Military officials discuss REAL ID urgency, other issues

Laurel J. Hammel, Major General, Alaska National Guard, speaks before the Joint Armed Services Committee of the Alaska Legislature on Thursday. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)Time is running out for Alaskans who work on military bases to get IDs like passports that comply with federal law ahead of an early June deadline. Alaska National Guard leader Major Gen. Laurie Hummel spoke about the effect of federal REAL ID Act requirements during the state’s military leaders’ annual visit to