SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Alaska Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- June 2025 * Alaska had 18,000 job openings in June 2025, compared to 15,000 openings in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Alaska was 5.0 percent in June and 4.3 perc  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 21 (TNSjou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Rare glimpse of a quieter ocean New research explores the impact of reduced shipping on Pacific Ocean soundscapes * The dramatic disruption of commerce and trade caused by the COVID-19 pandemic presented scientists with an unanticipated opportunity to study the decrease of human-generated noise and its impact on ocean soundscapes. An analysis of passive acoustic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: * * * Northern Edge 2025 kicks off across Alaska NE25 is an exercise led by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command that serves as a platform for joint, multi-domain operations to deliver high-end, realistic warfighter training, strengthen joint interoperability, and sharpen the air and sea-based combat readiness of U.S. and participating forces. "Northern Edge 2025 brings together multi-domain capabilities in hig  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: * * * Northern Edge 2025 Kicks Off Across Alaska By Air Force Staff Sgt. Dustin Braaten More than 6,400 service members, 100 aircraft and seven U.S. and Canadian vessels are participating in Northern Edge 2025, a joint field-training exercise taking place at various locations in and around Alaska. The exercise, led by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, serves as a platform for joint, multidoma  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Sharpening the Arctic Edge * Training in the Arctic means braving freezing winds, icy seas and rugged terrain. But for soldiers assigned to the 3rd Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) it's just another day in the life. A joint force team of soldiers, Marines, airmen and Coast Guardsmen traveled to Anchorage, Alaska, to complete training in some of the world's harshest conditions from July 31 to August  more