01/25/2000 05:05 PM House MLV

             HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON                                                                                         
           MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS                                                                                       
                  January 25, 2000                                                                                              
                     5:05 p.m.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
OVERVIEW:  DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
TAPE(S)                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
00-02, SIDE(S) A                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Lisa Murkowski, Chairman, convened the House Special                                                             
Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs meeting at 5:05 p.m.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
PRESENT                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Committee members present at the call to order were Representatives                                                             
Murkowski, James, and Porter.  Representative(s) Cissna and Foster                                                              
arrived at 5:10 p.m. and 5:15 p.m., respectively.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
BRIGADIER GENERAL PHILLIP OATES, Commissioner of the State                                                                      
Department of Military & Veterans' Affairs, gave his compliments to                                                             
the committee for their commitment and efforts relative to military                                                             
affairs in Alaska.  General Oates noted that his number one mission                                                             
is to execute all peacetime and wartime missions with out the loss                                                              
of life.  He has accomplished this mission.  He cited that both the                                                             
Army and Air National Guards have saved over 150 lives this year.                                                               
He noted that the Alaska Air National Guard received the Air Force                                                              
McKay award last year, the Air Forces' most prestigious award, and                                                              
the committee and state should be proud of them.  In the realm of                                                               
emergency management, General Oates explained that the year 2000                                                                
rolled into Alaska with no devastating effects.  The Federal                                                                    
Emergency Management Agency noted that Alaska's emergency center                                                                
was the best prepared in the nation.  General Oates talked at                                                                   
length about the National Missile Defense and its effects on the                                                                
state.  He also discussed the Youth Corps program.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The committee took no action.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
NOTE:                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were taken.  A                                                               
copy of the tape(s) and log notes may be obtained by contacting the                                                             
House Records Office at 129 6th Street, Suite 229, Juneau, Alaska                                                               
99801, (907) 465-2214, and after adjournment of the second session                                                              
of the Twenty-first Alaska State Legislature this information may                                                               
be obtained by contacting the Legislative Reference Library at 129                                                              
6th Street, Suite 102, (907) 465-3808.