FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 29 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - On March 21, 2024, a significant event unfolded at the Morale Welfare and Recreation theater when the 3rd Medical Command Forward underwent a change of command ceremony. This tradition-laden event not only marked a transition in leadership but also showcased the rich heritage and honor of the unit. Col. Thomas McMahan, outgoing commander, 3rd Medical Comma  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has enrolled 401,006 Veterans in VA health care over the past 365 days -- 30% more than the 307,831 it enrolled the previous year. This is the most yearly enrollees in at least the past five years at VA, and nearly a 50% increase over pandemic-level enrollment in 2020. The number of new enrollees increased in all 50 states yea  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 30 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined efforts to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. As part of a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general, Attorney General Mayes filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in Idaho v. U.S. and Moyle v. U.S., urging the court to maintain a preliminary injunction that required Idaho hosp  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 29 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - The U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division held its Command Sergeant Major Symposium March 22-24 here at division headquarters. Command Sgt. Maj. Subretta Pompey, 99th RD command sergeant major, hosted the three-day event for senior enlisted Army Reserve leaders throughout the 99th's 13-state region. "When I'm out in the field and I'  more

BUXTON, North Carolina, March 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has completed its Summary Report of site visits occurring from September 2023 through February 2024 on a section of shoreline in Buxton, N.C., at the former U.S. Navy facility. The Army Corps of Engineers Summary Report recommends continued coordination with the National Parks Service to study what storm, tide, and wave c  more

DYESS AFB, Texas, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Dyess Air Force Base (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Alondra Cristobal Hernandez, 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs The 317th Airlift Wing participated in Exercise Storm Flag 24-05, a 14-day joint-credited exercise, focusing on cargo and personnel delivery at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Alexandria International Airfield and Fort Johnson, Louisiana, from March 3-16, 2024. The exercise was strategically crafted t  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. - United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers in the Raleigh office initiated an investigation that led to the indictment of a convicted child molester. On March 20, 2024, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Robert Davis, a 67-year-old naturalized citizen of the Unit  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 30 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of today a coalition of 24 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States urging the court to protect access to emergency abortion care in Idaho, consistent with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). In the brief (https://illino  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 29 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: HOHENFELS, Germany - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the Medical Support Unit - Europe, 7th Mission Support Command, integrate with the 30th Medical Brigade and the German Forces Joint Medical Service to conduct medical training and strengthen interoperability during Exercise Allied Spirit in Hohenfels, Germany, March 14, 2024. This multinational training exercise gathered medic  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 30 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein filed a friend-of-the-court brief that seeks to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. Attorney General Stein and a coalition of 24 attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court in two consolidated cases to uphold a preliminary injunction that requires Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortion care under the fe  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 29 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today honored Nash County Major Miste Strickland with the Attorney General's Dogwood award for her 28-year career with the Nash County Sheriff's Office. Major Strickland is retiring this week as the first female major in the history of the office. "The people of Nash County are better off for Major Strickland's service and good work ov  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 29 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he reached a $2,100,000 settlement to resolve allegations that Mako Medical Laboratories, LLC submitted false claims to the North Carolina Medicaid program. Mako is headquartered in Raleigh and operates a clinical laboratory performing, among other things, urine drug testing ("UDT"). "Labs that receive Medicaid fun  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 30 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today led a coalition of eight attorneys general asking the court to take stronger action against John Caldwell Spiller, II after Spiller violated permanent robocall and telemarketing bans. "This defendant has repeatedly violated the court's order and continued to make harmful scam calls," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "This must e  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: A Gastonia, N.C., woman pleaded guilty today to wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining $125,317 in COVID-19 pandemic relief loans, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Kelly Bree Mosley, 48, entered her guilty plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan C. Rodriguez. Robert M. DeWitt, Speci  more

NEW YORK, March 30 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: New York State Attorney General Letitia James today spearheaded efforts to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. Co-leading a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Attorney General James filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/amicus-cur  more

MONTEREY, California, March 30 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: North Carolina National Guard Adjutant General Todd Hunt, a graduate of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security's Executive Leaders Program, is helping drive a unique cybersecurity initiative that combines federal, state, and local partners. Major Gen. Hunt (ELP cohort 1701) oversees the North Carolina Joint Cyber Security Task Force (JCTF), which includes  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today the availability and individual state allocations of approximately $811 million in funding to states, territories, and native entities to empower individuals and communities with the tools, skills, and opportunities to  more

NEW YORK, March 30 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on March 29, 2024, at a campaign event: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) You're incredible. You're -- really, you're incredible. (Applause.) Folks, please -- please have a seat. Sit down. I'm not going to take much of your time. I came to say thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. You know, one of -- a couple of us have been doing this more than a year or two. (Laughter.) I don't ever r  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 29 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: POZNAN, Poland - Staff Sgt. Erma Norried found new avenues and opportunities that were only made available after enlisting in the Army. One such path brought her to Poznan, Poland, where she currently supports the 415th Civil Affairs Battalion as a rotational force. Civil affairs plays a critical role in V Corps' mission in engaging and partnering with local communities, increasi  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 29 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT IRWIN, Calif. - A dark, empty conference room at Fort Irwin's National Training Center suddenly illuminates as Brig. Gen. John Stanley, deputy commanding general, 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command, enters and calls on all Soldiers wearing the 75th patch to huddle around him and his command staff. "Project Convergence is our culminating event," Stanley said to the han  more