JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently introduced a new tool to help installations collect, manage and use civil engineering data more efficiently. The tool - a custom-designed mobile tab for the NexGen IT system - gives civil engineer field technicians a user-friendly option for accessing, logging and updating work task information directly f  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Shannon Carabajal, AFIMSC Public Affairs The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently introduced a new tool to help installations collect, manage and use civil engineering data more efficiently. The tool - a custom-designed mobile tab for the NexGen IT system - gives civil engineer field technicians a user-friendly option for accessing, logging and updat  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By London Prince and Elliott Moses, AFIMSC Public Affairs Three Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center members won top honors during the Air Force Materiel Command Annual Excellence Awards Banquet held April 17 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Master Sgt. Genevieve Villela was named Senior NCO of the Year, Maj. Matthew Bogan was named Fi  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Debbie Aragon, AFIMSC Public Affairs The Air Force Security Forces Center is continuing its efforts to arm Defenders with the technology and equipment they need to better protect people and resources across the Department of the Air Force. With a mission of training, equipping and managing program execution for the Air Force security forces enterprise ac  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: In this week's look around the Air Force, senior leaders testify to a Senate subcommittee about the fiscal year 2025 budget, and a new Mental Health Overview outlines resources for Airmen and Guardians. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Kahdija Slaughter) *** Original text here: https://www.jbsa.mil/News/News/Article/3750253/around-the-air-force-budget-2025-te  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center hosted its third annual event to celebrate National Biomechanics Day on April 3. National Biomechanics Day is a worldwide celebration of biomechanics - the study of forces acting on and generated within the body. Participating biomechanics laboratories use the day to facilitate student outrea  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year in the United States, more than 46,700 new cases of cancer are found in parts of the body where human papillomavirus is often found. HPV causes about 37,000 of these cancers. Research has found that it can take 5 to 10 years for HPV-infected cells to develop into precancers and a  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 23 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee today passed a bill sponsored by Representatives Leslie Herod and Naquetta Ricks that would expand hairstyle discrimination protections under the CROWN Act of 2020 to include hair length. HB24-1451 passed by a vote of 7-3. "I proudly passed the CROWN Act in 2020 to protect Coloradans' right to express their identity and culture through the  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Mollie Miller, AFIMSC Public Affairs The Department of the Air Force took top honors for its commitment to environmental stewardship in five of nine categories during the 62nd Annual Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards Competition April 22. Teams and individuals from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Eglin AFB, Florida, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Minot AFB  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By pursuing integrated deterrence, including cyber, the Defense Department continues to be ready to fight and win the nation's wars, said Ashley Manning, who testified on April 10 before the House Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation regarding the fiscal year 2025 budget request for cyber. Manning is performing the duties   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Defense Department is taking steps to ensure military spouses can continue to thrive in their own careers while accompanying service members on overseas assignments. A new memorandum of agreement signed April 17 by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma will stream  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force observes Earth Day, Every Day because safeguarding our environment is crucial to sustaining readiness and accomplishing our mission. Increasingly frequent and severe storms, droughts, fires, and sea level rise threaten the resilience and readiness of our installations, infrastructure, and personnel. We're Defending the  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 23 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Rebecca Ward Student engineering teams from Princeton, Washington College and the University of Alabama have won first place in their respective events at the "Promoting Electric Propulsion" (PEP) boat races, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE). In just six years, this electric boat-building competition has grown from a   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Mollie Miller, AFIMSC Public Affairs The Department of the Air Force took top honors for its commitment to environmental stewardship in five of nine categories during the 62nd Annual Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards Competition April 22. Teams and individuals from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Eglin AFB, Florida, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Minot AFB  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 23 -- The Indianapolis International Airport issued the following news release: Frontier Airlines is launching its newest nonstop flight this afternoon out of the Indianapolis International Airport (IND), heading to Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW). This new nonstop flight gives Indy travelers more options for reaching the North Texas area. The new nonstop flight will operate four times a week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, now bookable through early 2025. "This  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Soldiers volunteered to teach skills to more than 600 scouts during the annual Council Wide Campout for the Alamo Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America that took place March 1-3, 2024. Nearly 70 Soldiers, including MEDCoE