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This story has been updated to include a statement issued from NAS.
At 1 p.m. today, members of the Air Engineering Metal Trades Council (AEMTC) officially went on strike at Arnold Air Force Base.
Negotiations between NAS, Chugach and AEMTC did not yield a new collective bargaining agreement before the previous agreement between NAS and AEMTC members expired at 11 p.m. Wednesday, June 30. AEMTC members did not immediately go on strike, however. They chose Friday afternoon to make their move.
A small group of picketers gathered outside Gate 2 of Arnold Air Force Base, which was pre-designated by AEDC Commander Col. Jeffrey Geraghty as the official protest spot earlier this week.