ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England, March 23 -- The U.S. Air Force McChord Air Force Base (62nd Airlift Wing) issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt Benjamin Sutton, 62d Airlift Wing U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 62d Airlift Wing, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, 1-501 Parachute Infantry Regiment, from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, participated in a joint airdrop as part of Exercise Arctic Sho  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, March 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Carson Jeney The 354th Fighter Wing conducted exercise Arctic Gold 24-2 to practice the wing's ability to rapidly generate support to deploy fifth generation airpower, March 18-21, 2024. The objectives of AG 24-2 were to generate and employ 24 F-35A Lightning II aircraft, cargo, and all tasked personnel. The exercise refined the capabilities of Pacific Air Forces Airme  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites the public to attend upcoming listening sessions to inform a congressionally-directed feasibility study of the proposed Alaska Long Trail National Scenic Trail. The BLM will host these public, in-person meetings the week of April 8 in Anchorage, Seward, Wasilla, Cantwell, and Fairbanks. These list  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, March 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: * * * The U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office spotlights impactful Argonne hydropower research in its annual accomplishments report * * * Three recent studies by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory advance the role of hydropower in driving the clean energy transition. The research explore  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, March 21 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Senior Airman Julia Lebens, 673d ABW/PA Members of the Estonian Defense Forces visited the 3rd Munitions Squadron and members of the 673rd Air Base Wing Civil Engineering Squadron to complete site surveys and discuss munitions storage designs in similar home climates at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 10 through 15, 2024. Global partners and allies since the U.S. offic  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following financial institution letter (No. FIL-10-2024) on March 20, 2024: The FDIC has announced a series of steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in an area of Alaska affected by a severe storm, landslides, and mudslides. Statement of Applicability: The contents of, and material referenced in, this FIL apply to all FDIC-supervised financial institutions. High  more

BOTHELL, Washington, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA has awarded $6,768,114.23 for the Native Village of Newtok in Alaska as part of their efforts to relocate their entire village to a new site. This grant will allow the village to acquire 36 homes and provide families with the funds to move to a safer location. Newtok, located on the Ninglick River, has faced progressive coastal erosion from oc  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, March 20 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By 2nd Lt. Harrison Matheny, 186th Air Refueling Wing Military members from all departments of the U.S. armed forces participated in the Southern Strike 2024-1 joint combat exercise at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center March 4-15. The two-week exercise included approximately 425 military personnel from all over the United States, including Hawaii, Alaska, California, Minnesota, Texas, New York and Puerto   more

SOLA AIR STATION, Norway, March 20 -- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Steven Adkins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa Four U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers departed for their home stations at the end of exercise Nordic Response 24, March 16, 2024. Aerial refueling support for NR24 came from the 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, the 101st ARW, Maine ANG, and the  more