WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard conducts post-storm assessments, cleanup operations in western Alaska * ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Coast Guard is conducting post-storm assessments and cleanup operations in Western Alaska where communities have been impacted by severe flooding from Ex-Typhoon Halong. "The Coast Guard continues to support local, state and federal disaster recovery efforts by conducti  more