BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, May 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Carla Pampe Chief Master Sgt. Melvina Smith, Air Force Global Strike Command's Command Chief Master Sergeant, kicked off the first-of-its kind Honorary Command Chief program May 10. Honorary Command Chiefs were selected from each of the command's eight bases to represent their communities and serve as the primary point of contact with Smith to advise, guide and help communicate importan  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued the following testimony by Ingrid Kolb, director of the Office of Management at the Energy Department, involving a video conference hearing on March 8, 2022, entitled "Federal Climate Adaptation and Resilience for the 21st Century": * * * It is an honor to appear before you today to discuss the Department of Energy's ("the Department" or "DOE") approach to addressing the threat of climate change to the Department's   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 12 (TNSRes) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: Sandia National Laboratories is well-known for designing reliable and resilient microgrids for military bases and vital city services. Now, Sandia researchers are working with NASA to design one for the moon. This is not the first time Sandia has partnered with NASA to power equipment on the moon. In fact, Sandia provided the technical direction for the ra  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on May 11, 2022: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees funding for Military Construction, secured the approval of over $15 million for the Cibola National Forest Air Tanker Base (ATB) on Kirtland Air Force Base to upgrade facilitates to allow the use of Very Large Air Tankers (VLATs) to fight wildfires. Senator Heinrich secured this funding after en  more