RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force 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, July 24-28. More than 150 total force U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron, Air National Guard Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, 151st Civil Engineer S  more

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, S. Lane Tucker, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: A California man was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine and heroin to a narcotics dealer through the mail. According to court documents, in May 2019, Charles Trevino, 50, mailed over 1,300 grams of 97% pure methamphetamine and over 220 grams of heroin via the U.S. Postal Service from California to a drug dealer in   more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District issued the following news release: James Sauceda assumed duties as the chief of the Engineering, Construction and Operations Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District in June. In his new position, Sauceda leads a team of more than 200 personnel responsible for the execution of engineering, construction and operations activities across Alaska and throughout the Indo-Pacific   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Delaware had the highest total job separations rate in May 2023, at 5.8 percent, while Massachusetts had the lowest, at 2.8 percent. Thirty-two states had a total separations rate greater than the national rate of 3.8 percent. * * * Chart: Job openings and labor turnover measures by state, May 2023 * * * In May 2023, the job openings rate was at  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Lt. Kirk Whitney, Navy Reservist and Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer, Office of Naval Research In July 2023, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) partnered with the 144th Airlift Squadron of the Alaska Air National Guard to deploy five different types of weather buoys across more than 1,000 nautical miles of the Arctic Ocean. Such deployments are critical for maintaining the Arctic O  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Aug. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Robert Yundt Homes, LLC and Mr. Robert Yundt, based in Wasilla, Alaska, were penalized $107,000 for violations of the Clean Water Act. From 2019 through 2021, Robert Yundt Homes, LLC and Mr. Yundt are accused of using heavy earthmoving equipment to relocate and discharge material into Wasilla Lake and Cottonwood Lake  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Indian Health Service, awards $2.5 million in funding to support the development of produce prescription programs in tribal communities. The purpose of the IHS Produce Prescription Pilot Program is to help reduce food insecurity and improve health care outcomes among American Indian and Alaska Native people by increasing access t  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Julia Lebens, JBER Public Affairs The Lead, Develop, Care leadership workshop took place July 25 through 28, 2023, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, in order to equip non-commissioned officers, company grade officers, and civilians to be better leaders in the Air Force. As part of the Air and Space Force Association, the General Jimmy Doolittle Leadership Cen  more

KOROR, Palau, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Michelle Chang and Staff Sgt. Hannah Strobel, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings and French Air and Space Force airmen arrived in Palau in support of Northern Edge 23-2 (NE 23-2). A joint, multinational exercise conducted across the Pacific, NE 23-2 marks the first time the exercise has taken place outside of Alaska, touching Japan, Guam and eve  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is again accepting applications for the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program. Now in its second year, this competitive program funded by President Biden's historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is designed to assist at-risk communities, including Tribal communities,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced an investment of nearly $3 million to support four Alaska Native-serving and Native Hawaiian-serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program (ANNH) projects to enhance education and prepare the next generation of agr  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 1 -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued the following news release on July 30, 2023: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is again accepting applications for the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program. Now in its second year, this competitive program funded by President Biden's historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is designed to assist at-risk communities, including Tribal communities, non-profit organi  more