SACRAMENTO, California, May 12 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in six North Dakota counties and neighboring counties in Minnesota of the June 10, 2024 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset econo  more

GRAND FORKS AFB, North Dakota, May 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Grand Forks Air Force Base (319th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Colin Perkins, 319th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs We recently had the honor of hosting the Q4 User's Group, gathering partners from around the globe to discuss the monumental strides that are being made with the RQ-4. NATO used their Phoenix to monitor eastern borders, flying over Finland for the first time. Japan has integrated it's  more

GRAND FORKS AFB, North Dakota, May 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Grand Forks Air Force Base (319th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Colin Perkins, 319th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs Col. Timothy Monroe, 319th Reconnaissance Wing commander, cuts ceremonial ribbon May, 15, 2024, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The ceremony was held to commemorate the opening of the 319th Logistic Readiness Squadron's brand new Munitions Maintenance and Inspection Facil  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, May 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs Senior Airman Charles Dell, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) logistics manager, is pioneering as the first enlisted person selected for the Naval Postgraduate School's Homeland Defense and Security Emergence Program. The Emergence Program, conducted in collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is a six-month  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota issued the following news release: United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that on May 16, 2024, after a four-day trial, a federal jury found Nigerian citizen Christopher Agbaje guilty on charges of 1) Money Laundering; 2) Aiding and Abetting Wire Fraud; and 3) Aiding and Abetting Mail Fraud. The jury found Agbaje not guilty on charges of 1) Wire Fraud; and 2) Mail Fraud. United States Dist  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 14 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force announced the recipients of the 2023 Gen. Larry O. Spencer Innovation Award during a ceremony at the Pentagon, May 8. Master Sgt. Keith T. Dison, flight chief of advanced geospatial intelligence analysis troop of the Joint Special Operations Command Intelligence Brigade, received the individual award, while the team award went to the Atomic Spark team, which is comprised of the   more