veterans

Alaska Airlines wins Freedom Award from Department of Defense

Just in time for Independence Day, Alaska Airlines has won the 2016 Freedom Award. The honor was announced today by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter. The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award is the highest recognition given to employers by the U.S. government for their support of National Guard and Reserve members. Only 15 companies…

Hero Miles: Keeping families together

It was nearly Christmas last year, and U.S. Army airborne paratrooper Justin Isham was facing the prospect of another holiday spent alone in the barracks at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. Isham’s wife and family were thousands of miles away in Phoenix while he completed 1.5 years in the Warrior Transition Unit at JBER,…

A welcome home for Vietnam-era veterans

It was a welcome home ceremony 50 years in the making. Alaska Air Group and the USO Northwest officially honored Vietnam-era veterans during a celebration this fall at the Seattle hangar. “On behalf of a grateful nation, we want to officially welcome you home,” said Greg Mays, vice president of maintenance and engineering. The event was…