Sullivan Announces 2025 Military Service Academy Nominations
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today announced the names of 37 young Alaskans he nominated to the U.S. Military Service Academies. Sen. Sullivan made his selections with the help of an Academy Review Board, comprised of eleven members from across Alaska, many of whom are service academy graduates. The board reviewed applications, interviewed each of the applicants, and made recommendations to the senator.
“It is a highlight of my job to nominate young Alaskans to our nation’s prestigious military service academies,” said Sen. Sullivan. “These students, from across Alaska and with diverse backgrounds, show the incredible ways our young people are involved in our communities, schools, churches, and homes. They are not only hard workers, but well-rounded, caring individuals who have a desire to serve others. My board and I are so pleased to get to know them better and provide them this opportunity to compete to attend an academy.”
“I also want to thank the dedicated members of the review board for volunteering countless hours of their own time to strengthen this process. We hope to see more applications next year and encourage young Alaskans to research the academies and the programs they offer.”
Members of the Alaska congressional delegation work closely with one another to maximize the opportunities for Alaska men and women to receive nominations to the academies. The nominations allow the applicants to compete for appointments to the academies. Appointments are offered individually by the academies.
Senator Sullivan’s Class of 2029 U.S. Military Service Academy nominees are as follows:
U.S. Air Force Academy:
Sara Baisden, Kenai
Alexander Borke, Anchorage
Landon DeGraaf, Anchorage
Kydan Echard, Military Dependent
Rylan Forth, Anchorage
Alexander Gilley, Ketchikan
Noah Hall, Military Dependent
Casey Knapp, Juneau
Mona Koko, Anchorage
Landon Luebke, Eagle River
Donovan Mahoney, Eagle River
Emma Marsh, Anchorage
Grayson McDowell, Wasilla
Christian Mills-Price, Wasilla
Joshua Nelson, Anchorage
Thomas Owens, Anchorage
Joshua Pak, Anchorage
Madeline Rancourt, Chugiak
Lars Robinson, Anchorage
Katelinn Satterfield, JBER
Lydia Schwartz, Soldotna
Inca Shannon, North Pole
Dylan Skaggs, Fairbanks
Cole Smith, Eagle River
Jacob Strausbaugh, Soldotna
Uno Tate, Military Dependent
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy:
Rylan Forth, Anchorage
Bethany Gravel, Anchorage
Carvin Hass, Juneau
Carter Johnson, Military Dependent
Gordon Macko, Military Dependent
Donovan Mahoney, Eagle River
Grayson McDowell, Wasilla
Ethan Morico, Anchorage
Joshua Nelson, Anchorage
Thomas Owens, Anchorage
U.S. Military Academy:
Tyler Drake, Anchorage
Kydan Echard, Military Dependent
Mona Koko, Anchorage
Emma Marsh, Anchorage
Grayson McDowell, Wasilla
Kai Miner, Anchorage
Joshua Nelson, Anchorage
Thomas Owens, Anchorage
Joshua Pak, Anchorage
Lars Robinson, Anchorage
Colton “Oscar” Savala, Wasilla
Lydia Schwartz, Soldotna
Abigail Smith, Military Dependent
Uno Tate, Military Dependent
Bryce Watts, Military Dependent
U.S. Naval Academy:
Sara Baisden, Kenai
Rylan Forth, Anchorage
Bethany Gravel, Anchorage
Noah Hall, Military Dependent
Malia Iloilo, Anchorage
Mona Koko, Anchorage
Emma Marsh, Anchorage
Christian Mills-Price, Wasilla
Ethan Morico, Anchorage
Joshua Nelson, Anchorage
Thomas Owens, Anchorage
Joshua Pak, Anchorage
Madeline Rancourt, Chugiak
Lydia Schwartz, Soldotna
Uno Tate, Military Dependent
NOTE: The U.S. Coast Guard Academy does not require a Congressional nomination for their application.
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