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Federal Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Wednesday April 03, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Advancing Contracting Support in Large Scale Combat Operations: Insights From the Army Contracting Command's Rehearsal of Concepts Drill
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, April 3 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Ray Harris and Payten Redfearn The Army Contracting Command (ACC) recently conducted a Rehearsal of Concepts (ROC) Drill, an innovative exercise that aimed to test the concepts outlined in the ACC Supplement to ATP 4-71 while simulating real-world deployment scenarios. The drill, which lasted from March 25 to March 29, brought together representatives from the entire command alongside several   more

Air University Launches Space Opportunity for International Partners
MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, April 3 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: By Billy Blankenship, 42nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs Air University recently launched a new class for international students as part of the Squadron Officer School Prep Course at International Officer School. Space 101 is designed to enhance allies and partners' understanding of space as a warfighting domain and how it relates to the security environment. The one-hour block covers joint war  more

Ala. U.S. Attorney: Convicted Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison on Gun and Drug Charges
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: A federal judge today sentenced a Texas man and convicted felon on gun and drug charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson. U.S. District Court Judge L. Scott Coogler sentenced Wyndle Dorsie Shepherd, Jr, 31, of Wake Village, Texas, to 180 mon  more

AMC Senior Enlisted Leader Hosts Sustainment Panel
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, April 3 -- The U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command issued the following news: By Shelia Fourman Army Materiel Command's senior enlisted leader, Command Sgt. Maj. Jimmy Sellers, held a "Transform in Contact - Precision Sustainment" panel during the Association of the United States Army's Global Force Symposium here March 26. Army sustainment leaders emphasized the continuous efforts of sustainment transformation and precision as the enterprise's top  more

Barnes Center Reminder: PT, Uniform Non-Compliance Could Result in Removal
MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, April 3 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: By Brian Ferguson, Barnes Center for Enlisted Education Airmen attending enlisted professional military education courses could be sent back to their units for failing to meet standards starting May 1, according to a recent Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education operational order. "All students must satisfactorily meet Air Force physical fitness assessment and dress and appearance stand  more