MOBILE, Alabama, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, Sean P. Costello, issued the following news release: A Monroeville man received a statutory maximum sentence of 120 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm that he used to shoot a 15-year-old victim and fire at police. According to court documents and evidence presented at his sentencing hearing, Broderick Tramaine Young, 33, used a 5.56mm caliber rifle to shoot through the front of a house in Monr  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command issued the following news: Senior leaders from the Army's major commands will convene to prioritize funding for future construction and renovation projects during the Army's annual Facility Investment Plan wargame, which takes place virtually from San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 25-29. Valid prioritization, however, requires accurate information. The key to the process relies heavily on data analy  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command issued the following news: Army Materiel Command's small business office is renowned for their success over the past couple years. AMC's Office of Small Business Programs recently won the Department of the Army's fiscal yfear 2022 Command Award for Small Business, recognizing superior performance by AMC Headquarters and its 10 major subordinate commands. The Department of Army Small Business   more

RESTON, Virginia, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The USGS will invest more than $5 million to map both critical minerals and mineral resources important to hurricane resiliency in Alabama and Florida in partnership with the Geological Survey of Alabama and the Florida Geological Survey. In order to rebuild infrastructure after hurricane damage or to reinforce existing structures to withstand hurricanes, rock  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: By Brian Ferguson, Barnes Center for Enlisted Education The director of force development for the Air Force told enlisted education leaders to request assistance if needed during a visit to the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, Sept. 7-8. "I view my job as being your advocate," Crystal L. Moore said during her Barnes Center briefing. "I should be able to advocate for resources an  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command issued the following news: The new Inspector General of Army Materiel Command and Redstone Arsenal knew he wanted to be a Soldier from watching his dad's many years of service to the nation. "My sister would say it was engrained in me since a young age," Col. Todd Burnley recalled. "I knew I was going to join the military." Burnley grew up in Mineral Wells, Texas. His father was a helicopter  more

MAXWELL AFB-GUNTER ANNEX, Alabama, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The mission of the Program and Budget Enterprise System (PBES) is to deliver financial data to facilitate decision making throughout the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution process for the needs of both the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Congress in a timely manner. The Department of the Air Force (DAF) submits their portion of the President's Budge  more