SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 16 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: Team members with U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity participated in an arctic conditions assessment of its Freeze-Dried Plasma (FDP) program recently, partnering with the 11th Airborne Division at Fort Wainwright, Alaska to assess performance of its plasma kits as part of the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) exercise last month. During the assessment in Alaska, 11th Airborne Divisi  more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 18 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release: On April 22, 2023, DEA and its law enforcement partners came together once again to protect our communities from prescription misuse by safely disposing of 663,725 pounds of unneeded medications at nearly 5,000 collection sites across the country. Since its inception in 2010, DEA's bi-annual National Prescription Take Back Day has removed more than   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on May 18, 2023: By C. Todd Lopez, DOD News Due to rising global temperatures, ice in the Arctic is melting faster than it ever has. This change affects the security environment in the region. This weekend, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks will travel to multiple locations in Alaska to discuss quality of life issues with service members and meet with experts who are looking into how climate change will af  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript of a news briefing on May 18, 2023, by Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh: * * * DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: OK. Hi, everyone. good afternoon. I have a few items to pass along at the top, and then I'd be happy to take your questions. So first, on Sunday, Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks departs on travel to Alaska to visit Eielson Air Force Base, Fort Wainwright and Joint Base Elmend  more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 announced today that it has penalized GreenBuild Design and Construction, LLC of Anchorage, Alaska, $25,609 for violating the Lead Renovation and Repair Rule, the federal law governing the handling and disposal of lead-based paint. "Exposure to lead-based paint can cause serious, and sometimes permanent health effects, and chi  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $220 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support or modernize passenger ferry service in rural and urban communities across the country. Across the country, there are approximately three million ferry riders each m  more

BETHEL, Alaska, May 18 -- The White House issued the following remarks on May 17, 2023, by First Lady Jill Biden at an Investing in America event: * * * Thank you, Mary. You've dedicated your life to lifting up the voices we all need to hear. From Bethel to Washington D.C., you've never stopped fighting for all Alaskans. First Lady Dunleavy, I am honored to be here with you. Thank you for welcoming me back to your beautiful state and to Bethel. Secretary Haaland, you work every day to prote  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, May 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Beaux Hebert, 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Emergency services on Eielson Air Force Base have recently updated the Emergency 911 call system. "The new system that we are having installed is an updated Vesta E-911 system," said Tech. Sgt. Christopher Johnson, the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency control center section chief. "Before switching to this  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, May 16 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: The Alaskan Region of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected, tracked, positively identified and intercepted six Russian aircraft operating in and near the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on May 11, 2023. Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. These flights occurred as sever  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, May 18 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked a Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on May 15, 2023. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This flight occurred as several planned large-scale military training exercises are  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 17 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Colleen Iversen, ecosystem ecologist, group leader and distinguished staff scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named director of the Department of Energy's Next-Generation Ecosystem Experiments Arctic, or NGEE Arctic, a multi-institutional project studying permafrost thaw and other climate-related processes in Alaska. Iversen has worked as a  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: The Coast Guard just improved the Assignment Priority (AP) for members serving in the following locations: Micronesia, Valdez, Alaska, CG Air Station North Bend and Sector Humboldt Bay, and for members serving aboard CG Cutter Eagle. Every three years, the Enlisted Personnel Management Branch hosts a panel to adjudicate field submissions requesting changes to AP. The changes impact just und  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The U.S. Geological Survey will invest more than $5.8 million to map critical-mineral resources in Alaska in partnership with the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. This partnership is a key step in securing a reliable and sustainable supply of the critical minerals that are essential to everything from household appliances and electronics to clean ener  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 15, 2023: * * * President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is Delivering in Alaska As of May 2023 The Biden-Harris Administration has hit the ground running to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and it is already delivering results for the people of Alaska. To date, $3.9 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been announced and is headed to Alaska with over 885 specific projec  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, May 18 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on May 17, 2023, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan while en route to Anchorage, Alaska: Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan En Route Anchorage, AK 1. Home 2. Briefing Room 3. Press Briefings Aboard Air Force One En Route Anchorage, Alaska 2:01 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right.  more