EGLIN AFB, Florida, April 12 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news on April 11, 2024: By Michelle Gigante, 96th Test Wing Public Affairs Meet Dr. Victoria Coleman, the esteemed Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force in Arlington, Virginia, and the visionary force behind cutting-edge advancements in defense technology. With a storied career spanning academia, industry, and government, Dr. Coleman's expertise has left an indelible mark on fields ranging f  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, April 12 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news on April 11, 2024: Military pharmacies have returned to normal operations after a cyberattack in February. This attack was on the nation's largest commercial prescription processor, Change Healthcare (CHC). On Feb. 21, CHC disconnected its systems due to a breach in their network. This outage temporarily prevented affected military pharmacies and some retail pharmacies nationally from processing claims and fill  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) proudly announces that Kimberly S. Dunn, principal of Dexter Elementary School in Fort Moore, GA, has been selected as the 2024 DoDEA Principal of the Year. DoDEA Director Thomas Brady praised Dunn for growing parental involvement in the Fort Moore community while maintaining a focus on student achievemen  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the final Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) air quality permit for Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial (CVOW-C) project located off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Issued on April 9 following a 30-day public comment period, the permit authorizes the construction and operation of the lar  more

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia, April 12 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico issued the following news on April 11, 2024: By Lance Cpl. Sean LeClaire, Marine Corps Base Quantico U.S. Marines from around the Corps competed in the U.S. Marine Corps Marksmanship Championship competition hosted by the Marine Corps Shooting team on base, April 9. "The importance of these competitions is for the Marines to test their metal against their peers and increase overall lethality," said Master Sg  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Virginia man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Darl McDorman,   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: A California man was sentenced today to 21 years and ten months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents, from Sept. 21, 2022, to Feb. 13, 2023, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents and task force agents used a confidential source to make multiple purchases of meth from Rodolfo Villanueva, 30. Each t  more