EventAlaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has launched a new Military Affairs Office staffed by three employees in Fairbanks and Anchorage, funded with a Defense Department grant. The office will coordinate long‑range defense infrastructure planning—Port of Nome expansion, Coast Guard icebreaker homeports in Kodiak and Seward, and a micro‑grid at the Port of Alaska—and strengthen partnerships among installations, local governments, tribal groups and businesses.
Alaska’s governor establishes a new Military Affairs Office to reinforce the state’s role at the intersection of the Arctic, Indo‑Pacific, and North American homeland.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has created a new Military Affairs Office to coordinate federal and local stakeholders on defense projects, aiming to streamline support for military infrastructure such as the Port of Nome expansion and Coast Guard icebreaker homeports.
