of proof, for cases before courts-martial and courts of inquiry.
(c) The regulations adopted under this section are exempt from AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
(d) The legislature may annul regulations adopted under this section by law.