WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for research on the seafloor geology and shallow subsurface offshore of southeastern Alaska and western Canada. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $150,000. The agency said the grant was associated with science and technology and other research and development. The funding is open to participating partners of the North and West   more

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: Twelve Soviet-style blue, black and forest flanker-themed F-16 Fighting Falcons took flight from a frigid 20-below-zero airfield in the Alaskan frontier to traverse the Pacific to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to unleash havoc during exercise Cope North 2020 (CN20), Feb 12-28. Operating in the mindset of the enemy, the 18th Aggressor Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, is her  more

AL ASAD AIRBASE, Iraq, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Central Command issued the following news release: Installation security is of the utmost importance in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, enabling Iraqi and coalition forces to maneuver freely and bring the fight to wherever the enemy hides. Soldiers with the Fort Wainwright, Alaska-based 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, are regularly conducting   more

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force (82nd Training Wing) issued the following news: The 372nd Training Squadron's Detachment 25 stood up the first F-35 field training detachment in the Pacific Air Forces command and completed its first F-35 Egress and Low Observable courses on Feb. 5, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. With the first of Eielson's F-35s scheduled to arrive in April, the entire fighter wing has been working to prepare, and a key component of preparation  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management announced that it expects to award up to six cooperative agreements for natural resource management in Alaska. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $285,000 with a ceiling of $20,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to any qualified youth conservation corps established by a state or local government, by t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $200,000 cooperative agreement to the Alaska Geographic Association for professional development for K-12 teachers to integrate knowledge of long-term monitoring, resource management, and stewardship principles into curriculum for students. The agency description of the grant states: "The objectives include - provide teachers a rich, inspirational immersive experience deep ins  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs has issued a proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 24, entitled: "Procedures for Federal Acknowledgment of Alaska Native Entities". The rule was issued by Tara Sweeney, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. * * * This document announces that the Department of the Interior (Department) will be holding an additional public meeting by teleconference, to receive input on the proposed rule that w  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Over 7,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported among Alaska's private industry employers in 2018, resulting in an incidence rate of 3.6 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. (See table A.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Richard Holden noted t  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Fatal work injuries totaled 32 in 2018 for Alaska, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Richard Holden noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Alaska was similar to the previous year. Fatal occupational injuries in the state have ranged from a high of 91 in 1992  more

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: Eielson Air Force Base will be conducting a wing readiness exercise Feb. 24-28, 2020. Please be advised, some facilities and services will be affected during the exercise. Affected services include: * Baker Field House; available to members with 24 hour access * Military Personnel Flight; ID card services * Finance; customer service office will be closed February 26 * Public Affair  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 16-271) on Alaska Plan model: Comments Due: March 26, 2020 Reply Comments Due: April 10, 2020 1. In this Public Notice, as part of our implementation of the Commission's plan to support mobile and fixed service in high-cost areas of Alaska (Alaska Plan), we propose and seek comment on a population distribution methodology for estimating the number  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The Commerce department's National Marine Fisheries Service has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 24, entitled: "Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 620 in the Gulf of Alaska". The rule was issued by Karyl K. Brewster-Geisz, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. * * * NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 620 in the  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 26, entitled: "Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska". The rule was issued by Karyl K. Brewster-Geisz, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. * * * NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 20 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: * * * - The 2013 to 2016 marine heatwave--known as "The Blob"--is the largest warm anomaly ever recorded in the North Pacific. In the Gulf of Alaska, scientists have connected low numbers of Pacific cod larvae, juveniles, and adults to loss of spawning habitat. * * * The 2013 to 2016 marine heatwave--known as "The Blob"--is the largest warm anomaly ever recorded in the North Pa  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 28 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: * * * - Understanding how the environment influences Pacific sand lance growth is crucial for managing this keystone forage fish in a changing climate. * * * What do a variety of marine mammals, seabirds, salmon, and other commercially important fish have in common? They live in the Gulf of Alaska Large Marine Ecosystem. And they eat Pacific sand lance. Sand lance are an impo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release: Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the allocation of $65 million to communities in Alaska, California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and the Yurok Tribe (California) that suffered fishery disasters between 2017 and 2019. "These funds help impacted fisheries recover from recent disasters and make them more resilient to future cha  more

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Twelve Soviet-style blue, black and forest flanker-themed F-16 Fighting Falcons took flight from a frigid 20-below-zero airfield in the Alaskan frontier to traverse the Pacific to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to unleash havoc during exercise Cope North 2020, Feb. 12-28. Operating in the mindset of the enemy, the 18th Aggressor Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, employs adversarial tactics to pr  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Heavily bombarded during a bloody two-week battle in World War II and the subsequent 44-month occupation by the Japanese before being handed over to U.S. forces on Sept. 4, 1945, Wake Atoll has attested to the resiliency of U.S. military members and civilians. Since those historic days, the island has been named a national historic landmark and serves as a trans-Pacific refueling stop for military  more