ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 27 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force launched the annual Aircrew Engagement Survey Feb. 15, 2024, and it will close March 28, 2024. This week is the last opportunity to complete the voluntary survey that has been designed specifically for aircrew to provide feedback about individual experiences. The survey was sent to Total Force officer and enlisted aircrew and takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. Responses will   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 27 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: The City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services Stormwater Management Division is inviting the public to a stream clean-up event at the living shoreline at Windmill Hill Park on Saturday, April 6 from 9 am to 11 am. Participants will meet at the intersection of S. Union Street and Gibbon Street to sign-in and for an event briefing before walking to the li  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The District of Columbia Department of Health issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: DC Health advises all children to be fully vaccinated with the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine as the best protection against the wave of US measles outbreaks across 15 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York City, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington. This year, to date, there have be  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: As new Defense Logistics Agency director Army Lt. Gen. Mark T. Simerly visits DLA locations to introduce himself, he is communicating two of his priorities for DLA -- people and culture. At the same time, DLA culture champions have begun sharing the findings from the agency's latest Culture and Climate Survey and the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey with their organizations  more

AUGUSTA, Georgia, March 26 -- The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command issued the following news: By Michael A. Parker Unit Ministry Teams (UMT) from the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), Army Cyber Command, and the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command participated in a three-day Chaplain Annual Sustainment Training (CAST) event held at the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Technology Center in Augusta from March 12-14, 2024. CAST is an annual event committed to br  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 27 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Adam R. Shanks, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs On Feb. 6, five Marines aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter belonging to the U.S. Marine Corps' 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing were reported "overdue'' while en route to San Diego, sparking a search and rescue mission for the missing service members. The search efforts included members of Civil Air Patrol, who along with firefighters and other   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal court in Montana entered a $9.9 million penalty on Tuesday against a man found responsible for causing thousands of unlawful and malicious "spoofed" robocalls to consumers across the nation. The court also imposed an injunction prohibiting any future violations of the Truth in Caller ID Act and Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The case arose out of an investigation conducted by the Federal Com  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news on March 26, 2024: Venuthika Venkatesan, a ninth grader at West Windsor - High School North, is on a robotics team with another friend, where they often find themselves the only girls. They had no such feeling at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory's (PPPL) recent Young Women's Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Christopher Hurd As the Army moves into the second half of fiscal year 2024, the service continues its effort to improve the quality of life for Soldiers and their families with numerous projects and initiatives. These initiatives are to provide Soldiers with the support they need to deter, fight and win against capable adversaries around the globe, said Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael R. Weimer. "We're committed   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today launched the Texas Space Commission and announced the inaugural members of the Texas Space Commission Board of Directors and the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium (TARSEC) Executive Committee at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The Texas Space Commission will cement Texas' position as a national leader in the space industry and will secure its fut  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced he was taking final action on 67 pieces of legislation, signing 31 bills into law, offering amendments to 6, and vetoing 30. "I swore an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of Virginia, and that absolutely includes protecting the right of law-abiding Virginians to keep and bear arms," said  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed legislation, HB 1381 and SB 704, to rename the Center for Rural Virginia as the Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia. Surrounded by Senator Ruff's family and General Assembly colleagues, Governor Youngkin also announced Senator Ruff's appointment as a citizen member to the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission. "Today pr  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- The Virginia House Democrats issued the following news on March 26, 2024: Today Governor Youngkin continued his tear on public safety by vetoing common-sense gun safety bills designed to strengthen public safety and prevent community violence. In the face of Virginians who overwhelmingly support common sense gun reform, Youngkin remains committed to keeping dangerous individuals armed and our communities in jeopardy. These vetoes establish him as the governor who  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By Mike Vrabel, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Women veterans from all military branches received pins recognizing their service during a Virginia Women Veterans Week event March 21, 2024, at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia. Current and former members of the Virginia National Guard were among the women receiving pins. Dozens of women veterans were honored with a "Virginia Woman Veter  more

ABINGDON, Virginia, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Big Stone Gap, Virginia man, who fled from police during a traffic stop before ultimately being found with more than 50 grams of methamphetamine in his car, was sentenced last week to 107 months in federal prison. Joshua Derrick Ellis Vanover, 35, pled guilty to possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced on March 15, 2024. Ac  more