Anchorage, Alaska Alaska USA honored more than 40 members of Alaskas armed forces, including 12 recipients of the Service Person of the Year award, at the 20th annual Military Appreciation Breakfast in Anchorage on Feb. 13. Attendees were treated to a full breakfast and recognition ceremony.
To be selected for the Service Person of the Year award, service members of the Active Guard and Reserve, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard are nominated by their supervisors and then undergo a panel interview.
More than 70 guests attended the event, including the command teams of the 12 honorees, as well as Lieutenant General Russell Handy, Rear Admiral Daniel Abel, Retired Sgt. Maj. and Alaska USA Chairman of the Board Bobby Alexander, and members of Alaska USA senior management. The special military guest was Admiral Bill Gortney, Commander, United States Northern Command, and Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command.
The Military Breakfast takes place in conjunction with the Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) annual Salute to the Military formal event, which is in its 38th year.
Alaska USA Federal Credit Union is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative with $5.7 billion in assets and more than half a million members worldwide. The credit union operates 70 branches in Alaska, Arizona, California, and Washington. Learn more at�
alaskausa.org.
Anchorage, Alaska Alaska USA honored more than 40 members of Alaskas armed forces, including 12 recipients of the Service Person of the Year award, at the 20th annual Military Appreciation Breakfast in Anchorage on Feb. 13. Attendees were treated to a full breakfast and recognition ceremony.
To be selected for the Service Person of the Year award, service members of the Active Guard and Reserve, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard are nominated by their supervisors and then undergo a panel interview.
More than 70 guests attended the event, including the command teams of the 12 honorees, as well as Lieutenant General Russell Handy, Rear Admiral Daniel Abel, Retired Sgt. Maj. and Alaska USA Chairman of the Board Bobby Alexander, and members of Alaska USA senior management. The special military guest was Admiral Bill Gortney, Commander, United States Northern Command, and Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command.
The Military Breakfast takes place in conjunction with the Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) annual Salute to the Military formal event, which is in its 38th year.
Alaska USA Federal Credit Union is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative with $5.7 billion in assets and more than half a million members worldwide. The credit union operates 70 branches in Alaska, Arizona, California, and Washington. Learn more at�alaskausa.org.