Legislature(2013 - 2014)
2014-02-28 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2014-02-28 Senate Journal Page 1812 HJR 19 CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 19(MLV) Urging the Secretary of the United States Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, and the Commander of the Pacific Air Forces to base F-35 aircraft assigned to the Pacific Air Forces at Eielson Air Force Base, was read the second time. Senators Coghill, Fairclough, Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 1, line 3, following "Base": Insert "or Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson" Page 1, lines 5 - 6: Delete all material and insert: "WHEREAS, on February 25, 2014, the United States Air Force, as a matter of critical importance, announced five contesting locations in the Asia-Pacific theater for basing F-35 aircraft; and" 2014-02-28 Senate Journal Page 1813 Page 1, following line 6: Insert new material to read: "WHEREAS Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson are the only candidates for basing F-35 aircraft on United States soil; and" Page 1, line 12, following "Base": Insert "and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson" Page 1, line 15: Delete "plays" Insert "and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson play" Page 2, line 3, following "Base": Insert "or Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson" Page 2, line 5: Delete "serves" Insert "and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson serve" Page 2, line 11: Delete "the ideal installation at which to base" Insert "a highly rated installation for basing" Page 2, lines 24 - 28: Delete all material. Page 3, lines 7 - 8: Delete all material. Page 3, following line 11: Insert new material to read: "WHEREAS Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is the largest military installation in Alaska and is home to the Alaskan Command, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, 11th Air Force Third Wing, United States Army Alaska headquarters, 4th Brigade Combat Team's 25th Infantry Division, Third Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 477th Fighter Group, Alaska Army National Guard, Alaska Air National Guard, and more than 60 other organizations; and 2014-02-28 Senate Journal Page 1814 WHEREAS Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson covers 84,530 acres; and WHEREAS members of the United States Army stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson are at the forefront of protecting the nation's interest in the volatile regions of the Asian-Pacific and provide ready and relevant forces to overseas contingency operations; and WHEREAS Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson continues to grow in size and importance because of its strategic location near the Pacific and the Arctic; and WHEREAS Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has access to world-class training facilities; and WHEREAS Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has proved to be a suitable host for many other military aircraft including the C-17 Globemaster III, F-22 Raptor, C12F Huron, E-3 Sentry, C-130 Hercules, UH 60 A/I Black Hawk, and the HH 60 Pave Hawk; and WHEREAS the Alaska North American Aerospace Defense Command Region safeguards the air sovereignty of North America, responds to all air sovereignty threats, trains to meet all response options on a no-notice basis, maintains infrastructure to support the air defense mission, and integrates space and new technologies to support those missions; and WHEREAS the 11th Air Force provides mission-ready and deployable forces, provides secure and efficient air base operations, improves the premier joint training environment of the state, and modernizes Air Force facilities and support; and WHEREAS Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is home to the Alaskan Command, an organization that integrates military activities in the state, maximizes readiness, and supports worldwide contingency force deployments; and WHEREAS the Joint Task Force Alaska, an organization that deters, prevents, and defeats terrorist threats within the Alaska Joint Operations Area and that executes Defense Support of Civil Authorities, is located at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson; and WHEREAS Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is an important part of the Anchorage community, hosting approximately 12,000 Arctic warriors, approximately 20,000 family members, and more than 2,000 civilian employees; and WHEREAS Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson anchor the world's largest joint air, land, sea, subsea, space, and electromagnetic training assets; enjoy minimal airspace 2014-02-28 Senate Journal Page 1815 congestion throughout Alaska; and enable joint training venues that support large military live-fire exercises, force-on-force training, unmanned aerial vehicle operations, and supersonic flights; and WHEREAS, as compared to overseas Pacific installations, Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson are more cost-effective to maintain; and" Page 3, line 18, following "Base": Insert "or Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson" Senator Coghill moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senators Gardner, French objected, then withdrew their objections. There being no further objection, Amendement No. 1 was adopted. Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the resolution be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so ordered. CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 19(MLV) am S Urging the Secretary of the United States Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, and the Commander of the Pacific Air Forces to base F-35 aircraft assigned to the Pacific Air Forces at Eielson Air Force Base or Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, was read the third time. Senators Wielechowski, Coghill, Bishop, Fairclough, Gardner, Giessel, Egan, Meyer, Stedman, French, Dunleavy, Micciche, Dyson, Kelly moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as cross sponsors on the resolution. Without objection, it was so ordered. The question being: "Shall CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 19(MLV) am S Urging the Secretary of the United States Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, and the Commander of the Pacific Air Forces to base F-35 aircraft assigned to the Pacific Air Forces at Eielson Air Force Base or Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHJR 19(MLV) am S Third Reading - Final Passage 2014-02-28 Senate Journal Page 1816 YEAS: 17 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Dyson, Egan, Fairclough, French, Gardner, Giessel, Huggins, Kelly, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski Excused: Ellis, Hoffman, McGuire and so, CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 19(MLV) am S passed the Senate and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.