FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 21 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: WICHITA, Kan. - Brig. Gen. Brandi B. Peasley, 451st Expeditionary Sustainment Command commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Robert M. Stirling, 451st ESC command sergeant major, presided over the Training Year 2025 Yearly Training Brief (YTB) at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Wichita, Kansas, March 1 - 3. The purpose of the YTB is to clearly communicate to the 451st ESC's down  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 21 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: QUANTICO, Va. - Approximately 40 members of the 200th Military Police Command (MPC), U.S. Army Reserve, attended an annual planning event with the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division at Army CID headquarters in Quantico, Virginia, on March 14-15, 2024. The attendees, all of whom serve with CID, discussed strategic plans for 2025 and received updates on Army CI  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 21 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - An Army civilian operational planner was recognized for enabling global deployments at the U.S. military's premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) command. Nathan C. Cantwell was selected as the 20th CBRNE Command Civilian of the Quarter for October through December 2023. The 20th CBRNE Command is home to 75 percent   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 21 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT McCOY, Wis. - Numerous Soldiers with the Army Reserve's 204th Army Band of Fort Snelling, Minnesota, were at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on March 5 to exchange and turn in thousands of dollars worth of equipment to the Fort McCoy Central Issue Facility (CIF). The equipment exchange itself wasn't unique, but it was another opportunity for the facility to test its capability, said   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 23 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * Attorney General Josh Stein today applauded President Biden for forgiving nearly $6 billion in student debt for 78,000 public servants who had applied for loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. More on the administration's announcement is here (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/03/21/statement-from  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 23 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The state's seasonally adjusted February 2024 unemployment rate was 3.5 percent, unchanged from January's revised rate. The national rate increased 0.2 of a percentage point to 3.9 percent. North Carolina's unemployment rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people employed increased 3,135 over the month to 5,071,461 and increased 50,979 ov  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's Office has reached a settlement agreement with Nantahala Weddings, LLC (Nantahala Weddings) to remedy alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at its facilities in western North Carolina, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. "The U.S. Attorney's Office is commi  more

NEW BERN, North Carolina, March 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Jimmy Waylon Johnson, age 59, was sentenced to 179 months and a $50,000 fine for his role as the leader of a drug trafficking organization that distributed pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine across Eastern North Carolina. Johnson pled guilty to two drug trafficking charges and one money laundering charge on December 11, 2023. "We are partnering   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Stephanie L. Roberts, 54, of Gastonia, N.C., pleaded guilty today to stealing thousands of dollars from a non-profit corporation for cancer patients, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. Attorney King is joined by Donald "Trey" Eakins, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Reven  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 21 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: GUAM - A Saipan native yearned for greater challenges with an unwavering conviction to help others. John R. Lizama, born and raised in Saipan, was recently hired as the operations officer due to his recognized efforts of dedicated service to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz in Guam. Every day, Lizama constantly maintains his advanced knowledge of law enforcement, physical securi  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: HHS Principals visited 11 medical schools marking Match Day in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee, Connecticut, California, the Cherokee Nation, Georgia, Wisconsin, and New Mexico Secretary Xavier Becerra delivered remarks and celebrated students at Howard University's College of Medicine marking the 71st anniversary of Match Day - the annual nationwide event where  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 21 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT McCOY, Wis. - Fifteen Soldiers who were students in the Regional Training Site (RTS)-Maintenance Unit Armorer Course in early March learned about how the different weapon systems work, about assembly and disassembly of those weapons, how to correct malfunctions, inspection, and more. The course, taught by instructors Sgts. 1st Class Carlos Vazquez and Shane Bender, provides   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 21 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. - From March 3-7, 2024, four squads from the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC), "Centurions", conducted the 2024 Best Warrior Best Squad Competition (BWBSC). Held annually, the BWBSC, assesses squad and individual Soldier technical and tactical proficiencies in basic Soldier tasks, including individual and crew marksmanship, tactical combat casual  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced today that Campbell Oil Company ("Campbell Oil"); Executive Aircraft Services, Inc. ("EAS"); Brian D. Campbell; and David Taylor Stephens have agreed to resolve allegations that they conducted illegal charter flights, contained in the March 10, 2023, Com  more