HILL AFB, Utah, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: The Air Force and Northrop Grumman conducted a static fire test March 2, 2023, for the LGM-35A Sentinel weapon system at Northrop Grumman's facility in Promontory, Utah. This open-air test is the first in a series of static fire tests that will validate the design and performance of Sentinel's three-stage propulsion system during its development. The Stage-1 solid rocket motor (SRM) tested here is th  more

HILL AFB, Utah, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: The Air Force and Northrop Grumman conducted a static fire test March 2, 2023, for the LGM-35A Sentinel weapon system at Northrop Grumman's facility in Promontory, Utah. This open-air test is the first in a series of static fire tests that will validate the design and performance of Sentinel's three-stage propulsion system during its development. The Stage-1 solid rocket motor (SRM  more

HILL AFB, Utah, March 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Cynthia Griggs, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs While forward deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, Staff Sgt. Harold Balcom, an air traffic controller supervisor currently assigned to the 75th Operations Support Squadron here, was awakened the night of Aug. 17, 2021, and told to pack a 72-hour bag. Five hours later, along with another Airman, Balcom was on a pla  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:23-cv-00159; D. Utah filed March 3, 2023) involving Green United LLC, Wright W. Thurston and Kristoffer A. Krohn: * * * SEC Sues Utah-Based Crypto Asset Company, Its Founder, and a Recidivist Salesperson for Fraud and Registration Violations * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Utah-based company Green United, LLC, its founder Wright W. Thurston, and one of its promote  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) has deployed the next generation of Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) to verify the identity of travelers. First generation CAT units are designed to scan a traveler's photo identification, confirm the traveler's identity as well as their flig  more

CARLSBAD, California, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: After conducting a second in-depth review of two species commonly known as Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia and Yucca jaegeriana), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service concluded neither species requires protection under the Endangered Species Act. Joshua trees are best known for their presence in Joshua Tree National Park, but the two species sp  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, Trina A. Higgins, issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City, Utah returned an indictment March 1, 2023, charging a Utah man with allegedly planning and executing a scheme to steal money from two Utah charter schools for his own personal gain and the benefit of his family, including paying for cosmetic surgeries for his wife. According to court documents, Cole Arnold, 39  more