RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Gorillas from the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, traveled to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to conduct off-station training July 17 Aug. 3, 2024. The objective of this temporary duty was for the F-35A Lightning II Basic-Course students to complete the missionized sortie phase of their capstone. "The B-Course takes student pilots who have completed undergraduate pilot t  more

HOLLOMAN AFB, New Mexico, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Holloman Air Force Base (49th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Nicholas Paczkowski, 49th Wing Public Affairs Over the past two months, Airmen from four different installations have been supporting the 49th Component Maintenance Squadron's fuels and egress flights. There are six Airmen in total that come from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Laughlin AFB, Texas, Eglin AFB, Florida and Eielson AFB, Alaska to support the f  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 8, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Alaska - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * From October 2023 to December 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Alaska were 25,198, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 24,637, the U  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: A Compton man was sentenced today to 127 months in federal prison for leading a Southern California-based drug trafficking organization that shipped kilogram quantities of cocaine to Alaska via commercial flights and U.S. mail. Raul Cisneros Jr., 46, was sentenced by United States District Judge Fernando M. Olguin. Cisneros pleaded guilty May  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Students' "Bucket Trees for Campfire Safety" will help reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires * * * SEATTLE - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, celebrated the 2024 President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) Awards Ceremony, an annual recognition of outstanding youth who are dedicated to environmental stewardship.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Teck Alaska, Incorporated, the operator of Red Dog Mine near Kotzebue, Alaska has agreed to pay $429,794 in penalties for violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act when it treated and stored hazardous waste without a permit between October 1, 2019 and January 15, 2024. As one of the world's largest zinc and lead mi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: The Federal Communications Commission today voted to establish a new alert code to help save missing and endangered persons by delivering critical alert messages to the public over television, radio, and wireless phones. In 2023, more than 188,000 people went missing who fall outside of the criteria for AMBER Alerts. The new alert code adopted today will be particularly beneficial to T  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA Fisheries has selected Jennifer Ferdinand to serve as deputy director for the Alaska Fisheries Science Center. The Alaska Fisheries Science Center provides critical science to support the management of Alaska marine fisheries and conservation of marine protected resources. "We are excited to have Jenn fill this key leadership position for the Center," said Dr. Robert Foy, science and rese  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Unprecedented collaboration between Tribes has generated the largest small business financing consortium in the country. Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the approval of up to $83 million in State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funds for a consortium of 125 Alaska Tribes. Funded by the Biden-Harris Administration's American Rescue Plan (ARP), this investment supports the n  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Secret Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Secret Service, alongside state and local law enforcement partners, conducted a payment card skimming and Electronic Benefit Transfer fraud outreach operation Aug. 1-2 in several Alaskan cities. Personnel from the U.S. Secret Service, Anchorage Police Department, the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Alaska, U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector Gene  more