WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54793) involving Nebraska Division of Radioactive Materials, Pender: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST TRITIUM EXIT SIGN The following was received from the state of Nebraska via email and phone: "Approximately April 2019, a tritium exit sign was thrown away with construction debris while a contractor was cleaning up to remodel from catastrophic flooding in Pender, Nebraska. The sign was discover  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, July 29 -- The U.S. Air Force (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: I often wonder if the essence of innovation is getting lost in the "static" of the daily barrage of media we live with. Innovation happens when someone like you recognizes a better way of doing business and takes action to make that better way reality. Who better to find a better way to do business than the workers doing the job? The subject matter experts doing the job are the best at recognizing a   more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: The 55th Operations Group held a change of command ceremony here July 31, 2020. Col. John Litecky assumed command from outgoing commander Col. Eric Paulson in a ceremony officiated by Col. Gavin Marks, 55th Wing commander. "We're proud to welcome Colonel Litecky back to our family," Marks said, "and eagerly anticipate the future accomplishments that will come under his leadershi  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: National Park Service Regional Director Mike Reynolds announced the selection of Patricia (Patty) Trap as superintendent of the Southeast Utah Group Area National Parks, which includes Arches and Canyonlands national parks and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges national monuments. Since 2012, Trap has served as the Deputy Regional Director for the regional office in Omaha, Nebr  more

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, Louisiana, July 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The 625th Strategic Operations Squadron held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, July 22, benchmarking the installation and operation of the unit's long-awaited Virtual Airborne Processing Trainer. "The new virtual trainer will equip air launch control system (ALCS) operators and trainees with the highest level of training fidelity to carry out survivable nuclear command and   more