26-07-2016 05:45 via alaskapublic.org

Could the Marine Corps be coming to Alaska?

A cake set out during the U.S. Marine Corps commandant’s visit to an Anchorage VFW post. (Photo: Ben Matheson – Anchorage)The head of the U.S. Marine Corps stopped in Anchorage and the interior this weekend to evaluate new opportunities for training. But some see it as a potential first step in building a permanent presence.
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Wearing scuffed combat boots in the parking lot just outside the Mountain View VFW hall in Anchorage, Republican Senator Dan Sullivan sounded delighte
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