EIELSON AFB, Alaska, May 30 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Van Whatcott, 162nd Wing Public Affairs The Air National Guard-Air Force Reserve Command Test Center partnered with the 174th Attack Wing and 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron to test an upgraded satellite communications capability of the MQ-9 Reaper during exercise Northern Edge 2023 at Eielson Air Force Base. Northern Edge 23 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command-sponsored, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces-l  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, May 31 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: The Army Reserve Cyber Protection Brigade (ARCPB) has once again demonstrated its strategic importance in modern warfare, as its Soldiers assisted in the successful execution of the Northern Edge 23-1 Exercise with the 3d Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) Company at Joint Base Elmendorf, Alaska, between Apr. 29th - May 19th, 2023. The exercise, de  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Federal Highway Administration - Western Federal Lands Highway Division awarded a $3.2 million contract to D&L Construction of Cooper Landing to replace the BLM Sourdough Creek Campground bridge north of Glennallen. Work will continue through the summer to improve public access to the campground's 42 camp sites, interpretive trail, boat launch and the Gulkana Wild   more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: As part of the President's Investing in America agenda, the Bureau of Land Management will invest $5 million from the Inflation Reduction Act for the protection and conservation of wildlife habitats and recreation opportunities on public lands in Alaska. This funding will be focused in a landscape area called Birch Creek and Fortymile Wild and Scenic Ri  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Alaska and Virginia each had job openings rates of 7.7 percent in March 2023. Job openings rates were 7.1 percent or higher in five other states: South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, West Virginia, and North Carolina. Among these states, the number of job openings ranged from 27,000 in Alaska to 395,000 in Georgia. * * * Chart: Job openings rates b  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: Today, the U.S. Census Bureau announced two of the remaining 2020 Census data products are planned for release in September 2024: * Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File B (Detailed DHC-B) - This product will provide household type (e.g., family or nonfamily) and tenure (i.e., owner or renter occupied) information for approximately 370 detailed racial and ethnic groups, such  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Regional Office issued the following news: * * * Alaska received overwhelming support from public comments. * * * NOAA Fisheries has chosen Alaska as the next region in which to look for Aquaculture Opportunity Areas. An Aquaculture Opportunity Area is a defined geographic area that NOAA has determined to be environmentally, socially, and economically appropriate to support multiple commercial aquacu  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: NOAA and partners in the State of Alaska are announcing plans to identify Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in Alaska state waters. These areas will be selected through engagement with tribes and the public, a process that allows constituents to share their community, tribal and stewardship goals for sustainable aquaculture development in   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Habitat Conservation issued the following news: * * * Nearly $180,000 will support habitat restoration and angler engagement in Florida, Hawaii, and Alaska. * * * NOAA Fisheries is funding four projects in 2023 to restore habitat through the coastal National Fish Habitat Partnerships. These projects will actively engage local communities, including anglers, who make critical contributions to fish h  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Law Enforcement issued the following news: * * * Steller Sea Lions are protected under federal law. * * * NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to a civil penalty or criminal conviction in the May 2023 shooting of seven Steller sea lions. The Steller sea lions, which are protected under federal law, were killed near Cordova, Alaska in the C  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, June 2 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: Red Flag-Alaska 23-2, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, is scheduled to begin on June 12 with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and is scheduled to run through June 23, 2023. Red Flag-Alaska is designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment. Approximately 2,000 service members are expected to fly, maintain and support more  more