IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Arizona State University (ASU) have agreed to expand their joint efforts in clean energy research for the next five years. An agreement signed in October establishes a framework for both institutions to develop low-carbon processes for the energy and manufacturing sectors. One joint project works to improve and decarbonize metho  more

FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command issued the following story: By Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Ringold Whether called the Strategic Communications Command, the U.S. Army Communications Command, U.S. Army Signal Command, the 9th Army Signal or U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, the U.S. flag has flown outside the headquarters building as a symbol of the 24/7/365 global mission; being raised at Reveille and retired during Retreat. Since  more

FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command issued the following story: By Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Ringold In the Army, relationships are important. There are people along the way who make a genuine impact in the careers and personal lives of Soldiers, leaders and families. Those are the people whose memories stand the test of time, and whose legacies will live on. The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) held a Memorialization Cerem  more

FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Huachuca issued the following news: By Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Ringold In the Army, relationships are important. There are people along the way who make a genuine impact in the careers and personal lives of Soldiers, leaders and families. Those are the people whose memories stand the test of time, and whose legacies will live on. The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) held a Memorialization Ceremony Dec. 1 for the Fami  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: ST. GEORGE, Utah -- The Bureau of Land Management's Arizona Strip District is planning prescribed burning operations to burn cut and piled invasive vegetation removed as part of an ongoing riparian restoration project in the Kanab Creek drainage, located 30 miles south of Fredonia, Ariz. Burning may occur over multiple days starting in November 2023 and could last through la  more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Robert Allen Cooke III, 355th Wing Public Affairs No matter the mission, the dissemination of time-sensitive information is crucial to national security and military readiness. A key function of a base's Command Post is to mitigate emergencies through the distribution of crucial information to supporting agencies. For U.S. Air Force Staff Se  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NOGALES Ariz. -- An Arizona man was sentenced Nov. 9 to 40 months in federal prison for illegally transporting migrants for profit. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Border Patrol agents from the Sonoita Station investigated this case. "Pure financial greed and an attempt to evade law enforcement are the reasons w  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: TUCSON, Ariz. -- An Arizona resident was sentenced by a federal judge Nov. 29 to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for visa fraud and two separate counts of attempted unlawful procurement of U.S. citizenship. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigated this case. Sinisa Djurdjic, 50, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina,  more

LUKE AFB, Arizona, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news: By Senior Airman Dominic Tyler, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs The 56th Fighter Wing bolsters Airman leadership capabilities by hosting a Senior Enlisted Leader course Nov. 30, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The SEL course is designed to develop Airmen into effective leaders, while fostering an environment for them to connect with fellow squadron leaders around base. "Today the goal is t  more

YUMA, Arizona, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: Construction work by the Bureau of Reclamation began recently to repair and improve a maintenance road adjacent to the Bypass Canal between County 15th and the southern International Boundary. Signs in the area will divert motorists from the maintenance road to a contiguous levee road. The equipment staging for the project will be in Reclamation's fenced stockpile at the inte  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: On Tuesday, a federal jury in Tucson convicted Jesus Ernesto Dessens-Romero, 27, of Agua Prieta, Mexico, of multiple alien smuggling offenses, including Conspiracy to Transport and Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit and Bringing in Illegal Aliens to the United States for Profit. The jury also found that Dessens-Romero placed human life in jeopardy during and in rel  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Jesus Vega Perez, 22, of Casa Grande, was sentenced on Monday by United States District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Perez was convicted by a federal jury on January 19, 2023, of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Importation of Methamphetamine. On April 2, 2022, Perez drove a 2018 BMW sed  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Jesus Moises Ruiz, Jr., 34, of Rio Rico, was sentenced on November 9, 2023, by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to 40 months in prison. Ruiz pleaded guilty on August 31, 2023, to one count of Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit. On February 20, 2023, United States Border Patrol agents pursued Ruiz while he was traveling on State Route 90, driving a grey C  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSrep) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following oversight report (No. 23-00383-21) on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Delayed Receipt of Patients' Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests at the Phoenix VA Health Care System in Arizona." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to assess allegations of delays in the receipt of patients' colorectal cancer (CRC) screening tests at the Pho  more