Murkowski Proud to Announce U.S. Military Service Academy Nominee Class of 2030

Murkowski Proud to Announce U.S. Military Service Academy Nominee Class of 2030

Washington, DC-U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) was proud to announce the young Alaskans she is nominating to the U.S. Military Service Academies for the class of 2030.

"These young Alaskans exemplify what it means to lead - and it is an honor to nominate them to our nation's military service academies as they take their next steps," said Senator Lisa Murkowski. "I offer them my heartfelt congratulations and can't wait to see how they serve their communities as they become the next generation of leaders in Alaska and around the country."

U.S. Military Service Academy nominees are selected based on their academic record, extracurricular activities, and leadership capabilities. Senator Murkowski's nominees will now compete against other candidates nationwide for a spot in the entering class. Though a congressional nomination to a service academy is an accomplishment within itself, it does not guarantee admission; service academies will make final decisions.

U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO

• Ainsworth, Morgan Colleen - Palmer, AK
• Barrett, Kelsea Joy - Eagle River, AK
• Beall, Noah Everard - Maryland*
• Burrill, Audra Renee - Chugiak, AK
• Forth, Rylan Landon - Anchorage, AK
• Hillyer, Lane Bryan - Soldotna, AK
• Hillyer, Luke James - Soldotna, AK
• Johnson, Austin Reid - Eielson, AFB
• Larsen, Knud Emil - Chugiak, AK
• Marquez, Bryant Kelani - Ketchikan, AK
• McGaughan, John Patrick - Maryland*
• Morgan, Alexis Sachie Nakai - Washington*
• Smith, Aiden Anthony - North Pole, AK
• Thorpe, Samantha Joan - Kodiak, AK
• Waitman, Elias Spencer - Anchorage, AK

U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD

• Andrysiak, Maximillion Burchard - Germany***
• Austin, Gabriel David - Hoonah, AK**
• Baisden, Sarah Jane - Kenai, AK
• Benedict, Rick Reagan Del - Wasilla, AK**
• Bennett, Keena Liberty - Anchorage, AK**
• Boring, Nicholas Stephen - Anchorage, AK
• Burke, Mary Faulkner - Hawaii***
• Carstens, Nina Ani Rose - Bucharest***
• Harper, Macey Marie Lima - Anchorage, AK
• Limauro, Isabelle Skye - Eagle River, AK**
• Nakada, Aodhan Eijin - Anchorage, AK**
• Nelson, Joshua Leroy - Anchorage, AK**
• Porter, Michael Joseph - Eagle River, AK**
• Simoneau, Henry Duff - Fairbanks, AK
• Tunney, Elayna Grace - Anchorage, AK**

U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY

• Andrysiak, Maximillion Burchard - Germany***
• Austin, Gabriel David - Hoonah, AK**
• Benedict, Rick Reagan Del - Wasilla, AK**
• Bennett, Elodie Anastasia - Anchorage, AK
• Bennett, Keena Liberty - Anchorage, AK**
• Burke, Mary Faulkner - Hawaii***
• Carstens, Nina Ani Rose - Bucharest***
• Hansen, Alyssa Chase - Fairbanks, AK
• Koontz, Aidan Seth - Eagle River, AK
• Nakada, Aodhan Eijin - Anchorage, AK**
• Nelson, Joshua Leroy - Anchorage, AK**
• Porter, Michael Joseph - Eagle River, AK**
• Reeder, Abigail Virginia - Maryland*
• Smith, Ansley Katherine - Colorado*
• Tunney, Elayna Grace - Anchorage, AK**

U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY

• Austin, Gabriel David - Hoonah, AK**
• Benedict, Rick Reagan Del - Wasilla, AK**
• Bennett, Keena Liberty - Anchorage, AK**
• Dash, Evan James - Ketchikan, AK
• Houser, Benjamin Dennis - Wrangell, AK
• Johnson, Scott Levi - Ketchikan, AK
• Limauro, Isabelle Skye - Eagle River, AK**
• Mahoney, Donovan Josef- Eagle River, AK
• Nelson, Joshua Leroy - Anchorage, AK**
• Porter, Michael Joseph - Eagle River, AK**

*Active Duty Military Dependent

**received multiple nominations

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