SHEPPARD AFB, Texas, May 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Julie Svoboda, 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs Maintenance wasn't the intended career of Capt. Nicholas Schwab, 362nd Training Squadron Director of Operations, when he graduated from the Air Force Academy. But, roughly nine years into his career, he loves it. "It's rewarding because generating airpower is pretty fantastic," he said. "It's filled with some of the hardest working  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The U.S. Air Force released the Fiscal Year 2024 Selective Retention Bonus list, effective Oct. 1. The FY24 SRB program consists of 73 Air Force Specialty Codes, and none were removed from last year's program. If an Airman's AFSC is included in the FY24 list, they are eligible for a SRB. Since no FY23 SRB-eligible career fields were removed in the FY2  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 29 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: By Zach Wright Experts are predicting a busy Atlantic hurricane season for 2024 and the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is standing ready to take care of any affected military communities. In anticipation of the official start of the hurricane season June 1, the Exchange has worked with local commands to ensure PXs and BXs are ready to support potential recovery and relief missions. Exchange  more

WEST POINT, New York, May 29 -- The Military Academy issued the following academic news: By Eric S. Bartelt, West Point Public Affairs Specialist Through the Simon Center for the Professional Military Ethic (SCPME), MX400 is the superintendent's capstone course for all U.S. Military Academy Firsties with an emphasis on an officer's duty to provide moral leadership. The course challenges cadets to become commissioned leaders of character who demonstrate virtue, honor, patriotism and subordinati  more

MONTEREY, California, May 29 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: From working with a Bakersfield Police Department under investigation by the California State Department of Justice and working under a consent decree to playing a key role in promoting evidence-based national policing practices, Center for Homeland Defense and Security Master's alum Christopher Bagby has been on a whirlwind journey. Three years after graduating   more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb led a coalition of seven attorneys general in filing a brief in League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose opposing an Ohio law that makes it a crime, in most situations, to help others return absentee ballots. The law makes it a felony to return or possess another voter's absentee ballot unless you are a postal worker or one of a narrow set of family m  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: On May 24, 2024, the Department of Defense approved a new policy to cover the transportation or shipment of breast milk for Service members during a Permanent Change of Station, or PCS. Service members who are breastfeeding their child up to 12 months old and who are on PCS can be reimbursed up to $1,000 for commercial shipping, excess baggage fees, an  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 29 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following faculty news: By Sharon Holland Dr. James Nash, professor and dean of the College of Health and Pharmacy at Husson University in Bangor, Maine, has been selected as the new dean of the Uniformed Services University (USU) College of Allied Health Sciences (CAHS). The College of Allied Health Sciences allows service members to earn resident college credit for their military training programs and to establish a  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that four defendants involved in a drug distribution conspiracy have all been sentenced. United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. sentenced the four defendants as follows: Kendrick D. Riggins, 46, of El Campo, Texas, was sentenced to 108 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release. R  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: Dr. Victor J. Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine, was an honored guest at three commencement ceremonies this month, delivering addresses at the Emory University School of Medicine and the Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine. Dzau received honorary degrees from Emory and Tulane University. On May 10, Dzau delivered the keynote address at the Emory University School of Medicine MD D  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: To Gold Star family members and everyone mourning a fallen American hero today, please know that we bow our heads in sorrow along with you, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said. Austin, President Joe Biden and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., provided remarks today at a Memorial Day observance at Arling  more

SHEPPARD AFB, Texas, May 29 -- The U.S. Air Force's 82nd Training Wing issued the following news: By Julie Svoboda, 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs Maintenance wasn't the intended career of Capt. Nicholas Schwab, 362nd Training Squadron Director of Operations, when he graduated from the Air Force Academy. But, roughly nine years into his career, he loves it. "It's rewarding because generating airpower is pretty fantastic," he said. "It's filled with some of the hardest working, most dedicat  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced today that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) received federal approval allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients impacted by recent storms to purchase hot foods and ready-to-eat meals with their benefits. "As Texas continues to help communities rebuild and recover from the devastating storms, it is crucial that SNAP recipients have  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 29 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved a request from the State of Texas to add four Texas counties impacted by severe weather and tornadoes over the weekend to the Presidential Disaster Declaration. "FEMA's approval of four North Texas counties to the Presidential Disaster Declaration is an important step forward to help our comm  more

ALPINE, Texas, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: A Mexican national was sentenced in a federal court in Pecos to 97 months in prison for intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. According to court documents, Sandra Araceli Diaz Vazquez, 37, of Chihuahua, Mexico, was suspected of delivering narcotics within the U.S. On Dec. 5, 2023, law enforcement officers conducted a traffic stop along Interstate 20 near Co  more

AGADIR, Morocco, May 29 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: By Sgt. Therese Prats Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 53rd Ordnance Company (EOD), 3rd EOD Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group (EOD) trained together on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) procedures during exercise African Lion 2024 (AL24) in Agadir,   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 29 (TNSres) -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced an update that Wisconsin ranked number one throughout the country for the most prescription medications collected during the spring 2024 Drug Take Back. A correction to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) data shows Wisconsin collected the most unwanted medications throughout the country this s  more