Alaska

Up to $150,000 of the assessed value of the primary residence is exempt from municipal property tax. Municipalities may grant the exemption to non-residents stationed in Alaska. Transfers to the unremarried surviving spouse.

Alaska has no state personal income tax, so military retirement pay, VA disability compensation, and survivor benefits are not taxed at the state level. Alaska residents, veterans included, also receive the annual Permanent Fund Dividend.

Alaska issues Disabled Veteran and other distinctive military license plates. There is no general statewide veteran registration-fee exemption, but veterans with a service-connected disability qualify for a reduced fare (about 50 percent off) on the Alaska Marine Highway ferry.

Alaska adds a 5-point preference to a veteran's or eligible Guard member's score for open competitive state jobs, and 10 points for veterans with a service-connected disability or former prisoners of war.

Under 38 USC 3679(c) (originally Section 702 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act), every public college that accepts Post-9/11 GI Bill or Montgomery GI Bill students must charge in state tuition to covered students using their GI Bill, regardless of state residency. The old requirement to enroll within 3 years of separation was removed by the Isakson and Roe Act effective August 1, 2021, so there is no longer a time limit after discharge. State specific extensions to this rule are noted below where applicable. Alaska also waives non-resident tuition for active duty military and their dependents stationed in the state.

The University of Alaska system waives all undergraduate tuition and fees (not room, board, or books) for the spouse and dependent children of an Alaska-resident service member who died in the line of duty, was killed in action, or is listed as POW/MIA (Alaska Statutes 14.43.085). The student must be enrolled in good standing at a state-supported institution.

Free combined hunting and fishing license for qualifying resident veterans.

Free or reduced fees at most state-run recreation facilities. Specific fee schedules vary by park.

Alaska resident veterans with a service-connected disability can get a free Disabled American Veteran camping pass, valid for two years at developed Alaska State Parks campgrounds (the veteran must occupy the campsite each night; group areas excluded). Resident veterans rated 50 percent or higher also qualify for free hunting and sport-fishing licenses through ADF&G.

Eligible Alaska veterans may be buried at Fort Richardson National Cemetery (VA-run, near Anchorage) at no cost to the family for the gravesite, opening and closing, perpetual care, a government headstone or marker, and a burial flag. Alaska's state-operated veterans cemeteries have similar benefits but may add state eligibility rules such as residency.