WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Senate-passed FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes authorizations for more than $51 million in military construction projects in the Miami Valley. The House-Senate NDAA conference report now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. It includes: * $29 million to build a Child Development Center/School Age Center at Wright-Patt,   more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Natalie Fiorilli, 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs Chaos. In one word, that's how the U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider gunship crews of Shadow 77 and Shadow 78 described the scene of Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2021. "There were just cars and people everywhere trying to get on to the airfield," said 1st Lt. William Bachmann, 73rd Special Operations Squadron copilot aboard Shadow   more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Natalie Fiorilli, 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs Chaos. In one word, that's how the U.S. Air Force AC-130J gunship crews of Shadow 77 and Shadow 78 described the scene of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 15, 2021. "There were just cars and people everywhere trying to get on to the airfield," said 1st Lt. William Bachmann, copilot on board Shadow 78. For the  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By K. Houston Waters, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs The Department of the Air Force has recognized numerous Air Force Life Cycle Management Center personnel for excellence in acquisition and leadership. Multiple members of the Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks and Digital Directorates, both headquartered here, won DAF-level Acquisition Excellence and Lea  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By K. Houston Waters, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs The Department of the Air Force has recognized numerous Air Force Life Cycle Management Center personnel for excellence in acquisition and leadership. Multiple members of the Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks and Digital Directorates, both headquartered here, won DAF-level Acquisition Excellence and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Federal Labor Relations Authority issued the following decision (Case No. WA-CA-20-0196): * * * Before the Authority: Ernest DuBester, Chairman, and Colleen Duffy Kiko and Susan Tsui Grundmann, Members I. Statement of the Case The Federal Labor Relations Authority's (FLRA's) General Counsel (GC) issued a complaint alleging that the Respondent violated Sec. 7116(a)(1) and (5) of the Federal Service Labor Management Relations Statute (the Statute)[1] by repudiating a   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: A ceremony honoring the 119th anniversary of the first human powered flight is scheduled at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at the Wright Brothers Memorial, located on Wright Memorial Hill near Area B. The event is open to the public. Col. Christopher Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, will host the ceremony and provide opening remarks, along with representatives from   more