DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: A fleet of hail-damaged T-1A Jayhawk trainers are now back in the air thanks to a unique repair and maintenance mission performed by the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The group took on repair for 10 of the aircraft after 39 of them sustained severe hail damage when a storm swept through Laughlin AFB, Texas, one of several bases where the Jayhawk   more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: A fleet of hail-damaged T-1A Jayhawk trainers are now back in the air thanks to a unique repair and maintenance mission performed by the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The group took on repair for 10 of the aircraft after 39 of them sustained severe hail damage when a storm swept through Laughlin AFB, Texas,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Jody Pinkert (Pinkert) of Lubbock, Texas, on Dec. 11, 2020, for violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Pinkert waived his rights to a hearing and paid a penalty of $1,000. An investigation by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Innovators across The First Command convened virtually for the third AETC iSummit Jan. 21, 2021. The event brought together innovators from more than 130 locations to collaborate, problem solve and learn about the latest innovations happening around the command. Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education Training Command, kicked off the iSummit and said, "The   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Department of the Air Force civilian employees now have an easy way to access tools to assist in their development. The Air Education and Training Command Civilian Force Development Division recently launched a new MilSuite page, which provides access to a variety of information and links to assist in civilian force development. "This new capability will strength  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: Lt. Gen. James Rainey, Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center (CAC) and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas was hosted for a command visit to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE), Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 19-20 January 2021. In a visit planners described as "battlefield circulation," Rainey met with key MEDCoE leaders, received an update brief on A  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: It used to be hard for ideas that originated at the squadron level to progress to the Air Force level, recalls 1st Lt. Tyler Moore, defense support flight officer in charge with the 366th Security Forces Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. In today's Air Force, however, he's happy to see leaders seeking to quickly turn good ideas into capability.  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Personnel Center issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force will implement several voluntary officer and enlisted force management programs for fiscal year 2021, including an expanded PALACE CHASE program and limited Active Duty Service Commitment waivers. These programs provide provisions for both enlisted and officer members who meet specified criteria. The application window runs Jan. 20, 2021 through Apr.  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Personnel Center issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force will implement several voluntary officer and enlisted force management programs for fiscal year 2021, including an expanded PALACE CHASE program and limited Active Duty Service Commitment waivers. These programs provide provisions for both enlisted and officer members who meet specified criteria. The application window runs Jan. 20, 2021 through Apr.  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force will implement several voluntary officer and enlisted force management programs for fiscal year 2021, including an expanded PALACE CHASE program and limited Active Duty Service Commitment waivers. These programs provide provisions for both enlisted and officer members who meet specified criteria. The application window runs Jan. 20, 2021 through Apr.2, 2021. "Volunt  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: The Department of Defense is extending the deadline for Air Force housing residents to complete the annual Tenant Satisfaction Survey to Feb. 5 to ensure residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions. "The more residents who respond, the better we can gauge what is happening at our housing projects, and continue improving our programs" said Robert E.   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: The Department of Defense is extending the deadline for Air Force housing residents to complete the annual Tenant Satisfaction Survey to Feb. 5 to ensure residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions. "The more residents who respond, the better we can gauge what is happening at our housing projects, and continue improving our programs" said Robert E. Moriarty, Deputy   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Department of Defense is extending the deadline for Air Force housing residents to complete the annual Tenant Satisfaction Survey to Feb. 5 to ensure residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions. "The more residents who respond, the better we can gauge what is happening at our housing projects, and continue improving our programs," said Robert E. Moriarty, Deputy Assistant Secretary of  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Spartan Shield. Staff Sgt. Timothy Luke Manchester, 34, of Austin, Texas, died Jan. 20, 2021, in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, in a non-combat related incident. The incident is under investigation. Manchester was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, Camp Mabry, Texas. For more inf  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 21: The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) announced a settlement with Dow Chemical Company and two subsidiaries, Performance Materials NA Inc. and Union Carbide Corporation, that will eliminate thousands of tons of air pollution from four of Dow's petrochemical manufacturing facilities in Texas and Louis  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 released the 2020 Year in Review outlining major accomplishments and environmental progress over the past fiscal year (FY). "In the face of unprecedented challenges, the staff and management team of Region 6 showed ingenuity and dedication to produce impressive environmental benefits for communities across Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Me  more

SHEPPARD AFB, Texas, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force's 82nd Training Wing issued the following news: Despite the challenges of a global pandemic, 2020 proved to be a good year for an 80th Flying Training Wing air traffic controller and the wing's Flight Safety Program, resulting in significant Air Education and Training Command annual awards. Staff Sgt. Robert Moreno, an air traffic controller at Sheppard AFB for four years, was recently named AETC Air Traffic Controller of the Year, an annual A  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas, Jan. 22 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: Frost Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) have awarded a $300,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) subsidy to Mount Pleasant Public Facility Corp. to renovate its Pine Terrace Apartments. Pine Terrace, in Mount Pleasant, Texas, is an apartment complex built in 1979 with only one-bedroom units targeted for older   more

