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

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

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 3 -- The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs issued the following news release: Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $250,000 grant to help bring new commerce and jobs to the town of Hayden. The Community Development Block Grant funds will be used to provide infrastructure required for High Tide Oil to construct a 24-hour travel center and fast-food restaurant off exit 284 off Interstate 65 in Blount County. The combined businesses will employ 30 people. "As  more

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

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

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Christopher Hurd To give Soldiers what they need to win the nation's wars now and in the future, the Army must continuously transform and adapt to advances in technology, said Gen. James E. Rainey, commanding general of Army Futures Command. This flexibility is needed, he said, because of how quickly the environment is evolving. "The amount of technical disruption in the character of war is unprecedented, and it   more

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

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 3 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Hilgers announced a Kentucky federal judge blocked the Biden Administration's highway emissions rule that attempted to drive gas-powered cars off the road. A coalition of 21 state attorneys general brought a challenge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky against the Federal Highway Administration's rule that attempted to force states to reduce CO2 e  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Pharmacies across Defense Health Network Central have been working around the clock to fill prescriptions and care for patients after a Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare spurred an enterprise-wide, claims-processing outage. With the issue still ongoing, Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrell, DHN Central director and 59th Medical Wing commander, p  more

HENDERSON, Kentucky, April 3 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) will be providing medical, dental, optical and veterinary care to residents in Western Kentucky this summer through an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) medical mission. "DRA is proud of our ongoing partnership with the Department of Defense, as we work together to connect those living within our Delta comm  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 3 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is announcing a federal judge blocked the Biden administration's highway emissions rule that tried to drive gas-powered cars off the road. In a 21-state coalition of attorneys general, Attorney General Moody brought a challenge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky against the Federal Highway Administration's rule that attempted to for  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: La Oficina de Derechos Civiles (OCR) del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos (HHS) implementa estatutos que son fundamentales para la equidad en la salud, incluidas leyes federales de derechos civiles, leyes de conciencia y libertad religiosa, la Ley de Portabilidad y Responsabilidad del Seguro Medico (HIPAA), Normas de Privacidad, Seguridad y de Notificacion de  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 3 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador announced Tuesday that a federal judge blocked the Biden Administration's highway emissions rule that tried to drive gas-powered cars off the road. As part of a 21-state coalition led by Kentucky, Idaho brought a challenge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky against the Federal Highway Administration's rule that attempted  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 3 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: A federal judge in Kentucky has declared the Federal Highway Administration's Emissions Rule unlawful, agreeing with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 20 of his counterparts that the restrictions both exceed the authority Congress granted the Agency and encroach on the authority of the states. The Emissions Rule, an attempt by the Federal Highway Administration to use its authority over road safety   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 3 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird defeated the Biden Administration in federal court, halting Biden's illegal highway emissions mandate that attempted to drive gas-powered vehicles off the road. The mandate required every state to set emissions restrictions for vehicles traveling on national highways. The Federal Highway Administration rule would have mandated states se  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 2 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a coalition of 10 states in suing the Biden Administration over its latest student loan forgiveness scheme. "Joe Biden does not have the ability to cancel debt. To keep an outlandish campaign promise, he abused power he didn't have to implement an unlawful student debt cancellation program. We argued against it, and last year the U.S. Supreme C  more