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Federal Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Friday April 05, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Award Recognizes Soldiers, Civilians With Moore Character
FORT MOORE, Georgia, April 5 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Moore issued the following news: U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore once said, "The discipline that makes an effective leader begins in the home." This ideology is the foundation of the Maneuver Center of Excellence's new program to recognize and reward the ethical behavior of Fort Moore's personnel at the home of Armor and Infantry. MCoE quarterly recognition of both outstanding Soldiers and Civilians now includes the Hal Moore Values in Ac  more

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $10 Million WIFIA Loan to City of Memphis
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $10 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Memphis in Tennessee. EPA's loan will support critical stormwater infrastructure updates to improve the city's resiliency to storms. Since 2018, EPA's WIFIA program has announced $20 billion in financing to support over $43 bil  more

Fort Eisenhower Gets New Garrison CSM
FORT EISENHOWER, Georgia, April 4 -- The U.S. Army Installation Management Command issued the following news on April 2, 2024: U.S. Army Garrison Eisenhower held a change of responsibility ceremony today, transferring responsibility from outgoing Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Aaron J. Rose to incoming Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel R. Durette, in the Fort Eisenhower Conference Center. This ceremony is a time-honored tradition that commemorates the symbolic relinquishment of responsibility and   more

Fort Moore Names Air Traffic Control Facility, Honors Military Aviators
FORT BENNING, Georgia, April 4 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Moore issued the following news: By Alex Gago Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Moore leaders honored the legacy of two military aviators March 26, by memorializing the new air traffic control facility at Lawson Army Airfield after them. Soldiers, Families, and friends gathered to witness the memorialization of U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Eugene J. Bullard and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Bruce P. Crandall, honoring two heroes, and distinguished in  more

Ga. U.S. Attorney: Ghost Busted Defendant Who Sold Fatal Fentanyl Doses Sentenced to Two Decades in Prison
BRUNSWICK, Georgia, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release: A Glynn County man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking drugs that led to two fatal overdoses. Jon Dillon Screen, 32, of Brunswick, Ga., was sentenced to 240 months in prison after pleading guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine and a Quantity of Fenta  more