EIELSON AFB, Alaska, July 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Capt. Faith Hirschmann, 354 Fighter Wing Public Affairs U.S. Air Force Col. Antonio Alvarado, 354th Mission Support Group commander relinquishing the guidon to Lt. Col. Brendon Dorsey-Spitz, incoming 354th Civil Engineering Squadron commander during a change of command ceremony June 28, 2024, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The 354th CES maintains the base infrastruc  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, July 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Capt. Faith Hirschmann, 354 Fighter Wing Public Affairs U.S. Air Force Col. Farrah Buss, 354th Medical Group commander, relinquishes guidon to Lt. Col. John Olshefski, 354th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron incoming commander, during a Change of Command ceremony June 28, 2024 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The Operational Medical Readiness Squadron provides fr  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Today, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announced $3 million in new awards to six tribal entities as part of the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program, which develops and strengthens tribal capacity to support and promote the health and well-being of expectant families and famil  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA Fisheries, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, together with the Governor of Alaska are sharing the final report of the Congressionally mandated Alaska Salmon Research Task Force. It identifies potential impacts to salmon productivity, gaps in understanding of the Pacific salmon life cycle and recommended research priorities to support sustainable salmon management in Alaska. Under t  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: The final two members of a Washington state family were sentenced yesterday for selling over $1 million of Philippine produced products as authentic Alaska Native produced artwork, violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act. According to court documents, Glenda Tiglao Rodrigo, 46, was sentenced to up to six months' home confinement and 240 hours of community se  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: An Alaska man was sentenced yesterday to two and half years in prison for embezzling more than $1 million from the City of Houston, Alaska, and from a Wasilla-based equipment company, and then evading taxes on the embezzled profits. According to court documents and statements made in court, from 2015 through 2018, Jess Adams, 67, was the Treasurer for the  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it is seeking public comment on whether to update protected areas in the Western arctic, including whether to expand such areas, modify existing boundaries or management, or designate new protected areas. Building on the Biden-Harris administration's actions to conserve millions of acres of lands   more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: The U.S. Census Bureau today provided an update on the final three data products from the 2020 Census. Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File B (Detailed DHC-B) -- Aug. 1. The Detailed DHC-B provides household type and tenure information, including total household counts, for approximately 1,500 detailed race and ethnicity groups and detailed American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN)   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a prerelease webinar July 23 to discuss information about the 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File B (Detailed DHC-B) scheduled for public release Aug. 1. This data product provides household type and tenure (whether the household is owner or renter-occupied) information, including total household counts, for approximately 1,500 detailed race and ethnici  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department and the Department of the Interior convened this year's Tribal Justice, Safety, and Wellness Summit from July 9 - 11. The three-day virtual event featured several key presentations and panels on public safety issues taught by nationally recognized subject matter experts working in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Hundreds of federal, state, and Tribal law enforcement off  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, July 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: French Air and Space Force avionic technicians perform routine maintenance on Rafale fighter jets before take-off during Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 9, 2024. AD24 is a component of Pacific Skies 24, a months-long deployment hosted by the German Air Force. Germany, France and Spain are partners in the trinational Future Combat Air System, a  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, July 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: Airmen assigned to the German Air Force prepare a German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon for take-off during Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 10, 2024. AD24 is a multilateral training exercise involving the U.S., Germany, France, Spain and Canada to enhance lethality and total force power, increase readiness and deter aggression for a free and open   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: An Alaska man was sentenced yesterday to 30 months in prison for embezzling more than $1 million from the City of Houston, Alaska, and from a Wasilla-based equipment company, and then evading taxes on the embezzled profits. According to court documents and statements made in court, from 2015 through 2018, Jess Adams was the Treasurer for the City of Houston, where he was entrusted with boo  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts We reviewed the Department of Education's data on school police and the arrest rates of students of different races in the nation's K-12 schools. Students' race and ethnicity, gender, and disability status mattered when it came to rates of arrest and referrals to police. Specifically, the most recent available data (2017-18) showed that Native Hawaiian/Pacific  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: An articulated tug and barge hit a known underwater rock near Kodiak, Alaska, last year, leading to a grounding that caused $1.4 million in damages, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The tugboat Cingluku and barge Jungjuk were transiting into Shakmanof Cove from Marmot Bay on May 25, 2023, with six crewmembers onboard. The Cingluku and Jungjuk operated togethe  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska. As of today, FEMA and the Alaska Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management have approved $108.8 million to help Alaska communities rebuild infrastructure and public buildings damaged during Typhoon Merbok and reimburse costs incurred by communities to take life-saving emergency measures during and immediately following the storm  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Hailey Staker, 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs An estimated 500 personnel from the U.S., Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain and France kicked off exercise Arctic Defender 24 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base July 8, 2024. Arctic Defender is a German Air Force-led field training exercise where fighter pilots from multiple nations prac  more