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News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors Newsletter for Saturday August 23, 2025 ( 3 items )  

35th CES Replaces Aircraft Arresting Systems
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * 35th CES Replaces Aircraft Arresting Systems * MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - Power production Airmen assigned to the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) completed the replacement of Misawa Air Base, Japan's aircraft arresting systems on Aug. 20, 2025, marking a critical step in sustaining the wing's ability to launch and recover fighter aircraft safely in the Indo-Pacific region.   more

SITREP on improving Coast Guard housing, CDCs and other facilities
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * SITREP on improving Coast Guard housing, CDCs and other facilities * The Coast Guard is constantly evolving, and so are the infrastructure needs that support our vital missions. Earlier this month, the Coast Guard commissioned the Nemetz Family Housing Kodiak, Alaska. That's just one of many projects happening on the shore infrastructure front. Get ready for an inside look at the work  more

This Week in DOD: Raid Takes Out Senior ISIS Member; 2 Weeks Into Safer D.C.; Interagency Fitness Challenge
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * This Week in DOD: Raid Takes Out Senior ISIS Member; 2 Weeks Into Safer D.C.; Interagency Fitness Challenge * This week, American military forces scored another win in the fight against ISIS. In northern Syria, U.S. Central Command forces conducted a successful raid that killed a senior ISIS member who planned attacks in Syria as well as Iraq and who was a key organization financier. "He had relationsh  more