KILLEEN, Texas, Jan. 20 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: Home Federal Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) have awarded a $700,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) subsidy to the Greater Killeen Housing Alliance, an affiliate of Killeen Housing Authority, to be used toward a $15 million renovation of a public housing complex. Built in 1965, High View Place was the first racia  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 21 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: Veritex Community Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) have awarded a $750,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) subsidy to Resource Center of Dallas (Resource Center) to build affordable apartments that are welcoming and affirming for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) older adult residents.  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force's 30th Space Wing issued the following news: Staff Sgt. Jordon Varnier, crime prevention program manager for the 30th Security Forces Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, believes innovation is the key to developing a more efficient and reliable warfighting force. "Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard once said, 'Our future growth relies on competitiveness and innovation. ...' I believe this applies g  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 19: A developer and his companies have agreed to effectuate $900,000 in compensatory mitigation, preserve undisturbed riparian areas, conduct erosion-control work on streams, and be subject to a prohibitory injunction to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) on property north of Houston, Texas, the Justice Department announced today. "Today's substantial settlement involving the un  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:21-cv-00051; W.D. Tex. filed January 15, 2021): On January 15, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged the CEO of a Texas-based microcap issuer with fraud for making material misstatements in numerous press releases and for misappropriating investor funds raised in an unlawful securities offering. According to the SEC's complaint, during the relevant period, Preston Corp. (  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 19: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) today authorized the construction of two additional National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMV), which will replace aging training vessels at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine, and Texas A&M Maritime Academy in Galveston, Texas. MARAD previously authorized the construction of the fir  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 22 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following news release: Paula Gold-Williams has been reappointed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' San Antonio Branch board of directors by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. She will serve a three-year term ending Dec. 31, 2023. In her role as a board member, she provides input into regional economic conditions as part of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy functions. Gold-Williams is pres  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: As Air Force Recruiting Service embarked on a Total Force Recruiting enterprise, a handful of Air Force Reserve Airmen began to matriculate here in early 2019, working side by side with their active-duty counterparts. While the combination of these individuals has been powerful, it is highlighted by a pair of recruiters who take power to record-setting numbers in the gym and competing to improve themselves   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: In episode 42 of "The Air Force Starts Here" podcast, the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine is discussed by the team at the 59th Medical Wing. The Federal Drug Administration authorized two COVID-19 vaccines, manufactured by Pfizer and Moderna, for emergency use authorization. As of Jan. 15, 2021, the Department of Defense is administering   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 33) entitled "Union Pacific Railroad Company -- Abandonment Exemption -- in Harris County, Texas": Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon rail service over an approximately 1.24-mile portion of the Houston Navigation Lead, from milepost 0.98 to milepost 1.31 a  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 22 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Prerak Shah, issued the following news release on Jan. 21: A home security technician has pleaded guilty to repeatedly hacking into customers' video feeds, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Prerak Shah. Telesforo Aviles, a 35-year-old former ADT employee, pleaded guilty to computer fraud on Thursday before Magistrate Judge David Horan. "This defendant, entrusted with safeguarding c  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 20 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Prerak Shah, issued the following news release on Jan. 19: A 32-year-old Irving man has pleaded guilty to helping a capital murder suspect evade capture for more than 12 years, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah. Islam Yaser-Abdel Said, the son of FBI "10 Most Wanted" suspect Yaser Said, pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to one count of conspiracy to conceal a person f  more

TEXARKANA, Texas, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Stephen J. Cox, issued the following news release on Jan. 19: A 32-year-old Maud, Texas man has been charged with allegedly filing bank loan applications fraudulently seeking more than $5 million dollars in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox toda  more

MCALLEN, Texas, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Ryan K. Patrick, issued the following news release on Jan. 19: The founders of an Edinburg hospice and related home health agency have paid to resolve allegations they submitted claims to Medicare that resulted from unlawful referrals, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Onder Ari, 49, Edinburg, and Sedat Necipoglu, 48, McAllen, founded Allstate Hospice LLC and Verge Home Care LLC. They and their companies ha  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Stephen J. Cox, issued the following news release on Jan. 19: United States Attorney Stephen J. Cox announced that he will step down from his post as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX) effective 11:59 p.m. today, January 19. "The opportunity to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas has been a distinct honor and privilege for which I will be forever grateful," said Cox. "T  more