Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan recently voted to advance the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act from committee, authorizing more than $790 million in military construction for Alaska and expanding support for Alaska-based service members.
Senator Sullivan backs $790M in military projects for Alaska in 2025 National Defense Authorization Act
“This reinforces the strategic importance of Alaska,” Sullivan said. “There is almost $800 million in military construction for projects across the board in Alaska, that is really big. That’s everything from housing to additional training to operations centers. This is great for the national security of our nation because our state is so strategically important.”
Additional provisions aim at reevaluating how cost of living allowances are calculated to include appropriate costs of location-specific items — such as food and clothing — as it pertains to Alaskan service members specifically. Sullivan also touched on the number of provisions centered around “critical minerals, specifically the restoration of the Ambler Access Project, which wasearlier this year. Though often a controversial topic, Sullivan said the amendment would not affect the Alaska Native lands through sections where the route would cross and further puts the Ambler decision into the “hands of Alaskans.”
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