Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has another name to add to his “Woke Military Officers We Don’t Need” list, and she’s right here in Alaska: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) commander, Air Force Colonel Lisa Mabbutt. The colonel started off her statement to a legislative committee in Juneau with an idiotic “land acknowledgment,” stating that JBER was built on land belonging to the Dena’ina tribe.
There’s just one problem. She’s wrong. Must Read Alaska’s Suzanne Downing has the details.
Colonel Lisa Mabbutt, the commander of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) and the 673d Air Base Wing since July of 2024, told a legislative committee in Juneau last week that the base occupies Dena’ina land.
Mabbutt was speaking to the House Military and Veterans’ Affairs Special Committee when she made a “land acknowledgment,” statement, both verbally and…
