ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following letter on April 15, 2024: Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin released his latest letter to Airmen, following up on his previous letter: Fellow Airmen, When I took my position six months ago, I made a call to all Airmen to Follow Through on efforts underway to prepare the Air Force to face an increasingly complex security environment. It is no coincidence that many of the initiatives are aligned with the Depart  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Beth Reece The road to rock bottom was 17 years long for former soldier Dana Bandish. Pain from sexual trauma infected her heart and soul, but it took walking into a homeless shelter as a single mom with two young girls for the dam of her pent-up emotions to burst - for her to admit she needed help. "It wasn't an easy thing to do, because my wounds had really festered an  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 16 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Amy Perry, DLA Aviation Public Affairs To improve communication among Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and some of its Air Force customers, the B-2 Weapon System Program Manager from the Customer Operations Directorate hosted a two-day product support summit March 12-13 at Defense Supply Center Richmond. The gathering - the first of its kind in at least 20 years for the platform - showed the Air Force cu  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Amy Perry, DLA Aviation Public Affairs To improve communication among Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and some of its Air Force customers, the B-2 Weapon System Program Manager from the Customer Operations Directorate hosted a two-day product support summit March 12-13 at Defense Supply Center Richmond. The gathering - the first of its kind in at least 20 years for the platform - showed th  more

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Virginia, April 16 -- The U.S. Air Force's Joint Base Langley-Eustis issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Adisen Smith, 633d Air Base Wing Public Affairs Since 2015, Joint Base Langley-Eustis has been granted $449.6 million in military construction funds to build new facilities and modernize the older infrastructure on base. The projects include the renovation of old dormitories, and the construction of the new F-22A Raptor Training Support Squadron facilit  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: In our democracy, elections are quite common, and with a presidential election this year, we can expect many opportunities for citizens to participate in the democratic process. With this in mind, it is important to be aware of specific guidelines that apply to service members and federal employees on acceptable behavior. Military personnel and civilian employees are encouraged to carry out their obligations of citi  more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, April 16 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) returned home to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, April 11, following Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO's largest exercise in decades. Gunston Hall is one of the 50 NATO naval assets, 80 air platforms, 1,100 combat vehicles and 90,000 forces that participated in Steadfast Defender 2024. This year marks the 75th anniver  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: A federal jury convicted three Virginia men today for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy and an incident that led to the deaths of two victims. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Cortney Allen Conley, aka KO and Allen Conley, 35, of Virginia Beach, managed a large-scale, interstate drug trafficking organizati  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 16 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Tucked behind a blue door at the Virginia Army National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility is the organization's avionics section. There, a small group of full-time Soldiers work to troubleshoot, diagnose and repair avionic components and wiring on a fleet of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. "It's not black and white, you've got to t  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 16 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Maj. Gen. Bryan E. Salmon has been selected to serve as the United States Air Force Special Assistant to the Director of the Air National Guard at National Guard Bureau in Arlington, Virginia, according to an announcement made April 9, 2024, by Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the Adjutant General of Virginia. Brig. Gen. Christopher Batterton has been selecte  more