CHICAGO, Illinois, June 9 (TNSpol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: The Center for Biological Diversity and Hoosier Environmental Council sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for denying Endangered Species Act protections to the imperiled Kirtland's snake. The small, nonpoisonous snakes boast red-to-pink undersides. They spend much of the year underground, frequently in crayfish burrows, and feed on earthworms, slugs and leeches  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: By Lt. Col. Dave Finley, Public Affairs Officer New Mexico Wing members recently stepped up to assist a team from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in conducting hypersonic rocket launches at Spaceport America in south central New Mexico. Wing aircrews and a ground team participated in the post-launch search and recovery operations for the suborbital flights. The West Point team coordinated wi  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense issued the following statement by Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobeee, chief of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, involving a hearing on May 24, 2022, entitled "National Guard and Reserve": * * * As an integral component of the Total Force, the Air Force Reserve provides accessible and experienced surge capacity at a fraction of the cost of a standing force. We execute the full spectrum of Department of the Air Force (DAF) missions, prov  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, June 7 (TNSres) -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: Bennet Outland, a junior studying mechanical engineering with a focus on robotics at South Dakota Mines, has been awarded the Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship. The highly competitive award provides Outland with full tuition for up to five years, mentorship, a summer internship, a stipend and full-time  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 10 (TNSawa) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: Jim Handrock, Sandia National Laboratories' director of New Mexico weapons systems engineering, received a series of awards and commendations from the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Air Force and Navy recognizing his leadership, expertise and service to the nation during a celebration at Sandia on May 4. The celebration, hel  more