JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District awarded a construction contract for the Kenai River Bluffs Erosion Project. Western Marine Construction of Seattle, Washington, will construct a protective rock berm approximately 5,000 feet in length along the north bank of the Kenai River. It will require the placement of about 42,400 c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Fisheries Science Center issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2024: * * * Thirty years of larval fish data prove essential for development of a new approach to enhance stock assessment accuracy. * * * Climate-driven changes in the timing of pollock spawning or migration can affect the timing of when fish aggregate in areas where surveys are conducted to monitor their abundance affecting survey estimat  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Feb. 10 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on February 9, 2024. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This is the third time NORAD detected and tracked Russian aircraft in four   more

PETERSON AFB, Colorado, Feb. 8 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on February 6, 2024. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian activity in the Alaska ADIZ occurs regularly and is not seen as a t  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Feb. 10 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked two Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on February 8, 2024. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This is the second time NORAD detected and tracked Russian aircraft in three  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * Investing in America: President Biden's Affordable Connectivity Program is Delivering in Alaska As of February 2024 High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to do their jobs, participate in school, access health care, and stay connected. The Affordable Connectivity Program, enacted under President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as the largest internet affordability program in ou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Feb. 8, 2024, the nominations of nine individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Sarah Elizabeth Baker, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation, vice John Edward Putnam. * Emily Edenshaw, of Alaska, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2028, vice Dorothy Kosinski, term expired. * Margaret Mary FitzPatrick, of the District of Columbi  more