President Trump today announced his intent to appoint Major General Randy “Church” Key, USAF (Ret.) to be a Member of the Arctic Research Commission. Key, who was appointed last Tuesday, is Executive Director of the Arctic Domain Awareness Center at the University of Alaska.
Established in 1985, the Commission is tasked with establishing the national policy, priorities, and goals for a federal basic and applied science research program for the Arctic, promoting Arctic research, recommending Arctic research policy, and communicating research/policy recommendations to the President and Congress, serve as the lead agency responsible for implementing Arctic research policy and supporting cooperation and collaboration throughout the federal government, providing guidance to the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee on Arctic research projects, and working externally to obtain the broadest possible view of Arctic research needs.
