Implements Regional Land Study, Helps Realize Benefits Promised Under ANCSA Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) and U.S. Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK) introduced the Chugach Alaska Land Exchange and Oil Spill Recovery Act to direct a land exchange between the federal government and Chugach Alaska Corporation (Chugach). This exchange would resolve […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska. – A Disaster Recovery Center opened on April 8th in Wrangell to assist residents who were affected by the November 20th landslides. The Center is a temporary facility established to help survivors navigate through the assistance programs available to them. Location: The Nolan Center […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to an overturned vessel near Chichagof Island, Tuesday evening, and recovered three survivors and located two deceased individuals. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew from Air Station Sitka launched to respond arrived on scene at 5:15 p.m., and recovered the three people from the water at 5:50 […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — On Friday the Coast Guard recovered the downed MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter that crashed on Read Island on Nov. 13th during a rescue mission. The four aircrew members involved in the crash were medevaced to Seattle and brought to Harborview Medical Center and have since been released. Efforts to retrieve the aircraft included the Coast Guard, […]