Saturday - June 20, 2026

News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors

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Army Environmental Command: Deactivating a Floating Nuclear Power Plant is Just One of the Unique Challenges
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, June 4 -- The U.S. Army Environmental Command issued the following news: By Thomas Milligan The copious amount of regulation, numerous oversight agencies and authorities, and very real public concern about nuclear power safety make the work of the Deactivated Nuclear Power Plant Program (DNPPP) team among the most challenging in the environmental industry. For the skill, precision, and collaboration shown and for the focus on safely dealing with decommission  more
Eielson AFB: 35th Fighter Squadron F-16s Participate in Red Flag-Alaska 24-2
EIELSON AFB, Alaska, June 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: U.S. Air Force service members from the 35th Fighter Squadron and 35th Fighter Generation Squadron prepare F-16 Fighting Falcons for take off during Red Flag Alaska 24-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 31, 2024. The 35th Fighter Squadron from Kunsan Air Base is one of the two fighter squadrons assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing, who is participating in Red Flag-Alaska 2  more
Eielson AFB: Red Flag-Alaska 24-2 Begins, Enhancing Joint, Combined Interoperability
EIELSON AFB, Alaska, June 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: Red Flag-Alaska 24-2 is scheduled to begin May 30 and run through June 14, 2024. The Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise will conduct primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex with aircraft based at Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Approximately 3100 service members are expected to fly, maintain and support mo  more
N.D. Gov. Burgum, Fellow GOP Governors Unveil Plan to Unleash American Energy, Send Letter Urging Biden to Act
CHALMETTE, Louisiana, June 4 (TNSres) -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on June 3, 2024: Gov. Doug Burgum today joined 19 fellow Republican governors in sending a letter to President Biden urging his administration to unleash American energy and end the regulatory overreach that's restricting domestic production. Burgum and eight GOP governors announced the letter and outlined their concerns and requests of the Biden administration during a press conference at PBF   more
Okla. A.G. Drummond Defends American Firearms Manufacturers From Mexican Government's Legal Attack
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 4 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a coalition of 27 state attorneys general are defending American firearms manufacturers from the Mexican government's attempt to hold the companies liable for gun violence in Mexico. If a lower court's ruling is allowed to stand, Americans' Second Amendment rights could be threatened. In a petition filed last week, Drummond asked the US. Supreme  more
S.D. Gov. Noem and Colleagues Push Back on Biden's Government Overreach
PIERRE, South Dakota, June 4 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem and 23 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden opposing proposed amendments to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Internal Health Regulations (IHR) and a new pandemic treaty. "South Dakota came out of the pandemic with the strongest economy in America, not because we listened to the World Health Organization - but because we trusted our people  more