REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Sept. 13 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command issued the following news: By Jason Cutshaw, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command A U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center team provided a low-cost target to help test the nation's missile defense systems. An Economical Target-2, a missile target designed to fly a ballistic flight path and demonstrate defensive protection capability, launched from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexic  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Sept. 13 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command issued the following news: By Jason Cutshaw, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command A U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command team played an important behind-the-scenes role in supporting the Air Force's Glory Trip-247, Sept. 6. An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, during Air Force Global Strike Command's operational test and im  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: FLOWOOD, Miss.-- The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro placement event, offering a limited number of excess animals gathered from western rangelands, September 21-23, 2023, at the Cullman County Agricultural Center, 17655 US Hwy. 31, Cullman, Alabama. Approximately 75 wild horses and burros are expected to be available to individuals who can provide g  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2023: By Joseph Clark, DOD News Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III remains engaged with Congress in underscoring the ongoing risks to national security posed by the blanket hold on Senate confirmations for hundreds of military nominees, Department of Defense Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said today. More than 300 general and flag officer nominations have been delayed in the Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: A former Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) lieutenant pleaded guilty today to using excessive force on an inmate and lying afterwards in an official report to cover up his abuse. According to the plea agreement, former William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility Lieutenant and Shift Commander Mohammad Shahid Jenkins, who had more than 20 years of experience in law enforcement, used  more