JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, March 2 -- The U.S. Air Force's 514th Air Mobility Wing issued the following news: TOMORROW'S AIR FORCE! For decades, the KC-10 Extender has been a trusted refueling aircraft for many squadrons across the country. With the passing of time, however, comes the advancement of technology. While it is certainly sad to see the KC-10 go, many wings, including the 514th Air Mobility Wing, out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., are excited to welcome  more

ALBANY, New York, March 6 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Antoinette T. Bacon, issued the following news release on March 5, 2021: Lakshmikanth Sripuram, age 37, of Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, pled guilty today to wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a scheme to defraud New York State. The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon; New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli; and Kevin Kelly, Special Agent in Charge o  more

MOODY AFB, Georgia, March 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Dover Air Force Base (436th Airlift Wing) issued the following news: Aircrew from the 3rd Airlift Squadron at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, and the 6th AS, from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, participated in Exercise Mosaic Tiger led by the 23rd Wing at Moody AFB, Georgia, Feb. 22-26, 2021. Exercise MT tested Agile Combat Employment skills in a simulated deployed environment to train multi-capable Airmen for the future. Airmen   more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, March 2 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: Sgt. Christine Won has been to the Best Warrior Competition before, but that hasn't stopped her from coming back for more. Won joined seven of her fellow Army Reserve Soldiers in the 99th Readiness Division's FY21 Best Warrior Competition Train-Up Feb. 22-26 at division headquarters here. "I had done the Best Warrior Competition in 2019, and I got to go to division level and USARC  more

NEW YORK, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on Mar. 3, 2021, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, New Jersey - 2020": In 2020, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 15.1 percent in New Jersey, significant  more

NEW YORK, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 1, 2021, entitled "Fatal Occupational Injuries in New Jersey for 2019": Fatal work injuries totaled 74 in 2019 for New Jersey, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that the number of work-related fatalities in New Jersey was down from 83 in the previous year. Fatal occupati  more

NEW YORK, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on Mar. 3, 2021, entitled "Fatal Occupational Injuries in New York City - 2019": Fatal work injuries totaled 91 in 2019 for New York City, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that the number of work-related fatalities in New York City rose by 18 from the previous year. Fatal occupa  more

PORTLAND, Maine, March 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release on March 1, 2021: Donald E. Clark became Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine on March 1, 2021, by virtue of the resignation of U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank and the Vacancies Reform Act. Acting U.S. Attorney Clark is the top-ranking federal law enforcement official in Maine. Clark grew up in Somerville, New Jersey and Lisbon, Maine. Prior to becoming Acting U.S. At  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today selected five host airports to evaluate technologies and systems that could detect and mitigate potential safety risks posed by unmanned aircraft. The effort is part of the agency's Airport Unmanned Aircraft Systems Detection and Mitigation Research Program. The FAA selected the following airports: Atlantic City Inter  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Federal Maritime Commission issued the following news release: This week, Commissioners Maffei and Bentzel sent letters to the Governors of major port states urging them to prioritize the vaccination of the maritime workforce to protect the Nation's supply chain. Letters were sent to the Governors of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, and Washington. The text of the letter is below, and a copy of t  more

NEW YORK, March 4 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release on March 3, 2021: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today announced the appointment of two new members to its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC), effective immediately. Council members are representatives from commercial banks, thrift institutions, and credit unions with assets under $10 billion and headquartered in the Federal Reserve's Second District (New York State; Northe  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: There was plenty of suspense and drama as middle school and high school students tested their knowledge and skills at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) New Jersey Regional Science Bowl on Feb. 19 and 20, hosted by the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, but this year it was all online as the contest went fully virtual for the first time. In the high school contest,  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 4, 2021: Three Essex County, New Jersey, men admitted conspiring to defraud two banks of $250,000 using stolen credit cards and blank checks, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today. Alexander Varice, 22, and Dashawn Duncan, 27, both of South Orange, New Jersey, and Nasheed Jackson, 24, of Newark; of South Orange, New Jersey, pleaded guilty this  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release: As of March 1, approximately 730 U.S. Army Soldiers are providing support at community vaccination centers in New Jersey, Texas, California, Florida and St. Thomas. The Soldiers, along with members of the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, are supporting U.S. Army North and U.S. Northern Command, the combatant command overseeing joint military assistance to state-run, federally supported community vaccination centers across   more