instructors in the Combat Medic Specialist Training Program at the Medical Education a  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: It's Mission Monday! Meet John Richbourg, funds management specialist with the Air Force Services Center's Cash Reconciliation Shared Services Center. He and his team are responsible for balancing accounts for an assigned group of major commands throughout the Department of the Air Force's global network. They also isolate, research and collaborate   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 23 (TNSres) -- The National Science Board issued the following news: Globally, knowledge- and technology-intensive industries (KTI) produced $11.1 trillion in value added in 2022, with the United States and China leading the world as the top producers ($3.0 trillion and $2.9 trillion, respectively), each representing over a quarter of global KTI value added. The United States continues to lead in KTI services industries output, reaching a global value added share of 4  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 23 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: New multi-engine training system brings modernized training, prepares pilots for advanced aircraft in fleet The U.S. Navy received the first two operational T-54A multi-engine training system aircraft last week at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. The T-54A will replace the aging T-44C Pegasus aircraft, which will begin sundown within six months. The T-54A features a pressurized   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 23 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Drummond is urging the United States Supreme Court to consider a case that could dramatically limit the immunity that shields Big Tech companies from civil lawsuits. The case, styled as Doe v Snap, involves a young man seeking to hold Snapchat accountable for its role in his being a victim of sexual abuse. The social media platform has so far been able to use Sec  more

YORK, Pennsylvania, April 23 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro joined Department of General Services (DGS) Secretary Reggie McNeil, Constellation President & CEO Joseph Dominguez, and Lightsource bp Senior Vice President Alyssa Edwards to unveil the Commonwealth's renewable energy initiative, the Pennsylvania Project to Utilize Light and Solar Energy (PA PULSE). By next year, Pennsylvania will get 50 percent o  more

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pennsylvania, April 23 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: By Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig, Joint Force Headquarters - Pennsylvania National Guard U.S. Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard's 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team recently deployed to Africa to support Special Operations Command Africa. Task Force Iroquois teams include nine Soldiers going to Somalia in the Horn o  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, April 23 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on April 22, 2024, to commemorate Earth Day: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Thank you, Za'Nyia, for sharing your story that embodies the spirit of Earth Day. On this day 54 years ago, with literally toxic rivers burning, air filled with pollution, millions of Americans from every age and background rallied together to stand for our environment and for future generations. I got to know Sena  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 23 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: By Marisa Conner Millions of retirees, military family members and Veterans with service-connected disabilities have access to a range of wellness services through their Army & Air Force Exchange Service benefit. The Exchange offers vital wellness services such as dental, optometry and chiropractic care, as well as nutrition centers and durable medical equipment stores, right on military ins  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 23 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached an agreement with Seattle Children's Hospital in which the institution will abandon all attempts to do business in Texas. Seattle Children's appears to provide "gender transition" interventions to Texas children at its Seattle, Washington facility. When Texas children depart its facility, Seattle Children's appears to transmit prescriptions for hormone di  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today announced a $34 million project to build a behavioral health campus in Uvalde dedicated to providing on-site care to children and adults experiencing mental health crises in 32 counties in the surrounding area. The new behavioral health campus is expected to open in summer 2025, with construction slated to begin this summer. "Our communities--urban and rural--ar  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: The owner of a Houston-area mental health clinic has been sentenced for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Gwendolyn Gibbs, 72, pleaded guilty Dec. 3, 2021. U.S. District Judge Charles R. Eskridge has now ordered Gibbs to serve 84 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by three years of supervised release  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity conducted a customer test of the Advanced Medium Power Source (AMMPS) 120kW Microgrid System at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, March 19-21. Aligned under the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, MTEAC is the only independent operational test and e  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release: The National Gallery of Art has received 166 19th- and 20th-century photographs from the UBS Art Collection--the largest gift from UBS to a museum to date. The group of photographs was assembled in the 1990s by John Szarkowski, a photographer, curator, and former director of the department of photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The gift adds important photographs made by a diverse group of ar  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a background news call on April 22, 2024, by senior administration officials on President Biden's actions to mark Earth Day: * * * MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining today's press call previewing new actions President Biden will announce on Earth Day and to highlight the Biden-Harris administration's historic progress in tackling the climate crisis and conserving our nation's lands and waters  more