OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By David Vergun, DOD News China and Russia each pose different challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean, so there needs to be adjustments to the Defense Department's strategies as well, said Daniel P. Erikson, deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Western Hemisphere. "The Department of Defense clearly plays a very important role in terms of working with partner militaries in the reg  more

LENEXA, Kansas, Feb. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. will pay $270,412 in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Nebraska regulations governing hazardous waste management, and the terms of its Hazardous Waste Management Facility Permits. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company operates as a hazardous waste treatmen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) in Lincoln, Nebraska, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying some deaf and hard of hearing students an equal opportunity to attend their neighborhood schools. "Denying students with disabilities the right to attend their neighborhood school based on a blanket policy is discriminatory and runs af  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: Local, state and federally elected officials joined with the Bellevue, Omaha and Sarpy County chambers to commemorate their longstanding partnerships with leaders from Offutt Air Force Base during a ceremony Feb. 9, 2024. The local leaders signed a community partnership memorandum, which was mostly a symbolic gesture that highlights the past, while pledging to continue working t  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: The 55th Wing is starting a new honorary commander program to help grow the already strong bond between local civic leaders and Offutt Air Force Base. The Team Offutt Honorary Commander program's goal will be to engage, educate and empower local leaders to serve as proponents of the Airmen and many missions across the installation. "We have an incredible relationship with our l  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), announced the 2023 Omaha Trophy recipients. The Omaha Trophy is presented to the top military units supporting USSTRATCOM's strategic deterrence mission for their exceptional performance in the categories of intercontinental ballistic missiles, ballistic missile submarines, strategic bombers, and global operations. The 2023 Om  more