JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Approximately 20 Guardsmen from the Alaska National Guard’s Joint Staff are scheduled to conduct training in Kotzebue, Feb. 21-24, 2023. The event will demonstrate the unit’s ability to deploy and operate in an austere and remote cold-weather environment. Performing missions in the Arctic challenges Guardsmen to employ field-craft skills, like […]
Anchorage, AK – Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT) conducted independent water quality testing in 2022 that showed PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) contamination in Anchorage lakes as well as in Ship Creek. These results show contamination in lakes used for swimming and fishing. The results also show contamination in Ship Creek downstream from Joint Base […]
(Juneau) – Tuesday Governor Mike Dunleavy issued Administrative Order 343 to address unprecedented workforce shortages in state jobs by removing the requirement of a four-year college degree for most state jobs. “The State of Alaska is not immune from the nationwide labor shortage,” said Governor Mike Dunleavy. “Today people can gain knowledge, skills and […]
“We reject pouring our dollars into outdated ships, malfunctioning planes, or record-breaking contractor CEO salaries while everyday people remain hungry, unhoused, in need of adequate healthcare, or seeking a living wage.” In response to reports that the Biden administration may propose the highest level of military spending in U.S. history for fiscal year 2024, a […]