WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Dominique J. Shelton DLA Aviation Public Affairs Damon Heemstra, the chief, of the Planning and Support Division in the Customer Operations Directorate at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Jacksonville, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, was awarded the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Leadership Award for the month of March 2021. This award recognizes DLA Aviation leaders   more

PENSACOLA, Florida, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA has approved $1,373,999 to reimburse the city of Gulf Breeze for debris removal activities after Hurricane Sally in 2020. Between Sept. 14, 2020 and Sept. 28, 2020 workers removed 82,414 cubic yards of debris from public rights of way. Disaster-generated debris posed a threat to public health, safety, natural resources and tourism. FEMA's Public   more

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, May 20 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news on May 19, 2021: By Lt. Col. Jonathan F. Austin Airmen managed by First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)'s 64th Air Expeditionary Group are supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency's vaccination operations across FEMA Regions 5-10 including 30 states, four territories and the Republic of Marshall Islands. "To date, Airmen from the 64th AEG distributed almost 748,000 vaccinations, and I couldn't be mor  more

MACDILL AFB, Florida, May 20 -- The U.S. Air Force MacDill Air Force Base (6th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: The 6th Operations Group held a change of command ceremony at MacDill Air Base, Florida, May 17, 2021. Col. Travis Edwards transferred command of the 6th OG to Col. Jonathan Burdick in a ceremony presided by Col. Benjamin Jonsson, 6th Air Refueling Wing commander. Burdick is responsible for the planning and execution of global aerial refueling missions in direct support   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- NASA issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: NASA has named three students the winners of the Artemis Moon Pod Essay Contest for their creative visions of a pioneering journey to the Moon. Nearly 14,000 students entered the contest, each competing for the grand prize: a trip to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where they will witness the first launch of the Artemis era. NASA invited students to envision themselves leading a crew, or "pod," on a mission t  more

GAINESVILLE, Florida, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Florida office issued the following news release: USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida is investing up to $15 million to develop new tools, approaches, practices and technologies to further natural resource conservation on private lands through the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program. CIG partners use creative problem solving and innovation to address water q  more

PANAMA CITY, Florida, May 20 -- The Naval Surface Warfare Center, a naval laboratory and field activity of the Naval Sea Systems Command, issued the following news: By Katherine Mapp NSWC Panama City Division Rear Adm. Kevin Byrne, commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers, visited Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) May 18 to learn how the command is expanding the advantage by developing technical capabilities to meet emerging needs. "One o  more