EIELSON AFB, Alaska, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: The 353rd Combat Training Squadron plays a crucial role in bringing together participants from across the Indo-Pacific region to train, collaborate, and maintain operational readiness. During Red Flag Alaska 24-3, we're not just practicing maneuvers, we're strengthening our ties with partners and allies, ensuring that we continue preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts The United States, by virtue of Alaska, is an Arctic nation. The Coast Guard has assessed evolving risks in the region--including geopolitical tensions and climate change--and has taken steps to manage them. For example, it deployed ships to the area and participates in training exercises. But it hasn't always spent as much time as it planned for these activi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 2023-CGD-011) on July 18, 2024, entitled "Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Grants Awarded to the State of Alaska by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service." Here are excerpts: * * * Memorandum To: Martha Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service From: Melanie Sorenson, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audits Subject: Final Audit Report - Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Grants Awar  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Aug. 13 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news: Written by Adam Goodman NGA geodetic earth scientists Alicia Metzger and James Beale know firsthand what an important role the agency can play in the Arctic. Metzger and Beale in August 2021 joined other scientists doing research aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy while it traveled from Alaska to Greenland via the ice-locked Northwest Passage through the Arctic Ocean. As the Healy br  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA and the State of Alaska released the Summary Report for the Alaska Aquaculture Opportunity Area Spatial Planning Workshops. The first workshop took place on February 26, 2024, in Anchorage. The second was held on March 26 and 27, 2024, in Juneau. Front Cover of the Summary Report for Alaska AOA Spatial Planning Workshops. Credit: NOAA Fisheries. The workshops fostered extensive informa  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii Red Flag-Alaska 24-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, is scheduled to begin Aug. 15, with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and is scheduled to run through Aug. 30. Red Flag-Alaska is designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment. Approximately 1800 servic  more