[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 64 (Thursday, May 1, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5647-S5648]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                JARISSE J. SANBORN, B.G. U.S. AIR FORCE

 Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I rise today to honor a great 
Alaskan upon the occasion of her promotion to Brigadier General in the 
United States Air Force.
  I am speaking of Jarisse J. Sanborn who, on April 1, 2003, became the 
first active duty woman ever promoted to Brigadier General in the Judge 
Advocate Corps of any armed service in this country. Upon her 
promotion, General Sanborn was assigned to U.S. Transportation Command 
and the Air Mobility Command, where she serves as the Staff Judge 
Advocate to both commands.
  General Sanborn, the daughter of a career Navy officer, began her Air 
Force career after graduating Magna Cum Laude from Randolph-Macon

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Woman's College in Virginia. After serving as a squadron and wing 
executive officer, she was selected for the Air Force-funded legal 
education program, graduating from Creighton Law School in Omaha, NE, 
again Magna Cum Laude. She is also a graduate of the National War 
College.
  General Sanborn has had a distinguished legal career, including her 
most recent assignment as the Staff Judge Advocate for the North 
American Aerospace Defense Command, better known by its acronym NORAD, 
and U.S. Northern Command, the newly created unified command 
responsible for the homeland defense of the United States. General 
Sanborn also has been the Staff Judge Advocate for U.S. Space Command, 
Air Force Space Command, and Alaska Command.
  From her time as head of Alaska Command at Fort Richardson in 
Anchorage, she remains a resident of Alaska, where she and her husband 
Al still own a home in Eagle River. They have two sons: Tyler and John.
  Brigadier General Sanborn is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm, 
where she earned the Bronze Star as the Staff Judge Advocate for the 
Fourth Fighter Wing deployed to Oman and Saudi Arabia.
  Now, at a time when women are making such important contributions to 
our efforts in Iraq, it's very appropriate that we recognize the 
success of this fine officer. It is also appropriate that we celebrate 
this important step for all women in the military. General Sanborn 
truly makes all Americans proud of the capabilities and accomplishments 
of our Armed Forces.

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