JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Chief Master Sergeants from across the 433rd Airlift Wing hosted a Chiefs Group Panel Discussion during the April Unit Training Assembly at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on April 7, 2024. The event encouraged open dialogue and bridged the gap between the senior enlisted leaders and Alamo Wing Airmen. *** Original text here: http://www.jbs  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing had a unique opportunity to support the Great Texas Airshow from April 6-7 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, all while getting some critical training to improve the unit's readiness. Alamo Wing air crew members teamed up with Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division to load a  more

OAKLAND, California, April 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Leading a multistate coalition of 17 attorneys general and the city of New York, California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday filed a motion to intervene on behalf of the state of California and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s final particulate m  more

LAREDO, Texas, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge this weekend seized more than $260,000 in heroin hidden within a vehicle. "Our frontline CBP officers continue to remain focused on our border security mission and that dedication together with skills honed through experience  more

EAGLE PASS, Texas, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers conducting outbound operations this weekend at Eagle Pass Port of Entry seized weapons, magazines and ammunition hidden within a vehicle. "Our frontline CBP officers continue to exercise vigilance in the outbound environment and that dedication to duty couple  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Defense Department is on track to implement its zero trust cybersecurity framework by the end of fiscal year 2027, senior Pentagon information technology officials said on April 3. David McKeown, who serves as the DOD's deputy chief information officer, underscored the significant progress the department has made in implementing what he said will  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HOUSTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston, with assistance from ERO El Salvador and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force, removed Moises Antonio Chavez Figueroa, a 32-year-old unlawfully present Salvadoran fugitive, from the United States April 5. Chavez is wanted in  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: Department of Defense organizations will take home nine awards for technology transfer at the national meeting of the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) on April 9-11, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. This year's meeting marks the 50th anniversary of the FLC, the formally chartered, nationwide network of over 300 federal laboratories, agencies, and research centers. Since the consortium's inception, DoD has been a   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Department of the Air Force installation fire departments are replacing current stocks of aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, in fire and emergency services vehicles with a fluorine-free formulation as part of a Defense Department-wide effort to remove PFAS from firefighting activities. The Air Force has committed $8.55 million to purchase more than   more

DALLAS, Texas, April 9 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: By Travis Day The Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Lionsgate are offering a free advance screening of "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" on April 13 at Reel Time Theaters worldwide. This free screening marks the Exchange's 400th free advance distributor appreciation screening of a major film and sixth in 2024. The special showings come nearly a week ahead of the movie's theatrical A  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Two Guardians boldly went where no Guardian had gone before and came out as drill sergeants. They received their distinctive drill sergeant hats and walked across the stage at Fort Jackson's post theater and into the record books during a ceremony held on April 3. Tech Sgt. David Gudgeon and Sgt. Yuji R. Moore became the first graduates of the U.S.   more

BOISE, Idaho, April 9 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of states attempting to stop the Biden administration's collusion with immigration activists. The brief, filed Friday in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, supports states' motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by asylum seekers and immigr  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following article on April 8, 2024: * * * New statistical-modeling workflow may help advance drug discovery and synthetic chemistry * * * By Theresa Duque A new automated workflow developed by scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has the potential to allow researchers to analyze the products of their reaction experiments in real time, a key capabilit  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: It's Mission Monday. Meet Master Sgt. Roger Rhodes, Air Force Ground Transportation Functional Area Manager with the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center in San Antonio. Rhodes and his team provide management and oversight of 2T1 ground transportation Airmen when it comes to manpower, training, operational planning and execution to ensur  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Oludayo Kolawole John Adeagbo, 45, a Nigerian national previously extradited from the United Kingdom, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for his role in a multimillion-dollar business email compromise (BEC) scheme, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina (WDNC), and Alamdar S. Hamdani, U.S. Attorney   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Smithsonian American Art Museum issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Tess Korobkin is the recipient of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Patricia and Phillip Frost Essay Award for her article "Monumental Absence: Augusta Savage's Unbuilt Monuments, 1931-1943," which appeared in the fall 2023 issue (vol. 37, no. 3) of American Art, the museum's peer-reviewed journal for new scholarship. Korobkin's article focuses on sculptor Augusta Savage's proposed  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Special Warfare Training Wing hosted the grand opening of the Maltz Special Warfare Aquatic Training Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, on April 2, 2024. "This is a historic day for the Special Warfare Training Wing and the Air Force Special Warfare community as we come together to honor Master Sgt. Mike Maltz", said U.S. Ai  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: The Special Warfare Training Wing hosts the grand opening of the Maltz Special Warfare Aquatic Training Center at Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland-Chapman Training Annex, Apr. 2, 2024. "This is a historic day for the Special Warfare Training Wing and the Air Force Special Warfare community as we come together to honor Master Sergeant Mike Maltz", said U.S. Ai  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and the City of Kilgore, Kilgore Main Street, and Visit Kilgore will co-host an in-person and virtual Music Friendly Texas Community workshop on Tuesday, April 16. "Music is key to the Texas brand and to our local economies," said Governor Abbott. "I thank the Texas Music Office for helping communities large and small develop  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment against a former Houston resident for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and conducting a monetary transaction in criminally derived property, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. According to the indictment, unsealed upon her appearance in court, Kristen Fenrick, 52, now of Dallas, was the owne  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 45-year-old Nigerian national previously extradited from the United Kingdom has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorneys Alamdar S. Hamdani and Dena J. King for the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) and Western District of North Carolina (WDNC), respectively. Oludayo Kolawole John Adeagbo aka John Edwards and John Dayo arrived in the United  more

MIDLAND, Texas, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: An Odessa man was sentenced in a federal court in Midland to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, which resulted in the death of a local minor. According to court documents, law enforcement and medical personnel responded to an Odessa residence for a suspected drug overdose on Oct. 2, 2023. The 16-year-old male victim was fo  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Military officials from the U.S. and China met this week for working-level talks focused on ensuring safe and professional air and naval interactions between their forces. The two-day discussions, held in Honolulu April 3-4, marked the resumption of the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement Working Group, a series of annual operational safety dial  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 9 -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: The Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative (TRC4), an initiative of The University of Texas System (UT System), today announced grant awards totaling $18,037,863. These grants will fund groundbreaking trauma research, product development, and preventative measures across UT institutions. "Trauma remains the leading cause of death for individuals up to the age of 45 years  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 9 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of states attempting to stop the Biden administration's capitulation to illegal immigration activists. President Biden's actions would continue to leave the southern border wide open and communities across the country vulnerable to dangerous drugs and crim  more