Atkins named new head of the Alaskan Command

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ The Air Force says Major General Dana T. Atkins has been named the new commander of the Alaskan Command.

Officials say Atkins will be succeeding Lieutenant General Douglas M. Fraser on Friday. He will also be responsible for the 11th Air Force, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and Joint Task Force-Alaska.

The two men will basically be switching states.

Fraser, who has been the military commander in Alaska since 2005, will move from Alaska to the the Marine Corps' Camp Smith in Hawaii to become vice commander of the Pacific Command.

Atkins is currently special assistant to the Pacific Air Forces commander at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii.

May 7, 2008

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