ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska posted the following news release on Feb. 6, 2023: The Department of Justice on Friday unsealed a January indictment charging two Anchorage women with conspiracy, fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering for perpetrating a lengthy scheme to steal identities and defraud elderly victims and Habitat for Humanity. According to court documents, Valerie Calip and Jennifer Haydu are accused of defrau  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: By Tommy Crosby, 81st Readiness Division More than 25 U.S. Army medical providers from across the country, Alaska, and Germany traveled to Fort Jackson this week to attend a three-day medical training seminar hosted by the 81st Readiness Division (RD). Focused on the standards of medical fitness for Soldiers and medical preparation for deployable Army Units, the intent of the training seminar is to in  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Alaska State Office issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: The Bureau of Land Management published a public land order (PLO) today extending by 20 years the withdrawal for the Russian River and Upper Russian River Lake Recreation Corridor near Cooper Landing, Alaska. The extension affects approximately 2,998 acres of National Forest System lands within the Chugach National Forest to pro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on Feb. 10, 2023: By Jim Garamone, DOD News An Air Force F-22 shot down a "high-altitude object" off the Northern coast of Alaska that posed a threat to civilian airliners, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said today. The North American Aerospace Defense Command detected the object Feb. 9 using ground radar and sent aircraft to identify the object. The pilots ascertained the object was unman  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Jose Miguel T. Tamondong, 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs In line with the Department of Defense's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility strategic plan, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, officially stood up its own DEIA program at the beginning of the year. As its chief, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Marlon Woodson will lead initiatives promoting a cu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs today announced new policy guidance to clarify the criteria and procedures for evaluating petitions for organization under the Alaska Indian Reorganization Act. "The Department of the Interior is committed to protecting and strengthening Tribal sovereignty and upholding the federal government's treaty   more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Senior Airman Jose Miguel T. Tamondong, 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs In line with the Department of Defense's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility strategic plan, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, officially stood up its own DEIA program at the beginning of the year. As its chief, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Marlon Woodson will lead initiatives promoting a culture of diversity and inclusion b  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Moises Vasquez, JBER Public Affairs The 673d Logistics Readiness Group and the 673d Medical Group band together to commemorate the grand opening of a tunnel connecting three critical warehouses on JBER, February 3, 2023. The $5.2 million project was designed to ease the warehousing and distribution of assets between the 673d LRG and the 673d MDG, but the project came w  more

FORT GREELY, Alaska, Feb. 9 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command issued the following news: By Ronald Bailey, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's senior leader visited Fort Greely, Jan. 31-Feb. 1, to engage with the 49th Missile Defense Battalion and garrison Soldiers, civilians, and families on vital quality-of-life issues at the remote outpost. As the USASMDC commanding general, Lt. Gen. Daniel L. Karbler made his third offi  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service's unit - Alaska Region - issued the following news release: A new agreement between the USDA Forest Service's Alaska Region and the National Forest Foundation is expected to support local jobs and add to the economies of communities in or near Alaska's two national forests. The Foundation will add up to $3.7 million to the already $13.9 million received by the Forest Service from the Bipartisan Infrastructure   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Feb. 9, 2023: * * * President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is Delivering in Alaska As of February 2023 The Biden-Harris Administration has hit the ground running to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and it is already delivering results for the people of Alaska. To date, $3.3 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been announced and is headed to Alaska with over 601 specific pro  more