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State Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday June 11, 2023 ( 5 items )  

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy Welcomes Jerry Moses as Alaska's Washington DC Office Director
JUNEAU, Alaska, June 8 (TNSper) -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy is pleased to announce Jerry Moses has joined the Dunleavy administration as director of the State of Alaska's Washington DC Office. As the DC Office Director, Moses will work with federal agencies and Congress to ensure Alaska's interests are represented. "It is a pleasure to welcome Jerry Moses to this administration. I know that Jerry's knowledge and experience   more

Bubble, Bubble, More Earthquake Trouble? USU Geochemist Studies Alaska's Denali Fault
LOGAN, Utah, June 7 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Dennis Newell publishes findings about fault system's mantle-to-crust connections in Geological Society of America journal 'Geology.' * * * The 1,200-mile-long Denali Fault stretches in an upward arc from southwestern Alaska and the Bering Sea eastward to western Canada's Yukon Territory and British Columbia. The long-lived and active strike-slip fault system, which slices through Denali National Park and   more

GA-ASI Seaguardian Supports Northern Edge 2023
SAN DIEGO, California, June 8 -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release: As part of a U.S. Navy contract, an MQ-9B SeaGuardian(R) Unmanned Aircraft System from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) supported the NORTHERN EDGE 2023 (NE23) exercise May 8-19, 2023. The training exercise, which took place in the Gulf of Alaska, was one of a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (IPACOM) exercises that prepares joint forces to respond to crises in the Asia  more

GCI Launches Third 5G-Capable Wireless Site in Juneau
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 6 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: Wireless 5G service is expanding in Alaska capital city! GCI, Alaska's largest telecom provider, recently upgraded its third 5G-capable wireless site in Juneau, extending the latest in wireless connectivity to the city's Lena Point, Mendenhall Valley and Lemon Creek areas. GCI has invested approximately $3.3 million in its Juneau 5G deployment, so far, and expects to turn up more sites by the end   more

Techs From 26 Y-K Delta Communities Attend GCI's Largest-Ever Rural Workforce Development Event
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 8 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: Nearly 35 GCI technicians and representatives from 26 Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta communities are gathered in Bethel for safety and technical training. The weeklong session, hosted at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center and local United Utilities, Inc. facilities, is GCI's largest-ever training series held in rural Alaska. The training opportunity, which is open to Y-K Delta based GCI employees, wil  more