KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: After a comprehensive investigation, 74 personnel will be required to retake the Security+ cyber security certification test after notification regarding a process breach and infringement of intellectual property, Second Air Force officials announced here Nov. 21, 2023. The retest became necessary to ensure the integrity of the certification process after Computing Technology   more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District celebrated the completion of the Ouachita River Levee Crown Gravel Resurfacing Project Nov. 20 in Columbia, Louisiana, near the Riverton Recreation Area. The effort included updating 45 miles of Ouachita River levees as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) of 2022, previously the Infrastructure Investmen  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet: * * * Marketplace 2024 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that nearly 4.6 million Americans have signed up for 2024 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2024 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on   more

COLUMBUS AFB, Mississippi, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Columbus Air Force Base (14th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By Lt. Col. Tiffany Sellers & 2nd Lt. Tyler Erb, 14th Flying Training Wing The 14th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) has been "Fueling the Fight" since 1942. As one of the busiest Air Education and Training Command (AETC) bases in the United States, Columbus AFB hosts AETC's largest aircraft fleet and generates approximately 48 thousand annual sorties for 2  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following directive: By Susan Guth, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers have discovered solar-wind hydrogen in lunar samples, which indicates that water on the surface of the Moon may provide a vital resource for future lunar bases and longer-range space exploration. Space-based resource identification is a key factor in planning for civilian- and go  more

EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois, Nov. 22 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is stepping up to support professional librarians and beneficial library programming as the board of the Mississippi Valley Library District (MVLD) meets Monday night. "It's important that those who represent people and families in our community speak on their behalf when it comes to important issues, and access to libraries is a very impo  more

KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Keesler Air Force Base (81st Training Wing) issued the following news: After a comprehensive investigation, 74 personnel will be required to retake the Security+ cyber security certification test after notification regarding a process breach and infringement of intellectual property, Second Air Force officials announced here Nov. 21, 2023. The retest became necessary to ensure the integrity of the certification process after Computing Tec  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Susan Guth, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers have discovered solar-wind hydrogen in lunar samples, which indicates that water on the surface of the Moon may provide a vital resource for future lunar bases and longer-range space exploration. Space-based resource identification is a key factor in planning for civilian- an  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Nov. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Louisiana man was sentenced to 204 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute two pounds of methamphetamine. According to court records, in January 2022, a confidential source informed Homeland Security Investigators that Deandrea Keion Malbrough, 30, was sending methamphetamine to the Southern District of Mississippi.  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Nov. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: Two men were arrested today in Harrison County on criminal charges related to their alleged transportation of 12 kilograms of fentanyl while driving on Interstate 10 in Gulfport. According to court documents, John Lee Price, III, and Ahmed Karim Barrie were pulled over in a pick-up truck, pulling a horse trailer, on I-10 when the driver of the vehicle wa  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Sophia Espinosa, Public Affairs Specialist The Robotics for Engineer Operations (REO) team at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) successfully conducted demonstrations of their Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) without the use of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) at the Position, Navigation, Timing Assessment Experiment (PNTAX). PNTAX  more