News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors
100th Missile Defense Brigade Welcomes First Female Commander
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, July 12 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command issued the following news:
By Brooke Nevins, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command
Col. Dani S. Williams became the first female commander of the United States' only missile defense brigade during a change of command ceremony on July 11 at Patriot Park, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
Col. Joseph Paladino relinquished command of the brigade to Williams during the ceremony, with Lt. Gen. Sean
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BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Anchorage Area - June 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Anchorage Area - June 2024":
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Area prices were up 0.2 percent over the past two months, up 2.9 percent from a year ago
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Prices in the Anchorage area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.2 percent for the two months en
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BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, West Region - June 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - June 2024":
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Area prices were down 0.2 percent over the past month, up 2.8 percent from a year ago
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Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), fell 0.2 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor
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Eielson AFB: French Air & Space Force Participate in Arctic Defender 24
EIELSON AFB, Alaska, July 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news:
French Air and Space Force avionic technicians perform routine maintenance on Rafale fighter jets before take-off during Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 9, 2024.
AD24 is a component of Pacific Skies 24, a months-long deployment hosted by the German Air Force.
Germany, France and Spain are partners in the trinational Future Combat Air System, a
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Eielson AFB: German Air Force Kicks Off Arctic Defender 24
EIELSON AFB, Alaska, July 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news:
Airmen assigned to the German Air Force prepare a German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon for take-off during Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 10, 2024.
AD24 is a multilateral training exercise involving the U.S., Germany, France, Spain and Canada to enhance lethality and total force power, increase readiness and deter aggression for a free and open
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Labor Dept.: Biden-Harris Administration Awards Over $244M to Modernize, Diversify, Expand Registered Apprenticeships in Growing Industries
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on July 11, 2024:
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Department of Labor makes largest combined investment in learn-and-earn workforce model
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The Biden-Harris administration is today making the largest combined federal investment in Registered Apprenticeships as the Department of Labor awards more than $244 million through two grant programs to help modernize, diversify and expand the Registe
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NCUA Board Member Otsuka Issues Remarks to 2024 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 12 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following remarks on July 11, 2024, by Board Member Tanya F. Otsuka to the 2024 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Summit:
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I'm sorry I can't be there in person to meet all of you and hear, first-hand, about your commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
As you have heard this week, your hard work and dedication to these principles increases inclusion and lessens barriers to equity and a
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