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Federal Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday July 21, 2024 ( 13 items )  

354th Contracting Squadron Change of Command Ceremony
EIELSON AFB, Alaska, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: The 354th Contracting Squadron had its change of command July 9, 2024 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. U.S. Air Force Maj. Meredith Adams, relinquished command of the 354th Contracting Squadron to Maj. Jessica Zillinger. During the ceremony, Adams was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for her distinguished service during her time with the squadron. * * * Original t  more

Alaska U.S. Attorney: Canadian Man Indicted, Arrested for Nearly 30-Year Social Security Benefit Fraud Scheme
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska issued the following news release: A Canadian man was arrested in Los Angeles on July 8 after a federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging him with stealing over $420,000 of his mother's Social Security benefits in a nearly 30-year complex fraud scheme. According to court documents, beginning in roughly 1995, Ellis Kingsep, aka Ellis King, 77, allegedly created private postal mailbox acco  more

Army Corps of Engineers Awards Contract for Navigation Improvements at Unalaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON -- Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District awarded a construction contract for the Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channels project in the Aleutian Islands. J.E. McAmis Inc. of Chico, California, will dredge a 600-by-600-foot channel with a depth of minus 58 feet at the entrance to Iliuliuk Bay near Unalaska. Currently, a b  more

Army Corps of Engineers Submits Akutan Harbor Report to Congress for Authorization
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District issued the following news release: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON -- Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed the Akutan Harbor Navigational Improvements Chief's Report during a special event in Washington, D.C. This signing progresses the proposed project to Congress for authorization. Located about 763 miles southwest of Ancho  more

Contracts for July 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND Alaska Marine Lines Inc., Seattle, Washington (HTC71124DW001); American President Lines LLC, Arlington, Virginia (HTC71124DW002); American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier LLC, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (HTC71124DW003); Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Florida (HTC71124DW004); Farrell Lines Inc., Norfolk, Virginia (HTC71124DW005); Federated Maritime LLC, Boca Raton, Flor  more

Contracts for July 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND Alaska Marine Lines Inc., Seattle, Washington (HTC71124DW001); American President Lines LLC, Arlington, Virginia (HTC71124DW002); American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier LLC, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (HTC71124DW003); Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Florida (HTC71124DW004); Farrell Lines Inc., Norfolk, Virginia (HTC71124DW005); Federated Maritime LLC, Boca Raton, Flor  more

Corps of Engineers to Host Public Meetings Regarding SM-1A Deactivated Nuclear Power Plant
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Baltimore District issued the following news release: FORT GREELY, Alaska, July 15, 2024 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, will host a series of in-person and virtual public meetings to update and share information on the SM-1A Deactivated Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning and Dismantlement project at Fort Greely, Alaska, this month. Baltimore District staff overseeing the project will review recently comple  more

Eielson AFB Hosts Arctic Defender 24
EIELSON AFB, Alaska, July 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Jarrett Smith, 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Over 500 personnel from the U.S., German, French, Spanish, and Canadian Air Forces as well as the U.S. Marine Corps participated in Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 8-18, 2024. AD24 is a German Air Force-led field training exercise and part of the months-long deployment known as   more

NTSB Issues Final Report on 2023 Fire Aboard Passenger Vessel Stored Ashore in Alaska
WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSres) -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: * * * Report highlights precautions for stray welding current * * * The National Transportation Safety Board Tuesday issued the final report for its investigation of a 2023 fire aboard a passenger vessel last year in Alaska. On Jan. 19, 2023, the small passenger vessel Qualifier 105 was being stored ashore for the winter in the Northern Enterprises Boat Yard in Homer,  more

NTSB Releases Details on Boeing 737 Door Plug Investigative Hearing
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: The National Transportation Safety Board releases additional details on its Aug. 6-7 fact-gathering hearing on its investigation into how and why a door plug departed from a Boeing 737-9 MAX passenger jet during flight. WHAT: Investigative fact-gathering hearing on the Jan. 5 accident that occurred when a left mid exit door plug departed a Boeing 737-9 MAX airplane, operated as Alaska Airlines Fl  more

Spanish Air Force Participates in Arctic Defender 24
EIELSON AFB, Alaska, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: Spanish Air and Space Force soldiers from the 14th Wing perform routine maintenance on Spanish Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons during Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 16, 2024. As part of a months-long deployment in the Indo-Pacific, known as Pacific Skies 24, AD24 is the first stop for the trinational Future Combat Air System of Germany, France an  more

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.9 Million to Support Sustainable Manufacturing in Red Devil, Alaska's Tribal Communities
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million grant to TKC Fish Wheel in Anchorage, Alaska, to support the establishment of a sustainable manufacturing enterprise for the Middle Kuskokwim Tribes. This grant will support construction of a 9,288-square-foot sawmill in Red   more

U.S. Marines Participate in Arctic Defender 24
EIELSON AFB, Alaska, July 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska, July 15 U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet aircraft from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare for take-off during Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 11, 2024. The mission of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) is to provide combat ready, expeditionary aviation forces capable of short notice, world-wide employment in respons  more