PENTAGON — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has called for NATO’s European members to increase their role in the defense of Europe as the United States focuses on defending the alliance’s Pacific flank. It is a move that he says will likely require European allies to significantly increase defense spending from 2% of GDP to […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and chair of the SASC Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, today received commitments from Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee, regarding Alaska and restoring military readiness during a SASC hearing on Hegseth’s nomination. Specifically, Sen. Sullivan asked for and […]
Peltola-championed legislation includes troop pay raise, crackdowns on fentanyl, new critical munitions storage for Alaska WASHINGTON – On Friday, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) voted in favor of H. Res. 1102, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, securing key defense and border provisions for Alaska and the country. Rep. Peltola helped ensure the government funding […]