EIELSON AFB, Alaska, April 9 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Carson Jeney, 354th Fighter Wing Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi visited Eielson Air Force Base April 6. The senior leaders spoke with Airmen from the 354th Fighter Wing and saw their progress on Agile Combat Employment despite challenges from the arctic environment. "Alaska is a   more

KORAT ROYAL THAI AFB, Thailand, April 9 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs Two weeks of flying, mission planning, community events and relationship building have concluded, marking the close of Cope Tiger 2024. Units from the United States, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Republic of Singapore Air Force participated in the 28th iteration of the exercise, marking the 30th Anniversary since the first iteration.  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, April 9 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Moises Vasquez, 673d Air Base Wing Public Affairs Anthony Cruz Munoz, chief of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility program for the Pacific Air Forces, visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to conduct briefings across the installation March 25 to 28. Cruz Munoz said he gave the leaders of JBER the proper tools to communicate with their Airmen,  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, April 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Renewable energy could partially replace diesel fuel to power instruments and provide heat at the South Pole * * * For almost as long as humans have spent time in Antarctica, the continent has been a home for science. One of the research outposts located there is the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The science done there includes studies of climate ch  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 9 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of states attempting to stop the Biden administration's collusion with immigration activists. The brief, filed Friday in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, supports states' motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by asylum seekers and immigr  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The National Park Service Glacier Bay National Park issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve announced today the results of 33 inspections of cruise ships operating in the park last year. The National Park Service oversees the Environmental Monitoring and Compliance Program (EMCP), engaging third-party technical experts to conduct random inspections. In 2023, inspectors boarded 18 of the 19 different cruise ships   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * New insight on how climate drives salmon survival provides key information for sustainable management and resilient fishing communities. * * * The world's largest run of sockeye salmon begins in Bristol Bay river systems that flow into the Bering Sea. There young salmon face a crucial bottleneck: they must find good food and condition  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 9 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Alaska following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe storm, flooding, and landslides on Nov. 20, 2023, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Private nonprofits that prov  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 9 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of states attempting to stop the Biden administration's capitulation to illegal immigration activists. President Biden's actions would continue to leave the southern border wide open and communities across the country vulnerable to dangerous drugs and crim  more