WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * AFMAO embodies 'No Airman left behind' - Operation Colony Glacier 2025 * ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AFNS) -- Forty miles from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, and accessible only by helicopter, U.S. Air Force Capt. Travis Lockwood stands on Colony Glacier. Before him lies a wide, unforgiving landscape scattered with debris from a long-ago tragedy that has become a mission of recovery and reunion, 73 years later.  Colony Gla more PR

SEATTLE, July 3 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines statement on the passage of the reconciliation bill * Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines thank Congress for authorizing $12.5 billion to invest in crucial air traffic control infrastructure. This down payment recognizes the decades-long need for investment and is a first step in modernizing how we use U.S. air space f more PR

SEATTLE, July 3 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Airlines introduces fresh summer menu, perfect for your next adventure * Alaska Airlines is rolling out a fresh, locally sourced summer menu in First Class and Main Cabin, featuring vibrant West Coast flavors like Sweet Potato Hash Benedict, Lemon Pesto Gnocchi and a new Sweet Chili Chicken Wrap. Alaska's industry-leading pre-order program offers gue more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Alaska's REPUBLICAN Senate Majority Leader Slams Medicaid Cuts in Begich's Big, Ugly Bill * As a second vote on the Big, Ugly Bill approaches in the House, Alaska's Republican Senate Majority Leader Cathy Giessel slammed the GOP Tax Scam. This comes after Republican and Independent lawmakers of the Alaskan state legislature, including Giessel, have warned against the devastating imp more PR

WASHINGTON, July 4 [Category: Energy] -- The American Petroleum Institute posted the following news release: * * * API Congratulates President Trump and Congress on Pro-Growth Tax Bill * American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers issued the following statement ahead of President Trump's signing of the 2025 tax reconciliation bill:  "This is the most important energy bill in a generation. President Trump has delivered on his promise to unleash American energy by unloc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard District 17 renamed to U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District * JUNEAU, Alaska -- The U.S. Coast Guard today announced the renaming of its operational districts from numerical to geographic designations, a key initiative under Force Design 2028 (FD2028). Within this Service-wide renaming initiative, Coast Guard District 17 will now be known as U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Dist more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Begich Statement of Final Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 2, 2025 - Today, Congressman Nick Begich released the following statement after the final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Today, Congress finalized one of the most consequential legislative efforts in decades by passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. For Alaska, this is a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: Republican Senators Face Backlash at Home After Voting to Slash Medicaid and Spike Costs * Senate Republicans are facing backlash in their home states for jamming through their toxic plan to gut Medicaid, shutter rural hospitals, and spike costs for families. From North Carolina to Maine, Michigan to Iowa, Georgia to Alaska and beyond, news coverage highlights the devast more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 26 -- The Online Lenders Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Online Lenders Alliance Statement on Alaska Governor's Veto of 36 Percent Rate Cap Legislation ARLINGTON, Va. (June 26, 2025)--After Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed the state's SB39, legislation that would impose new restrictions on credit that would restrict access for Alaskan households and small businesses, Online Lenders Alliance Chief Executive Officer Andrew Duke issued the followin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Tokuda, Begich Seek Fair Medicare Reimbursements for Hawai`i and Alaska * Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Jill Tokuda (D-HI-02) and Nick Begich (R-AK) introduced two bills to address Medicare underpayments for rural hospitals in Hawai`i and Alaska: the Save our Lone Emergency Services (SOLES) Act and the Ensuring Outpatient Quality for Rural States Act. These bills seek to ensure Me more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Republican and Independent Lawmakers Agree: "Alaska Cannot Survive" Big, Ugly Bill * "This is not about partisanship...our focus is squarely on the survival of the people we represent." In a scathing New York Times op-ed, Republican and Independent lawmakers from the Alaskan House of Representatives and State Senate came together to outline the devastating truth about what Nick B more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * RFA 25-2: US, allied forces advance joint training, strengthen readiness * EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFNS) -- Red Flag-Alaska 25-2, a Pacific Air Forces -directed field training exercise, concluded June 27 after two weeks of multinational flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. RFA 25-2 was h osted at Eielson Air Force Base with primary operations based out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * Senate OKs expanded oil and gas development in Arctic * ANCHORAGE, ALASKA (July 1, 2025) - The U.S. Senate today passed its version of a budget reconciliation bill that poses a grave threat to America's Arctic by mandating at least four oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and at least five lease sales in the Western Arctic's National Petroleum Reserve-Alask more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * Senate passes massive fossil fuel giveaway * Washington D.C. \-- A budget reconciliation bill was passed by the Senate riddled with reckless proposals that would force oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and in the Western Arctic's National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, and would give industry unfettered access to over 200 million acres of public lands ; sharply re more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Shapes "One Big Beautiful Bill" to Unleash Alaska's Economy, Create Good-Paying Jobs, Provide Historic Tax Cuts for Working Families, and Strengthen Health Care * WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today voted to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025. This transformative legislation includes numerous provisions to unleash Alaska's extraordinary resource potential, deliver more PR

SEATTLE, June 30 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Together we soar: Celebrating Pride with communities across our network * Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines has kicked off Pride celebrations alongside communities across our network, featuring dance parties with live DJs and special appearances by Paju Munro and Jada Slayy. Want to join the fun? Our Pride festivities will continue throughout the year more PR

SEATTLE, July 2 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Unlock Seattle to Seoul: A dream journey to remember * Bid now for a once-in-a-lifetime Seattle-to-Seoul experience, including an exclusive itinerary wrapped in luxury, culture and convenience. Whether it's VIP concerts, thrilling sports moments, gourmet getaways, or immersive cultural journeys, Mileage Plan(tm) Unlocked opens the door to unforgettable exp more PR