LUKE AFB, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news: By Senior Airman Dominic Tyler, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Justin Apticar, Nineteenth Air Force command chief, visited Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 1-2, 2023, to engage with Airmen and leadership. U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer, 56th Fighter Wing command chief, accompanied Apticar as he toured 56th FW squadrons and base facilities includin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living issued the following news release: ACL is pleased to announce eight new grantees in the Lifespan Respite Care Program for FY 2023. Seven of the awards are cooperative agreements totaling $2,699,847. These awards are for a four-year project period to states under the State Program Enhancement Grants. The recipients are Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennesse  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, Gary Restaino, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Dwayne Keith Anderson, 51, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Steven P. Logan on Monday to six months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Anderson pleaded guilty on May 24, 2023, to False Statement During the Purchase of a Firearm, Aid and Abet. Anderson was a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL), doing b  more

LUKE AFB, Arizona, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2023: By Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Members of the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron participated in a training exercise in preparation for the Air Force Combat Operation Competition, Aug. 1, 2023. AFCOCOMP is a one week, high-intensity competition between teams from each Major Command across the entire Air Force, scheduled to take place August   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: The Federal Communications Commission today announced it is committing $46.3 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, which provides digital tools and services to support students in communities across the country. Today's funding commitment supports applications from the third application window, benefitting approximately 125,000 students nation  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Chicago's Fugitive Operations Team arrested an unlawfully present Venezuelan national Aug. 8, 2023. In April 2021, U.S. Border Patrol arrested the man near San Luis, Arizona, after officials determined he entered the United States unlawfully. They charged him with inadmissibility under U.S. immigration law a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) returned an impressive collection of dinosaur fossils to Mongolia's Ambassador to the United States, Batbayar Ulziidelger, at a ceremony at the Library of Congress on Aug. 3. The fossils were recovered through HSI investigations conducted by our offices in Arizona, New York, and Wyoming, and the collection   more

LUKE AFB, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Charis Bryan, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs The 56th Fighter Wing hosted Japanese civic leaders as part of the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program on Aug. 2, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. * * * It is imperative to have a strong relationship between the community and the base. - Lt. Col. Stanley Brown * * * Military bases can have unique impa  more

LUKE AFB, Arizona, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2023: By Airman 1st Class Jakob Hambright, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs For Airmen across the 56th Fighter Wing, maintaining readiness is a constant duty to fulfill. The 56th Medical Group dental clinic helps ensure that Airmen not only keep a healthy smile but also stay combat-ready. The 56th MDG dental clinic serves over 90,000 beneficiaries, including Airmen, retirees, and their fa  more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news on Aug. 9, 2023: By Senior Airman Vaughn Weber 55th Component Maintenance Squadron is the lifeline for flight line squadrons and back shops at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., June 28, 2023. The 355 Armament and Electronics Maintenance Squadron was constituted and activated on April 13, 1962. On Sept. 30, 2002, the 355th CMS officially came into being after  more

WILLIAMS, Arizona, Aug. 9 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Aug. 8, 2023, at the Red Butte Airfield about his conservation and climate action: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you. Please have a seat if you have one. If you don't have one, you can sit down anyway if you want. (Laughs.) Well, thank you very, very much. Maya, thank you for the introduction. When I was your age, to be able to stand up and introduce anybody, let alone a president, I would have frozen. Thank   more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a jury has convicted Rusty James Driscoll, age 39, and Shauna Marie Gross, age 62, both of Kingman, Arizona, of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance following a four-day jury trial in federal district court in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on August 4, 2023. The   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Today, President Biden established the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in northern Arizona, an area considered sacred by many Tribal Nations in the Southwest and renowned for its natural, cultural, economic, scientific and historic resources and broad recreation opportunities. This national monument designation, which marks the fifth  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following news release: Sergeant Maj. Troy E. Black relinquished his post as 19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps to Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz during a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., Aug. 10. Sergeant Maj. Ruiz, a native of Agua Prieta, Mexico, joined the Marine Corps out of Phoenix, Arizona, Nov. 2, 1993. He began his career as a supply warehouse clerk in Okinawa, Japan, and his most recent assignm  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Manuel De Jesus Guzman, 19, of Rio Rico, Arizona, and Joshua Francisco Mendez, 19, of Tucson, Arizona, were sentenced on June 21, 2023, and July 26, 2023, respectively, by United States District Judge James A. Soto. Guzman was sentenced to 18 months in prison and Mendez was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison; both sentences will be followed by three years of superv  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 12 (TNScapv) -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: Danny Lamar Miller-Kidd was sentenced in federal court to 15 years in prison for his leadership role in a Baja California-based drug trafficking organization that imported and distributed hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin to various sub-distributors throughout the United States, including California, Arizona, Or  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to remove the native Arizona Apache trout from the List of Endangered and Threatened Species. Collaboration and partner-driven habitat conservation, non-native trout removal, and reintroduction efforts helped save the Apache trout from the brink of extinction. If delisted, it would be the first gamefish to  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: President Biden established the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in northern Arizona, an area considered sacred by many Tribal Nations in the Southwest and renowned for its natural, cultural, economic, scientific and historic resources and broad recreation opportunities. This national monument designation, which mark  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSrep) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following oversight report (No. 22-00054-158) on Aug. 2, 2023, entitled "Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System in Tucson." Here are excerpts: * * * Report Overview This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) report provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The White House issued the following news release: As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's historic climate and conservation agenda, this week President Biden signed a proclamation establishing the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in Arizona. This designation, which marks the fifth new national monument established by President Biden, honors Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples by protecting sacred ancestral pl  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Aug. 8 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on Aug. 7, 2023, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and and National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi while en route to Grand Canyon Village, Arizona: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay. A couple things at the top. Good afternoon, everyone. Next week -- next week marks the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act. And today we're headed out West, where the President will hold events in Arizona a  more