Fall 2007 - Alaska - Department of Military and Veterans Affairs ...
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My Turn<br />
Major General Craig E. Campbell<br />
Adjutant General, <strong>Alaska</strong> National Guard<br />
& Commissioner, <strong>Alaska</strong> <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Military</strong> & <strong>Veterans</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong><br />
Delivering the Future<br />
It has been many years in the making, <strong>and</strong> now the future has<br />
arrived. The newest addition to <strong>Alaska</strong>’s skies, the C-17<br />
Globemaster III, is delivering opportunity to members <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Air National Guard <strong>and</strong> the entire military community in<br />
our great state.<br />
This aircraft provides a versatile airlift platform to deliver<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> troops anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere in less than<br />
10 hours. When troops are in place, the Globemaster can reconfigure<br />
to carry two M1-Abrams tanks anywhere in the world. At<br />
home, this jet can be utilized for disaster response in times <strong>of</strong><br />
emergency, piloted by <strong>Alaska</strong> Air National Guard members ready<br />
to help communities in need.<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong>ns are friendly <strong>and</strong> generous people, always willing to<br />
help their neighbors, whether coordinated through a response by<br />
the Division <strong>of</strong> Homel<strong>and</strong> Security & Emergency Management in<br />
times <strong>of</strong> crisis, or just helping the person next door mow the<br />
lawn. People make this great l<strong>and</strong> special, <strong>and</strong> people make the<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Military</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Veterans</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong> special.<br />
The department is completing steps <strong>of</strong> change that will usher<br />
in a new era <strong>of</strong> success. This series <strong>of</strong> accomplishment will not be<br />
complete without new people to step forward <strong>and</strong> take on the<br />
future challenges facing our state. There are opportunities to<br />
make teens into leaders with the <strong>Alaska</strong> <strong>Military</strong> Youth Academy,<br />
help communities initially respond to disasters with the Division<br />
<strong>of</strong> Homel<strong>and</strong> Security & Emergency Management, learn the<br />
latest military strategy with the <strong>Alaska</strong> Army National Guard, or<br />
fly the most coveted air lifter in the world with the <strong>Alaska</strong> Air<br />
National Guard.<br />
The best missions <strong>and</strong> the newest equipment are nothing<br />
without qualified, competent people who are willing to step<br />
forward <strong>and</strong> take on these challenges. Recruiting is my number<br />
one priority for the <strong>Alaska</strong> National Guard, the Division <strong>of</strong><br />
Homel<strong>and</strong> Security & Emergency Management, the <strong>Alaska</strong><br />
<strong>Military</strong> Youth Academy <strong>and</strong> the Division <strong>of</strong> Administrative<br />
Services. The opportunities are endless with the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Military</strong> & <strong>Veterans</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong>. If you are ready for the challenge,<br />
you can deliver the future. ■<br />
<strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2007</strong> WARRIORS Ready to Serve<br />
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