JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska National Guard Officer’s Association, in conjunction with the Military Officer’s Association of America, presented U.S. Representative Don Young with an award during a dinner held at The Westmark Hotel in Anchorage, May 28. Congressman Young was presented the 2014 Charles Dick Medal of Merit in recognition of his […]
The Family of Douglas Alston Lohse request the honor of your presence at a ceremony of final disposition. A portion of Douglas’s ashes will be spread following the blessing of the fleet on Monday, May 25th. There will also be a memorial picnic between 1:30 and 4:00 at Pearson Cove Park, located at the end […]
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker said today he is honored the Kaagwaantaan clan adopted him—an honor bestowed upon very few Alaskan leaders. “I am so humbled, honored and touched the Kaagwaantaan (pronounced “COG-won-tahn”) has embraced me into the clan’s fold,” Governor Walker said. “Being welcomed into the Tlingit community, and getting to take part in […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — “Doy’eet’daah.” In Athabascan, this means, “how are you?” This is how Staff Sgt. Wanda Solomon, a native of Kaltag, Alaska, and a traffic management office packer with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron, began her speech when she was presented the Richard Frank Military Award at a […]