BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:230@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170324T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170324T130000 DTSTAMP:20231222T085258Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/military-in-alaska/ SUMMARY:"Military in Alaska: Past\, Present\, and Future" a conversation w ith current & former Alaska Military Commanders DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\nMeet the Speakers ---\n\nGeneral Joseph Ralston (USAF\, Retired)\nGeneral Ralston served in the nation’s second highest- ranking military position as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. H e also served as Commander of U.S. European Command and Commander of NATO. General Ralston is known to many Alaskans as the former Commander of the Alaskan Command and the Alaskan NORAD Region. As Commander of the US Europ ean Command from (2000-2003)\, General Ralston was the senior U.S. militar y officer and commander of all U.S. forces in an area of responsibility th at covers more than 21 million square miles and includes 93 nations. This territory extends from the North Cape of Norway\, through the waters of th e Baltic and Mediterranean seas\, most of Europe\, parts of the Middle Eas t\, to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. He led the command in daily missions in the war against terrorism\, from the streets of Bosnia to the waters of the Mediterranean. And he oversaw air operations in the no-fly z one over Northern Iraq.\n\nLt. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach\nLt. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach is Commander\, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Comman d Region\, North American Aerospace Defense Command\; Commander\, Alaskan Command\, U.S. Northern Command\; Commander\, Eleventh Air Force\, Pacific Air Forces\, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson\, Alaska. He is the senior m ilitary officer in Alaska\, responsible for the integration of all militar y activities in the Alaskan joint operations area\, synchronizing the acti vities of more than 21\,000 active-duty and reserve forces from all servic es. He is also responsible for the planning and execution of all Homeland Defense operations within the theater\, including security and civil suppo rt actions. General Wilsbach also commands Eleventh Air Force\, overseeing the training and readiness of five wings and Air Force installations loca ted in Alaska\, Hawaii\, and Guam. As Commander of the Alaskan Region of t he North American Aerospace Defense Command\, General Wilsbach directs ope rations to ensure effective surveillance\, monitoring and defense of the r egion’s airspace.\n\nGeneral Wilsbach was commissioned in 1985 as a dist inguished graduate of the University of Florida’s ROTC program and earne d his pilot wings in 1986 at Laughlin Air Force Base\, Texas. He is a comm and pilot with more than 3\,800 hours in multiple aircraft\, primarily in the F-15C\, MC-12 and F-22A\, and has flown 71 combat missions in operatio ns Northern Watch\, Southern Watch and Enduring Freedom.\n\n\n\nCompliment ary Tickets for Military Personnel Available ---\nUSO Alaska is making it possible for active-duty military personnel and their spouses to attend th e March 24th luncheon with General Ralston (USAF Ret.) and Lieutenant Gene ral Wilsbach.\n\n\n\nComplimentary Tickets for full-time High School &\ ; College Students Available ---\nThanks to a sponsorship from BP\, full-t ime high school and college students are able to attend the March 24th lun cheon with General Ralston (USAF Ret.) and Lieutenant General Wilsbach at no cost.\n\n\n\nFREE Parking Available to Event Attendees thanks to EasyPa rk Alaska!\nPeople planning to attend the March 24th luncheon program at t he Dena'ina Center should park in the EasyPark Alaska parking garages on 6 th or 7th Avenue and BRING YOUR PARKING TICKET to the event to be validate d by EasyPark Alaska. To find the parking garages\, please visit EasyPark Alaska's website for a convenient map. Thank you\, EasyPark Alaska!\n\n\n\ nTo listen to the podcast for this program\, provided courtesy of Alaska P ublic Media\, please click here. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2016/10/KWilsbach-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:International Program Series,One-to-One LOCATION:Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center\, 600 W 7th Ave\, Anchorage\ , Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States GEO:61.21509609999999;-149.8945164 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS= 600 W 7th Ave\, Anchorage\ , Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Dena'i na Civic and Convention Center:geo:61.21509609999999,-149.8945164 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR