Gov. Mike Dunleavy gave Torrence Saxe his official promotion to lieutenant general at the Bethel armory in front of a packed house Friday. Saxe’s family helped pin on his third star.
Alaska National Guard commander Torrence Saxe’s family helps during his promotion ceremony to lieutenant general in Bethel on March 29, 2023.
“It’s a big celebration here, right this week in Cama-i, and I just love coming to Bethel. Love the region, great people. And right now we’re actually reacquainting ourselves with some folks that we met last time we were in the fall, so it’s terrific to be here,” Dunleavy said.He was in town to promote his senior military advisor, Torrance Saxe. Saxe is the commander of the Alaska National Guard and also heads the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
“We always are looking for great folks in both the Guard and our State Defense Force. We have an appropriation in the Legislature right now to increase our state’s defense force. We saw the great work they’ve done over the years,” Dunleavy said. “It’s a small force right now, a couple of hundred Alaskans, but we hope to get up to a couple thousand here soon so we can help with any type of disaster or emergency along with the Guard.
“But it was not my idea. The people here are very knowledgeable about what is needed. It’s not just that you need a helicopter, you need one with a hoist,” Saxe said. “In other words, you have to be able to rescue people. So what we have changed is to make sure that we not only have a helicopter here, but we have one with a hoist.”
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