In April, a 26-member Site Activation Task Force team, with the Pacific Air Forces in the lead, traveled to Eielson Air Force Base as well as Joint base Elmendorf-Richardson to study the impact of moving the F-16 squadron from Eielson to the Joint Base near Anchorage.
May 29, 2012, Anchorage, Alaska – While in Dillingham attending the Rural Providers Conference, Alaska's Governor Parnell signed several pieces of legislation, including Senate Bill 130.