MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Bradley J. Clark, 908th Airlift Wing The 908th Airlift Wing's 26th commander, Col. Craig Drescher, ended his 34-year military career during a retirement ceremony Saturday September 9, 2023, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Drescher was surrounded by family, friends, and fellow service members for the final event in his illustrious military career. Drescher entered the military in 1989 when h  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Bradley J. Clark, 908th Airlift Wing The 908th Airlift Wing, Alabama's only Air Force Reserve Command Wing, held a change of command ceremony Saturday Sept. 9, 2023, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. 22nd Air Force Commanding General, Melissa A. Coburn, was the presiding official for the ceremony, which saw the wing say farewell to outgoing commander, Col. Craig W. Drescher, and welcome new in  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, Prim F. Escalona, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 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   more

MOBILE, Alabama, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Mobile District issued the following news release: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, water management officials announced today that the reservoir levels at Buford, West Point, and Walter F. George reservoirs on the Chattahoochee River are expected to continue declining over the next 2 weeks. The decline is typical this time of year due to decreased inflows into the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin and  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Army Materiel 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 analytics compiled from constantly upd  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: * * * Federal Agency Charges Company Denied Female Applicants Security Officer Positions and Job Assignments * * * Security Engineers, Inc., a Birmingham, Alabama-based company specializing in contract security services which operates in at least 14 states, violated federal law when it denied female applicants employment and job assignments because of their sex, t  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: * * * Alabama Recycler Fired an Employee for Telling the Truth About Its Discriminatory Hiring Practices, Federal Agency Charges * * * Delaware-based TCI of Alabama, LLC, a recycler of large items such as transformers and electrical equipment which operates a single plant located in Pell City, Alabama, violated federal law by firing an employee for participating i  more

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - National Forests in Alabama - issued the following news release: The USDA Forest Service is proposing fee changes at developed recreation sites throughout Alabama's national forest across the state. "We recognize how important these sites are to our local communities and those who use the sites. These fee increases will help us maintain the sites to the level and quality people have come to expect a  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 14 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: Acting Assistant United States Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East Bryant Trick and European Commission Deputy Director General Hubert Gambs today opened the 12th U.S.-EU Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Workshop in Birmingham, with Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce Diane Farrell, and hosted by the U.S. Export Assistance Center and the Alabama   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding businesses in Alabama that working capital loans are still available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes on Jan. 12, 2023. "Businesses that suffered econ  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command issued the following news: Col. Gregory Holmes assumed command of the U.S. Army Security Assistance Training Management Organization during a Sept. 13, 2023 ceremony at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Brig. Gen. Brad Nicholson, commanding general of the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command, hosted the ceremony. During the ceremony, Nicholson transferred the SATMO colors from Clark to Holmes. The passing of the col  more