ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, S. Lane Tucker, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: An Anchorage man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for two acts of hate-motivated property damage and a drug trafficking offense. According to court documents, in May 2021, Luke Foster, 28, placed stickers with a swastika and the text "WE ARE EVERYWHERE" at eight locations around Anchorage, including the Alaska Jewish Museum, the University of  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, S. Lane Tucker, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: A federal jury convicted an Anchorage man yesterday on three felony counts, including one count of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, and two firearm related charges, following a trial spanning a week and a half. The charges included one count of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, one count of pos  more

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, S. Lane Tucker, issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment on July 20 charging two Fairbanks men with eight federal charges linked to an illegal big-game guide-outfitter operation. According to court documents, Jun "Harry" Liang, 59, and Brian Phelan, 51, of Fairbanks, conspired to provide guide-outfitter services for caribou and brown bear hunts in Fairbanks, while neither  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, July 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar, 509th Bomb Wing Elements of three different bomber task forces from Air Force Global Strike Command integrated in a joint mission at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 18-19. Bomber task force missions, or BTFs, are cross-command missions directed by U.S. Strategic Command. "As a force provider, how we deliver bomber airpower has a   more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, July 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Whiteman Air Force Base (509th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar, 509th Bomb Wing Elements of three different bomber task forces from Air Force Global Strike Command integrated in a joint mission at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 18-19. Bomber task force missions, or BTFs, are cross-command missions directed by U.S. Strategic Command. "As a force provider, how we deliver bo  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following fact sheet: * * * Amchitka, Alaska, Site A Nevada Offsite This fact sheet provides information about the Amchitka site. Long-Term stewardship responsibilities for this site are managed by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management. Site Information and History Amchitka Island is near the western end of the Aleutian Island chain and is the largest island in the Rat Islan  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news: After months of planning, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM) staff and a support team traveled by plane and boat to the Amchitka, Alaska, Site to monitor, inspect, and conduct environmental sampling. Their goal was to ensure site conditions continue to keep the environment and human health protected. LM manages the Amchitka site according to a site-specific,  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-06-21-07006) in June 2023 entitled "Alaska Experienced Challenges in Meeting Federal and State Foster Care Program Requirements During the COVID-19 Pandemic" filed under the Administration for Children and Families. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit In response to the declaration of a public health emergency for COVID-19, the Administration for Child  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $1,212,066.50 in Preservation Planning Grants today through the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP). The 10 grant recipients will help preserve battlefields and other sites of armed conflict from the east coast to Alaska's Aleutian Islands, using these funds to conduct archeological site surveys, interpretive pl  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Regional Office issued the following news: * * * The reputation of Alaska's commercial fisheries can be negatively affected by the few who break the law and illegally kill or injure endangered Steller sea lions and protected harbor seals. * * * Multiple dead endangered Steller sea lions were found in the Copper River Delta in the past two months during aerial surveys completed by NOAA Fisheries' Prot  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Regional Office issued the following news: * * * Other recently entangled humpback shakes free from gear. * * * NOAA Fisheries whale experts were on the water near Juneau most of Monday, July 17, disentangling a well-known humpback whale calf from a crab pot line. Biologist John Moran, Auke Bay Laboratories, discovered the entanglement while he was out on the water conducting research Monday mornin  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, July 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: In an effort to respond more quickly to long standing and ever-increasing combatant command and national intelligence requirements in the Indo-Pacific region, the 55th Operations Group Detachment 1 was recently established at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The new detachment will initially serve as a strategic launch and recovery point for RC-135V/W Rivet Jo  more

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, July 28 -- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe issued the following news: By Senior Airman Madelyn Keech, 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The 435th Construction and Training Squadron hosted their first full Air Force Force Generation Silver Flag mission qualification course at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 24-28, 2023. More than 150 total force U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron, Air National Guard Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Ala  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, July 24 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar Elements of three different bomber task forces from Air Force Global Strike Command integrated in a joint mission at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 18-19. Bomber task force missions, or BTFs, are cross-command missions directed by U.S. Strategic Command. "As a force provider, how we deliver bomber airpower has a definite strategic impact to a  more