Governor to sign update to Alaska’s military justice code

ANCHORAGE — The code of military justice for the Alaska National Guard is getting an update, two years after a scathing report into alleged misconduct found a lack of confidence in the guard command.
Gov. Bill Walker is expected to sign the overhaul into law Saturday during a community event in Anchorage hosted by the Alaska Army National Guard.
Alaska’s code was established in 1955 and remained largely untouched until the Legislature this spring approved changes to empower the guard