CAMP DENALI, Alaska – One of the four C-17 airmen who lost their lives in a plane crash July 28 was posthumously promoted to Senior Master Sgt.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement after learning of the crash of an Air Force C-17 cargo plane at Elmendorf Air Force Base Wednesday evening:
July 28, 2010, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell released the following statement tonight after a C-17 Globemaster III crashed near Anchorage.
Based on preliminary details about the crash of an Air Force C-17 cargo plane at Elmendorf Air Force Base with four crew members on board tonight, U.S. Senator Mark Begich issued the following statement:
Anchorage, AK – Sean Parnell’s gubernatorial campaign today announced reaching $450,000 in overall fundraising, more than doubling the amount raised by his campaign in the previous reporting period and positioning him to win the Republican Primary on August 24. The Alaska Public Office Commission requires the most recent campaign fundraising and expense totals to be filed on July 26.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaska’s congressional delegation today wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano urging her to request funding to replace the recently lost HH-60 helicopter from Air Station Sit. The request comes in the wake of the recent HH-60 crash in which three Coast Guard personnel were killed. The crew and helicopter were based in Sitka. The crash occurred in waters near James Island near La Push, Washington. The Alaska congressional delegation extends their condolences and prayers to the families of Lt. Sean Krueger of Seymour, Conn.; Adam Hoke of Great Falls, Mont.; and Brett M. Banks of Rock Springs, Wyo.
Speech on Emerging Threats & Missile Defense
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Mike Porcaro Show
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today supported a plan by fellow Republican members of the Senate Appropriations Committee that would have taken a first step towards significantly reducing federal spending in the fiscal year that begins October 1, 2010.
July 9, 2010, Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell today appointed Paul A. Roetman to the Kotzebue Superior Court. Roetman will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Richard Erlich.
July 8, 2010, Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell today expressed his sorrow over the lost lives and injuries sustained in Wednesday’s helicopter crash. The incident claimed the lives of three Sitka-based Coast Guardsmen. One crewmember survived the crash and is hospitalized in Seattle.
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July 4, 2010, Seward, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell issued the following statement today in observance of the Fourth of July national holiday:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Mark Begich, Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka today expressed their disappointment that the Postal Regulatory Commission is unable to schedule field hearings in Alaska and Hawaii on a Postal Service proposal to reduce mail delivery to five days a week.
June 28, 2010, Klawock, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell today signed House Bill 162, legislation establishing a Southeast State Forest to manage more acres for timber harvest. The new state forest will create new job opportunities.
ANCHORAGE, AK – Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, announced the airing of her campaign’s first radio ad, “The Line”. The one minute spot will air on radio stations throughout the state.
