MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, April 23 -- Air University issued the following news: By Billy Blankenship, Air University Public Affairs Air University welcomed Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, Koku-Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) Chief of Staff, during the 2024 International Honor Roll event, at Maxwell Air Force Base, 17-20 April, 2024. Uchikura was inducted into the International Honor Roll, a Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force sponsored program, as a graduate o  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: When Civil Air Patrol's Board of Governors convenes April 23 in New York, two new board members will be attending -- retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kirk S. Pierce and retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Christopher S. Walker. The 11-member Board of Governors is Civil Air Patrol's top governing body. It consists of four Air Force appointees, three members appointed jointly by the secretary of the Air Forc  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

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Increasingly, climate change and environmental hazards threaten the health of people in the United States and around the world. HHS and the entire Biden-Harris Administration have mobilized to address these challenges in the most vulnerable communities, to build resilience in healthcare systems and to accelerate decarbonization of the healthcare sector. In addition to other new announcem  more

GREENVILLE, Kentucky, April 23 -- The Tennessee Military Department issued the following news release: A Maryville native and Soldier with the Tennessee National Guard, Spc. Noah Green, has been named Region III's Best Warrior following a competition held from April 14-19, in Kentucky. Green competed against nine other Guardsmen, representing the best from Region III's states and territories. These Soldiers represented Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Car  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- NASA issued the following news release: New space technology ideas emerge every day from innovators across the country, and NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program on Monday selected more than 100 projects for funding. This program offers small businesses in the United States early-stage funding and support to advance the agency's goals of exploring the unknown in air and space while returning benefits to Earth. Specifically, NASA's SBIR program awarded  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