FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 3 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - The U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division celebrated Earth Day at division headquarters here April 25 during Bring Your Child to Work Day. "It is important to have an Earth Day event and to invite children," said Jacqueline Siciliano, 99th RD Environmental Division chief. "We want to teach them at a very young age why it's so important   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 3 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT BELVOIR, Va. - The U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division and Military Intelligence Readiness Command hosted a ceremony April 23 to memorialize the Army Reserve Center here on Kingman Road. Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr., for whom the facility is now named, served as a counterintelligence agent within the MIRC. He died of heat-related injuries Aug. 12, 2003, following a p  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 3 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania - "ICU/ER nurses get called thrill-seekers, so it is kind of funny because both of my jobs parallel that way," said Spc. Annalia Smith, a firefighter assigned to the 467th Engineer Detachment Firefighting. "They are both adrenaline-driven." After hearing from friends about the positive experiences the Army offers and the personal growth it fost  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, May 4 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District issued the following news release: Leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division and the Savannah District conducted a site visit to Buxton, North Carolina, May 1, 2024, to meet with representatives from the National Park Service and Dare County to evaluate current conditions at the Formerly Used Defense Site Buxton Naval Facility and discuss agency and public concerns regarding the report  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 3 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT McCOY, Wis. - Fort McCoy celebrated the Army Reserve's 116th birthday April 23 with a special celebration at McCoy's Community Center in combination with the installation's April Triad Nights event. Fort McCoy's Senior Commander, Maj. Gen. Matthew Baker, commanding general of the 88th Readiness Division, led the Army Reserve birthday observance and also took charge of the leade  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 3 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. - U.S. Army Southern California Recruiting Battalion, out of Mission Viejo, California, held a "Meet Your Army" recruiting event at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos, California. on April 22, 2024. Organized in collaboration with Southern California School Districts and Sunburst Youth Academy, the event offered an immersive experience of the v  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Dena J. King and the U.S. Attorney's Office join the Department of Justice, partners across the federal government, and people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. "There is still so much more to do in the face of persistent  more

LIVINGSTONE, Zambia, May 4 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: By Lt. Col. Ellis Parks, North Carolina National Guard North Carolina sent a delegation, including the National Guard, over 7,000 miles to the Republic of Zambia in April to officially begin their partnership with the African nation under the State Partnership Program. The delegation included Kristi Jones, chief of staff of the governor's  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 1, 2024: * * * Investing In America: Biden Administration Calls on Congressional Republicans to Extend Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program, Help Over 901,000 North Carolina Households Continue to Save Money on High-Speed Internet High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to participate in school, do their jobs, access health care, and stay connected. But too many Americans can't afford the cost   more